Excellent point, Lori. And a pathetic situation, methinks.
Renee
On Jan 18, 2009, at 7:21 PM, ljackson wrote:
While I think this is and should be true--that we teach research
writing in
LA classes, we cannot forget the role that research and writing ought
to be
playing in content area writing class. None of my children have ever
written
research papers INSIDE content area classes, which I think is truly
appalling.
Lori
On 1/18/09 6:20 PM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote:
Thank you, Renee, for your ideas.
I noticed that in writers workshop in all the classes I visited
students were
writing about themselves, which is all they seem to do in all three
years at
the middle school I visited.
I'd like my students to be able to write a research paper. I guess
that if
there are not any hard and fast rules, then I can use the workshop
format to
teach a research paper. That's good news for me.
Jan
------------- Original message from Renee <[email protected]>:
-------------
Hello Jan,
I don't think there are any hard and fast rules about readers' and
writers' workshops, especially regarding when they should start or
which should go first. There are so many ways to run these workshops,
and so many ways to implement them, that these answers really depend
on
the students involved.
Speaking only for myself, I can say that readers' and writers'
workshops have looked differently in my classroom in different years
and with different grade levels. What I think works is for a teacher
to
decide on the goals and then just give it a try.
Having said all that, I can also say that what has worked for me in
the
past is to try to keep it as simple as possible, to make sure that I
build independent work skills into the students, and be willing to
change the structure if it isn't working in some way.
:-)
Renee
On Jan 17, 2009, at 5:53 PM, [email protected] wrote:
I am some more questions about workshop. They are all related. I
should probably add that I teach middle school.
Is it necessary to start writing workshop years before a school
starts
reading workshop? Does it matter which goes first? Can teachers
start both in the same year?
Is it necessary to have workshop during the majority of class time?
Thanks for letting me know what has worked for you.
Jan
"When you learn, teach. When you get, give."
~ Maya Angelou
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