Our comprehensive writing goals focus on strengthening effective writing strategies. The following skills are taught, practiced, and implemented in our classroom include, but are not limited to: short responses, extended responses, literary essays, personal narratives, poetic writing, RACE to respond strategies, and reflecting/responding to literature.
Instructional Writing Strategies
Students will participate in the following instructional strategies to enhance their writing abilities, and overall experience in writers workshop:
Whole group instruction
Partner work
Small group instruction
Conferences
Peer review/editing
Revision