A Guide to the Writing Workshop (Grades 3-5)

This professional teacher's guide by Lucy Calkins offers an essential foundation for implementing a successful writing workshop in grades 3 to 5. As part of the "Units of Study" series, this volume outlines the underlying philosophy, structural framework, and pedagogical methods necessary to create a vibrant classroom community of young writers. It covers daily routines, the architecture of minilessons, conferring strategies, and assessment techniques designed to foster independent, confident, and skilled student writers.