The teacher facilitates this learning through a strategy called a, mini-lesson, before the students begin working on their writing. There are three main components of an effective writer’s workshop that consist of: crafting (mini-lesson), composing (writing time), and reflecting (author’s chair). These components combined should take no longer than 60 minutes, as the mini lesson is around 5-25 minutes, student writing time is around 25-30 minutes, and the sharing component is around 5-15 …show more content…
This area is important because students will work together during class discussions about the writing activity, as the teacher reads aloud and models in order to illustrate the target skill. Before students come to sit on the floor for the lesson, it is important the teacher signifies what materials the students will bring to the meeting area, or set on their writing areas. If a teacher has supplies for the writing area, they need to be in a central location in which the students can have access to them. Some examples of supplies that might be helpful include: individual student folders, sticky notes that are necessary for revisions, extra pencils, tape, scissors, and writing paper. Another important supply for the student to have are books. These books need to be kept in crates or top and be relevant to the genre of study. Students can refer to these books for real life writing examples. After the students have conducted the mini-lesson, the teacher needs to have a set way in which the students disperse. For example, whether it is a quick send-off (“Off you go!”) or sending clusters at a time, the students need to make a smooth transition to make due of the time they have within the