10 Myths of Teaching Writer's Workshop

1. 10 Myths of Writer’s Workshop

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6. Students can write without modeling. Myth #1

7. Writers write at the same pace. Myth #2

8. Students can’t come up with their own writing ideas. They need prompts. Myth #3

9. Drawing is for babies. Myth #4

10. Good writers don’t change their minds. Myth #5

11. Stories need a beginning, middle, and end. Myth #6

12. Where’s the beef? Myth #7

13. Revising and proofreading are t he same thing...and students can’t do either. Myth #9

14. Students can’t follow prompts. Myth #10 Communication Guide _________ uses camouflage by _____________. It’s important that it uses camouflage because ______________________.

15. We write because the teachers tells us to. Bonus Myth

16. Lucy Caulkins Units of Study Acknowledgements

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