Overview Introduction

• Sample a chapter from A Guide to the Writing Workshop

6 Units of Study

• Sample Session from Launching the Writing Workshop
• Sample Session from Raising the Quality of Narrative Writing
• Sample Session from Breathing Life into Essays
• Sample Session from Writing Fiction: Big Dreams, Tall Ambitions
• Sample Session from Literary Essays: Writing About Reading
• Sample Session from Memoir: The Art of Writing Well

Everyday Support
Sample the rich array of resources from Resources for Teaching Writing CD-ROM. These sample resources support Unit of Study 1: Launching the Writing Workshop, Session 15, "Developing the Heart of a Story".

• Assessment Rubric
• Charts for Students' Use
• Homework
• Parent Introduction to this Unit
• Students' Writing
• Tailoring Your Teaching

Video Resources from the CD-ROM
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• Minilesson: Writing Ourselves into Our Memoirs
• Conference: Writing Ourselves into Our Memoirs