The Reading Workshop

I am so thankful for this year's sixth grade class. It is a smiley class with a ton of students with great attitudes. As we take a bre...

Here is an example of a great conclusion from a recent writing assignment, As a Writer . . . Luke's conclusion wraps up his...

The setting is where a story takes place, when it takes place, and the duration. The setting can include specific information about time...

Are you busy? Could you spare a minute?

Sometime life comes at you from all directions. Are you ready when it does?

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Start with the name and go from there. Tell about the main character in the book you are reading. Describe him/her. What makes him lik...

If you are posting at school, you might also add: T - is it on task? H - is it helping you be successful? I - is your pos...

A lot of the time we talk about what makes a hero. Yesterday I saw some students make a choice that showed me that they are real life hero...

Students are writing a blog post for an interdisciplinary project in language arts and science. They recently found the volume of an irre...

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Can you write a six word story? Give it a go and paste it as a comment. Here is one of mine: Trying so hard. Wanting some more . H...

Today's assignment in Reading Workshop is to write a blog post describing the school year so far. Students must give 3 or more exampl...

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