The Reading Workshop

The next project in Reading Workshop will be to write a fictional narrative.  Students will begin with some pre-writing and planning activit...

You have been reading and writing all year.  You have practiced every imaginable type of test passage.  Your vocabulary has improved tremend...

So Martha, the Test Grader is sitting in her cubical and opens a  test. She turns to the first short answer and this is what she sees. ...

Want an easy way to practice for the Ohio Achievement Assessment?   All it takes is a computer and Internet access.  Today, students in Read...

The latest read aloud in Reading Workshop is The Revealers by Doug Wilhelm.  The book opens with Russell, the main character being haras...

OK, so Martha has your test and answer booklet. She doesn't know you, and doesn't care to. In fact, she doesn't know about R...

As the time for testing quickly approaches, students in Reading Workshop have the chance once again, to meet Martha, the Test Grader.  Mart...

Define Normal written by Julie Anne Peters is a realistic fictional story that leaves many questions in the mind of the reader.  Heather ra...

  As the day of achievement testing fast approaches, students brainstormed a list of strategies that would lead to success on the test. ...

As I read aloud Freak the Mighty written by Rodman Philbrick, in Chapter 21, Max questions his future.  He wonders if he too might become a...

If I could measure students' output on a potential scale from 1 - 100, I wonder how most would score?  If I could just reach in the top ...

Drive By written by Lynne Ewing is an action packed thriller.  Kennedy , a Reading Workshop student shares this book.  To see all of The Re...

Micah shares a book filled with action and adventure, Zach's Lie , written by Roland Smith.  To see all of The Reading Workshop book ta...

Three weeks ago, Mr. John Edgar, the Superintendent of Logan Elm Schools showed up in my classroom.  Needless to say, this unannounced visi...

If you like creepy books, Savannah has the book for you.  She shares Abduction written by Peg Kehret.  To see all of The Reading Workshop b...

For Disney lovers everywhere, Hannah shares Kingdom Keepers, Disney after Dark written by Ridley Pearson.  To see all of The Reading Worksh...

I was watching the Cavs play, on their way to their eighth win in a row, when a Liberty Mutual commercial came on.  Normally, I would start...

Student:  Hey Mr. McGuire, I read 594 minutes. Me:  Wow, that's a lot of reading for two weeks.  That's great! Student:  Yeah, I...

Stargirl is a favorite of many realistic fiction fans.  Hannah shares Spinelli's book in the book talk.  To see all of the book talk vi...

I think I found the perfect assignment.  Students volunteer to do it, and they mostly complete it on their own time.  In fact, there is a wa...