Writing Circles
by Vopat, Jim; Daniels, HarveyFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2009-08-17
Publisher(s): Heinemann Educational Books Ltd
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Summary
If literature circles work with your readers, Jim Vopat has exciting news: peer-led small groups are just as effective with writers.
Table of Contents
| Foreword | p. vi |
| Contributing Teachers | p. VIII |
| The Tao of Writing Circles | p. 1 |
| Writing Circles? | p. 1 |
| Why Writing Circles? | p. 6 |
| The Basics | p. 23 |
| Thirteen Steps to Quality Writing | p. 23 |
| FAQ's | p. 30 |
| Getting Started | p. 35 |
| p. 35 | |
| Up to Speed | p. 42 |
| Caution: Process Ahead! | p. 44 |
| What's the Teacher Doing? | p. 45 |
| How About the Kids? | p. 51 |
| Building Community | p. 53 |
| Drawing the Circle: Community-Building Strategies | p. 53 |
| Writeable Moments | p. 69 |
| Low-Risk Writing Activities | p. 69 |
| Identifying Genres | p. 81 |
| Recap | p. 84 |
| The Writing Circle Notebook | p. 85 |
| The Notebook as Accountability and Management Tool | p. 86 |
| The Notebook as Writing History | p. 87 |
| Thinking Back on Writing Circles | p. 87 |
| The Notebook Conference | p. 89 |
| Used Not Stored | p. 89 |
| Writing Circle Minilessons | p. 91 |
| Writing Topics, Skills, and Craft | p. 91 |
| Management and Group Dynamics | p. 103 |
| Positive Response | p. 117 |
| General Principles | p. 117 |
| Types of Low-Risk Responses | p. 121 |
| Classroom Examples | p. 127 |
| Documenting Response | p. 129 |
| Enjoyable Ways Kids Can Share Writing with the Whole Class | p. 131 |
| Ways of Inviting Whole-Class Sharing | p. 132 |
| Publishing Circles | p. 137 |
| Publishing Roles | p. 137 |
| Schedule | p. 138 |
| Role Descriptions and Forms | p. 142 |
| Publication and Celebration | p. 150 |
| Smooth Operators: Assessment, Evaluation, and Management | p. 153 |
| Self-Assessment Portfolios | p. 154 |
| Exit Slips | p. 154 |
| Comment Boards | p. 155 |
| Update Letters | p. 155 |
| Self-Evaluations | p. 158 |
| Good-Faith Grades | p. 158 |
| Anecdotal Records | p. 161 |
| Group Process Self-Evaluations | p. 164 |
| Reality Check | p. 164 |
| Red Plastic Cup | p. 166 |
| Writing Circle Variations | p. 167 |
| Content-Area Writing Circles | p. 167 |
| Teacher Writing Circles | p. 169 |
| Epilogue: The End Is Also the Beginning | p. 173 |
| Book Study Suggestions | p. 175 |
| Thanks and Works Cited | p. 190 |
| Index | p. 195 |
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