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Students "grow in their ability to craft a particular genre . . . through being immersed in opportunities to read, write, and to look closely at [the genre]." (What Research Says about Writing NCTE, 2006)

Before we ask students to study and write in any genre, it is vital that we give them opportunities to experience and respond to the texts as readers. Immerse students in the texts you will be studying by spending a week reading and celebrating the unit of study text set.

 Issue Number 8
January 2010
 
Writing Workshop:
 Units of Study

January is the month of new beginnings. Reinvigorate your writing workshop this month by beginning a unit of study. Units of study create opportunities to reenergize and bring rigor and focus to the writing workshop.

Learn how to structure your unit of study >>

Check Out This Great Video on Units of Study By Schoolwide's Rory Cohen.

 Administrator Zone

With the ever-present pressures that teachers face, one way to prepare students for high-stakes tests is to link the strategies and skills taught during reading workshop with the strategies and skills necessary to read test passages and effectively answer multiple-choice questions aligned with those passages. Schoolwide's Testing Fundamentals helps teachers plan for and engage students in comprehensive reading/testing units of study using quality literature.

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 Fundamentals Connection

Touchstone text studies provide excellent opportunities to refocus the writing workshop. These studies get writers looking closely at books and working on improving their craft of writing.

Check out these ideas about how to launch a touchstone text study in your class.

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Fundamentals Units of Study.