Jan,
One thing I always did at the beginning of the year regarding
writer's and reader's workshop is to have a class meeting at which we
talk about what the goals are for this structure. During that meeting
I have the students offer what should be appropriate behavior.
Sometimes I did a "Looks Like" and "Sounds Like" chart. This way,
students themselves are able to establish the norms of behavior for
the workshop time.
Cant hurt. :-)
Renee
On Aug 27, 2009, at 11:10 AM, wr...@att.net wrote:
My school will start writing workshop this fall.
How do you make sure students continue working when you conference
with individuals about their work? Other teachers have reported
(and I have noticed in my own experiences) that when the teacher
works with one student, the other students think they can take that
time to socialize.
In a short time, no one is working, and everyone is just visiting.
I need some exact words that will work with middle school students.
Thanks!
Jan
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