Writers Workshop Days 1-30

Introduction into Personal Narratives

Crafting Nonfiction By: Linda Hoyt used for Mini Lessons
By: Joy Fuller for Writing in the Primary Grades

Day 1
Topic Brainstorming
Brainstorming p.
154 (nonfiction)
Students
brainstorm
Choose Topic
Teach what to do
when done

Day 2

Day 3

Graphic Organizers
Draft Beginning
Draft Middle
Sentence structure
Stretch out sounds
Introduce graphic
Sentence structure Stretching out
organizer and
p. 318-322/ Naming
sounds p. 82, 338model how to use it
part and telling part
342
Organizing with a
graphic organizer p.
192

Day 6

Day 7

Illustrations

Revising

Editing

Detailed Illustrations

Capitols

Reread to edit

Illustrations are
detailed and add
information p. 142

Day 4

Day 8

Capitols p. 88, 330- Reread and touch

336
ARMS-Add to it,
Remove it, Move it,
Substitute it, Tuck
it away (the paper)

each word p.124

CUPS- Capitol,
Usage,
Punctuation,
Spelling

Day 9
Choose topic/
graphic organizer
Pick a topic you
find interesting p.
268

Day 5
Draft End
Descriptive words

Descriptive words
p. 226
Writing with
sensory detailshearing, tough,
sight, smell, taste

Day 10
Draft Beginning
Handwriting

Handwriting p. 140

Day 11

Day 12

Day 13

Day 14

Day 15

Draft Middle

Draft End

Illustrations

Revise

Edit/ Publish

Sentence Structure

Punctuation

Detailed Illustrations

Add details

Reread to add letters

Turn notes into

sentences p. 92

Day 16
Choose topic/
graphic organizer
Pick a topic you
find interesting p.
268

Punctuation p. 288- Illustrations are

292

detailed and add

information p. 142

Day 17

ARMS
Add details p. 96,
160

CUPS
Reread to add
letters to words p.
128

Day 18

Day 19

Day 20

Draft Beginning

Draft Middle

Draft End

Setting

Little Action/ What

were you doing?

Satisfying end

Illustrations
Pictures and words
work together p.
180

Make setting stand

out p. 164

Add a little action p.

162

Craft a satisfying
ending p. 190

Day 21

Day 22

Revising

Edit/ Publish

Adding Words

Fluency Check

Add word with

Reading aloud to

caret p.98
ARMS

check sentence
fluency p. 250
CUPS

Day 26

Day 27

Draft End

Illustrations
Show not tell- what
parts of your story
can you illustrate
rather than write

Thoughts or Feelings

Reveal your
thoughts, feelings
and opinions p. 275

Theres A Bird
on Your Head
By: Mo Willems

Day 23
Choose topic/
graphic organizer
Pick a topic you
find interesting p.
268

Day 24

Day 25

Draft Beginning

Draft Middle

Setting

Action words

Use words to focus

on location or place
p. 232

Target powerful
action words p. 228

Day 28

Day 29

Day 30

Revise

Edit/ Publish

Technology

Technology

Celebration
Each student needs
to have one that they
want to share with
the class.

ARMS
Technology- Pic
Collage, Chatter
Pix, Explain
Everything

CUPS
Choose a title that
is interesting p.
204, 270
Technology

People I Love

Places I Love

Things I Love

Stories I Love

Things I Love