Writing Workshop: The Essential Guide By Ralph J. Fletcher, Joann Portalupi ISBN: 9780325003627 Published: 2001 Number of Pages: 176 Edition: 1st Binding: Paperback

Pricing & Availability: Additional Details: Product Type: Book Publisher: Heinemann Description: Is the writing workshop the only way to teach writing? No. There are a variety of approaches or programs, but none of them matches the writing workshop when it comes to growing strong writers. That's why, despite the pressures of testing, the writing workshop has endured and even flourished in thousands of schools across the country. Today we face a time when as many as ten million new teachers are entering the profession. It is for these teachers, and others who are unfamiliar with writing workshop, that Ralph Fletcher and JoAnn Portalupi wrote this book - as a way to introduce and explain the writing workshop . . . to reveal what a potent tool the writing workshop can be for empowering young writers. Above all "Writing Workshop" is a practical book, providing everything a teacher needs to get the writing workshop up and running. In clear language, Fletcher and Portalupi explain the simple principles that underlie the writing workshop and explore the major components that make it work. Each chapter addresses an essential element, then suggests five or six specific things a teacher can do to implement the idea under discussion. There's also a separate chapter entitled "What About Skills," which shows how to effectively teach skills in the context of writing. The book closes with practical forms in the appendixes to ensure that the workshop runs smoothly. Fletcher and Portalupi's twenty-plus years working with teachers have convinced them that there is no better way to teach writing. This important book is the culmination of all their years of effort, a synthesis of their best thinking on the subject.

Library of Congress Control Number
   - LC control Number: 2001039161

International Standard Book Number: 0325003629 (alk. paper)

Library of Congress Call Number
   - Classification number: LB1576
   - Item number: .F48422 2001

Dewey Decimal Classification Number
   - Edition number: 21
   - Classification number: 372.62/3044

Main Entry - Personal Name
   - Personal name: Fletcher, Ralph J
   - Personal name: Fletcher, Ralph J.

Title Statement
   - Title: Writing workshop :
   - Remainder of title: the essential guide /
   - Statement of responsibility, etc.: Ralph Fletcher and JoAnn Portalupi
   - Statement of responsibility, etc.: Ralph Fletcher and JoAnn Portalupi.
   - Statement of responsibility, etc.: Ralph Fletcher, JoAnn Portalupi.

Publication, Distribution, etc. (Imprint)
   - Place of publication, distribution, etc.: Portsmouth, NH :
   - Name of publisher, distribution, etc.: Heinemann,
   - Date of publication, distribution, etc.: c2001
   - Date of publication, distribution, etc.: c2001.

Physical Description
   - Extent: xii, 163 p. :
   - Extent: xii, 163 p. ;
   - Other physical details: ill. ;
   - Dimensions: 24 cm
   - Dimensions: 24 cm.

Bibliography, etc. Note
   - Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-159) and index
   - Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-159) and index.

Formatted Contents Note: The writing workshop -- The essentials of time and space -- Short-term goals -- Launching the workshop -- Conferring with writers -- The writing cycle -- Literature in the writing workshop -- What about skills? -- Assessment and evaluation -- Troubleshooting -- Yearlong horizons -- A few last words.

Summary, etc.: Fletcher and Portalupi explain the simple principles that underlie the writing workshop and explore the major components that make it work. Each chapter addresses an essential element, then suggests five or six specific things a teacher can do to implement the idea under discussion. There's also a separate chapter entitled "What About Skills," which shows how to effectively teach skills in the context of writing. The book closes with practical forms in the appendixes to ensure that the workshop runs smoothly: Fletcher and Portalupi explain the simple principles that underlie the writing workshop and explore the major components that make it work. Each chapter addresses an essential element, then suggests five or six specific things a teacher can do to implement the idea under discussion. There's also a separate chapter entitled "What About Skills," which shows how to effectively teach skills in the context of writing. The book closes with practical forms in the appendixes to ensure that the workshop runs smoothly.

Subject Added Entry - Topical Term
   - Topical term or geographic name entry element: Authorship
   - Topical term or geographic name entry element: English language
   - Topical term or geographic name entry element: Forums (Discussion and debate)
   - Topical term or geographic name entry element: Group work in education
   - Topical term or geographic name entry element: Group work in education.
   - General subdivision: Collaboration
   - General subdivision: Collaboration.
   - General subdivision: Composition and exercises
   - General subdivision: Study and teaching
   - General subdivision: Study and teaching.

Added Entry - Personal Name
   - Personal name: Portalupi, JoAnn
   - Personal name: Portalupi, JoAnn.