Writing Circles

by Vopat, Jim; Daniels, Harvey

• ISBN13: 9780325017464
• ISBN10: 0325017468
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-08-17
• Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books Ltd

Summary

If literature circles work with your readers, Jim Vopat has exciting news: peer-led small groups are just as effective with writers.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vi
Contributing Teachers	p. VIII
The Tao of Writing Circles	p. 1
Writing Circles?	p. 1
Why Writing Circles?	p. 6
The Basics	p. 23
Thirteen Steps to Quality Writing	p. 23
FAQ's	p. 30
Getting Started	p. 35
	p. 35
Up to Speed	p. 42
Caution: Process Ahead!	p. 44
What's the Teacher Doing?	p. 45
How About the Kids?	p. 51
Building Community	p. 53
Drawing the Circle: Community-Building Strategies	p. 53
Writeable Moments	p. 69
Low-Risk Writing Activities	p. 69
Identifying Genres	p. 81
Recap	p. 84
The Writing Circle Notebook	p. 85
The Notebook as Accountability and Management Tool	p. 86
The Notebook as Writing History	p. 87
Thinking Back on Writing Circles	p. 87
The Notebook Conference	p. 89
Used Not Stored	p. 89
Writing Circle Minilessons	p. 91
Writing Topics, Skills, and Craft	p. 91
Management and Group Dynamics	p. 103
Positive Response	p. 117
General Principles	p. 117
Types of Low-Risk Responses	p. 121
Classroom Examples	p. 127
Documenting Response	p. 129
Enjoyable Ways Kids Can Share Writing with the Whole Class	p. 131
Ways of Inviting Whole-Class Sharing	p. 132
Publishing Circles	p. 137
Publishing Roles	p. 137
Schedule	p. 138
Role Descriptions and Forms	p. 142
Publication and Celebration	p. 150
Smooth Operators: Assessment, Evaluation, and Management	p. 153
Self-Assessment Portfolios	p. 154
Exit Slips	p. 154
Comment Boards	p. 155
Update Letters	p. 155
Self-Evaluations	p. 158
Good-Faith Grades	p. 158
Anecdotal Records	p. 161
Group Process Self-Evaluations	p. 164
Reality Check	p. 164
Red Plastic Cup	p. 166
Writing Circle Variations	p. 167
Content-Area Writing Circles	p. 167
Teacher Writing Circles	p. 169
Epilogue: The End Is Also the Beginning	p. 173
Book Study Suggestions	p. 175
Thanks and Works Cited	p. 190
Index	p. 195
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