Professional Doc
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Write in the Middle: Workshop 3: Teaching Poetry

For Teachers 5th - 8th
In Workshop 3, we see two master teachers - Vivian Johnson, who teaches eighth grade in Elizabethton, Tennessee, and Jack Wilde, a fifth-grade teacher from Hanover, New Hampshire - help their students develop as readers and writers of...
Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Sausage Story: A Riddle Inspired Tale

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
A Writer's Workshop lesson in which students uncover the riddle of a Sausage Story, learn to identify the sausage sentence within the story, and finally write their own Sausage Stories along with hints for their readers to figure out the...
Activity
Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: Structuring the Instructional Week

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides a structure for Reader's Workshop. Students will learn the importance of carefully organizing instructional times.
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Unit: Informational Text: Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
This unit is designed to teach young scholars about research writing. The lessons follow the format of Writer's Workshop. Many of the lessons provide a formula for students to follow while constructing their essays to ensure struggling...