Writer's Workshop

You may have heard your child use the term Writer's (or Writing) Workshop. Although we've always taught writing at Lake Hills, we're using a new format. Our district has adopted the Lucy Calkins Units of Study for Teaching Writing and teachers are currently "Launching the Writing Workshop." Students are learning that each workshop session starts with a mini-lesson, allows them time to write and then closes with a time to share. With Lucy's help..."we teach students that their lives and their thoughts are worth writing about. We help them realize that the small moments of their lives can be compelling stories, and we help them feel committed to capturing the truth of their experience in words." We write about these small moments in our writer's notebooks where students are generating "seed" stories. Eventually, they'll choose an entry that they want to grow into a published work. You'll notice, too, that teacher's are not yet editing your child's writing. Don't worry...that will come...and we'll help your child do his/her personal best!