Writing Workshop, just like any kind of workshop, includes these elements:

Time (to work, to think)
Community
Vision (includes mentor text and teacher as writer)
Response (feedback from peers and from the teacher)
Tools (writers/readers notebook, anchor chart, tips/insights from published writers)
Choice

How do others define the fundamentals of writing workshop? The blog, Two Writing Teachers, can answer this question.

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Important to all instruction, including the reading, writing, or literature workshop-- is the classroom environment. Check out how Beth Lakin, a high school English teacher in Denver, has organized her classroom library to support her students' independent reading.

Classroom Environment

Essentials of Writing Workshop

Also take a look at this video. Mannie Stone, a social studies teacher in Kentucky, has created quite an unusual room. This could work for a reading or writing workshop classroom quite well.

Take this self-assessment to determine your strengths and needs:

MS_HS Writing Instruction Continuum-full version.pdf

Best practices:

What we should do when we teach students to write

Think about your routines and rituals for your writing workshop.

Check out Teacher's College Reading and Writing Project's list for provisioning the writing workshop. What do you need to add to your classroom?

2017-2018 6-8, Provisioning Writing Workshop.pdf

What about classroom environment? How do you set up a classroom in a way that the room supports your students as writers?

tips for primary:

From steve paha

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