1. Launching Writing Workshop Thinking About Focus Lessons

2. What is a Focus Lesson? AKA – Mini Lesson Short: Less than 15 minutes Direct, explicit instruction Need based Writer to writer tone A part of a larger unit of study

3. What do you do in a FL? Packet C 47 Connect Teach Try – It Link

4. Types of Focus Lessons Packet C 49 Management Writing Process Craft Conventions

5. Less than 15 minutes? Are you kidding? Packet C50 Learning happens by doing Think about how you learned your favorite hobby. String lessons together so that understanding develops over time

6. A String of Focus Lessons Example: 5 th Grade Persuasive Letter Study Monday – Where do issues come from? Tuesday – Try an issue (reasons) Wednesday – Planning (using reasons)

7. A String of Focus Lessons Example: Primary Small Moment Day One: Read Small Moment Stories Day Two: Tell Small Moment Stories Day Three: Sketch Small Moment Stories

8. Using Resources Let’s get together as grade levels and: Consider a few initial focus lessons Look through the resources Talk about your vision for the early days of workshop.