Writers Workshop Lesson Plans- Expert Writing Project

Resource Room 2015

Kelley Wier
Plan/Organize
Minilesson:
Introduce prompt- What are you an expert at? How can you teach someone how to do it?
Teaching Point- Brainstorming, group brainstorm, transition words (first, next, then, last, later, finally)
Model- planning and organizing ideas, share my own story idea
Workshop:
Work on planning sheet
Work on graphic organizer of their choice- sequence web including sequence words
Conferencing:
Help students select a graphic organizer
Help students brainstorm their ideas
Share:
Student work- successful completion of graphic organizer

Write/Edit
Minilesson:
Teaching Point- Transition words, adding details
Model- Writing draft piece in writing template
Workshop:
Work on Senses in Writing Planner
Work on Writing Draft Template
Conferencing:
Begin one on one conferencing to make edits, revise, motivate, help students add details
Share:
Student work- successful completion of writing draft template

Revise/Publish
Minilesson:
Teaching Point- Edits (spelling, punctuation, capital letters), revising writing
Model- Revision and final draft, how do they want to publish their piece (type it up, powerpoint, brochure, storybook,
etc.), model my final published piece
Workshop:
Work on final draft
Conferencing:
Continue conferencing with students who are in the edit phase
Share:
Student work- how they are incorporating edits into final draft, how do they want to publish their work

Name: __________________________________________

Date: 2/23/15

My Writing Plan
Topic: I am an expert at
I can teach you how to do it!
Purpose: To teach others about something that I am good at and enjoy.

Brainstorming:

1. I am an expert at _______________________________.


2. I am an expert at _______________________________.


3. I am an expert at _______________________________.



How to __________________________________

By: ________________________________________________________

Topic sentence: I am an expert at ______________________________________________________________.
I can teach you how to do it!

First, ________________________________________________________________________________________________


_______________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Next, ________________________________________________________________________________________________


_______________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Then, ________________________________________________________________________________________________


_______________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Finally,
______________________________________________________________________________________________


_______________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Concluding sentence: I love to___________________________________________________________________.
I hope you will try it!