Workshop 1: Creating a Community of Writers

Additional Resources

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Augsburger, Deborah J. "Teacher as Writer: Remembering the Agony, Sharing the Ecstasy." Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy 41.7 (April 1998): 548-552.

Barbieri, Maureen and Linda Rief, eds. Workshop 6: The Teacher as Writer. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1994. ISBN: 0435088165.

Browlie, Faye and Judith King. Learning in Safe Schools: Creating Classrooms Where All Students Belong. Portland, ME: Stenhouse, 2000. ISBN: 1551381206.

Brunce-Crim, Marna. "What Is a Writing Classroom?" Instructor 101.2 (September 1991): 36-39.

Calkins, Lucy McCormick and Shelley Harwayne. The Writing Workshop: A World of Difference. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1987. ISBN: 043508450X.

Eggemeier, Judith K. "Developing the Craft of Writing in the Sixth-Grade Classroom." Primary Voices 7.4 (April 1999): 23-32.

Elementary Section Steering Committee of the National Council of Teachers of English. The Literate Life: Exploring Language Arts Within a Cycle of Learning. Urbana, IL: NCTE, 1997. ISBN: 0814129765

Finders, Margaret. Just Girls: Hidden Literacies and Life in Junior High. Urbana, IL: NCTE, 1997. ISBN: 0807735604

Fletcher, Ralph. Breathing In, Breathing Out: Keeping a Writer's Notebook. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1996. ISBN: 0435072277.

Fletcher, Ralph and JoAnn Portalupi. Writing Workshop: The Essential Guide. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2001. ISBN: 0325003629.

Fountas, Irene C. and Gay Su Purnell. Guiding Readers and Writers. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2001. ISBN: 0325003106.

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Gleeson, Anne and Vaughn Prain. "Should Teachers of Writing Write Themselves?: An Australian Contribution to the Debate." English Journal 85.6 (October 1996): 42-50.

Harwayne, Shelley. Lasting Impressions: Weaving Literature Into the Writing Workshop. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1992. ISBN: 0435087320.

Knowles, Trudy and Dave Brown. What Every Middle School Teacher Should Know. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2000. ISBN: 0325002665.

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Manion, Betty Byrne. "Writing Workshop in Junior High School: It's Worth the Time." Journal of Reading 32.2 (November 1988): 154-157.

McIntyre, Ellen, Ann Rosebery, and Norma Gonzalez, eds. Classroom Diversity: Connecting Curriculum to Students' Lives. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2001. ISBN: 0325003327.

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National Council of Teachers of English. Motivating Writing in the Middle School. Urbana, IL: NCTE, 1996. ISBN: 081415287.

Olafson, Lori and Margaret M. Latta. "Expecting, Accepting, and Respecting Difference in Middle School." Middle School Journal 34.1 (September 2002): 43-47.

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Ramsey, Katherine D. "Middle Talk." English Journal 90.5 (May 2001): 127-134.

Ray, Katie Wood with Lester L. Laminack. The Writing Workshop: Working Through the Hard Parts (And They're All Hard Parts). Urbana, IL: NCTE, 2001. ISBN: 0814113176.

Reeves, La Vonda L. "Minimizing Writing Apprehension in the Learner-Centered Classroom." English Journal 86.6 (October 1997): 38-45.

Rief, Linda. Vision & Voice: Extending the Literacy Spectrum. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1998. ISBN: 0325000972.

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Rubenstein, Susanne. Go Public: Encouraging Student Writers To Publish. Urbana, IL: NCTE, 1998. ISBN: 0814118623.

Samway, Katharine D. and Denise McKeon. Myths and Realities: Best Practices for Language Minority Students. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1999. ISBN: 0325000573.

Serafini, Frank. The Reading Workshop: Creating Space for Readers. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2001. ISBN: 0325003300.

Strahan, David, Tracy W. Smith, Mike McElrath, and Cecelia M. Toole. "Profiles in Caring: Teachers Who Create Learning Communities in Their Classrooms." Middle School Journal 33.1 (September 2001): 41-47.

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Wolk, Steven. A Democratic Classroom. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1998.
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