Creator: Diane Owens | visit site
Grade Range: 2 - 6
Extend your writing workshop beyond your classroom walls with this site! This website includes explanations and practice for writing techniques in upper elementary classrooms. Another section contains areas to post your own story or continue with a story in progress. The content reinforces and expands upon the 6+1 Trait Writing Model used in many elementary writing programs. <i>Users are able to make comments. So you may want to preview before you share with students.</i>
In the Classroom
Emphasize what you have presented or want to review in writing concept mini lessons. Reluctant writers as well as enthusiastic writers can gleam ideas to start writing, as well as several ideas for writing prompts. Share this site on your class website for students who need extra reinforcement with writing concepts at home or students who love to go beyond and dig deeper into writing. Part of the site includes an area to continue the started story. Be sure to monitor closely since not all posts appear to be part of the topic. Use this site as an example of ways to continue writing workshop ideas onto your own classroom blog. Share your class stories using a site such as Bookemon, <a href="/single.cfm?id=10404">reviewed here</a>.
At Home
At home this site can be used as a reference to explain concepts and techniques that are being developed and used in the classroom. Extra reinforcement and practice help solidify classroom content. Develop your own family stories with ideas given or even create some of your own. Family stories can be shared orally, written, or digitally.
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main idea, characterization, writing, writing prompts,