A Quick Guide to Reviving Disengaged Writers, 5-8

by Lucy Calkins, Lucy Calkins (Editor)

Middle schoolers can be the masters of disengagement. Recognizing that all students, adept and struggling writers alike, lose steam at times and need a revitalizing jump start, Christopher Lehman offers effective, developmentally-appropriate fixes for addressing situations that frequently sidetrack or distract adolescent writers. Organized as a practical on-the-go teaching reference, the first four chapters offer strategies for counteracting commonplace situations that can regularly spring up and disengage middle school writers such The final chapter offers an inquiry-based study guide that supports teachers in collaborating on and customizing strategies for reviving the disengaged writers in their learning communities. A Quick Guide to Reviving Disengaged Writers is part of the Workshop Help Desk series. About the Workshop Help Desk series The Workshop Help Desk series is designed for teachers who believe in workshop teaching and who have already rolled up their sleeves enough to have encountered the predictable challenges. If you've struggled to get around quickly enough to help all your students, if you've wondered how to tweak your teaching to make it more effective and lasting, if you've needed to adapt your teaching for English learners, if you've struggled to teach grammar or nonfiction writing or test prep...if you've faced these and other specific, pressing challenges, then this series is for you. Provided in a compact 5" x 7" format, the Workshop Help Desk series offers pocket-sized professional development. For a comprehensive overview of the Units of Study in Opinion/Argument, Information, and Narrative series, including sample minilessons, sample videos, videos, frequently asked questions and more, visit .

Genres: Teaching

96 pages, Paperback

First published August 25, 2011

Reviews

[Jill Heuss · Rating 5 out of 5]

Chris Lehman offers a quick, concise guide to creating relationships in Writing Workshop that foster engagement and independence. While this books is angled toward disengaged writers, the strategies offered are great for raising the level of independence and engagement for all writers. I love reading the sample conferences, noticing the positive tone and high expectations being set with students. This book is relevant for teachers of younger students as well.

[Melanie Swider Wenz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book! Filled with powerful teaching strategies and ideas for teaching all writers. A must- read for teachers!

[Sara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Smart ideas - but the thin volume begs for expansion...