Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Week 1	Teaching Points: Writers learn where and how to sit on the carpet during instruction. Writers talk about why writers write - for an audience and with a purpose.	Teaching Point: Writers learn that they are people who make books, too. Just like Eric Carle! (Or any mentor author you choose)	Teaching Point: Writers learn that authors craft their writing by making purposeful choices about the words they include and pictures they draw.	Teaching Point: Writers learn some basic rules of the writing workshop time - write where you can concentrate, respect others’ work, etc.	Teaching Point: Writers learn that there are many kinds of things they can make - Inquiry study - gather many different kinds of books for students to study.
Week 2	Teaching Point: Writers learn that correct spelling is important for our readers. Go over strategies (visual memory, high frequency words, word length, using words we know, etc.)	Teaching Point: Writers learn rules of the writing workshop - Always write with a pencil; you may talk to others about your writing; clean up when the bell rings; be ready to listen to the share.	Teaching Point: Writers learn that authors are accountable for finishing books and what defines a finished book.	Teaching Point: Writers begin to understand the purpose and structure of writing conferences and know what they are expected to bring to the table.	Teaching Point: Writers learn to ask themselves, “Is this really what I meant to say?” and to see that adding in, taking out, or moving around are also interesting parts of making books.
Week 3	Teaching Point: Writers learn that one job of the writer is to make sure the writing is as correct as possible - with capital letters and punctuation.	Teaching Point: Writers finish pieces and prepare to publish by reading their books to their partners.	Teaching Point: Writers finish pieces and prepare to publish by reading their books to their partners.	Teaching Point: Writers learn what to do when they finish a piece - start a new piece, peer edit, add to words and pictures, final copy.	Teaching Point: Class Author celebration!!
Week 4	Teaching Point: Writers learn that authors get ideas from things that happen in their everyday lives.	Teaching Point: Writers learn that authors get ideas from thinking of places that they never want to forget.	Teaching Point: Writers learn that authors get ideas from specific experiences.	Teaching Point: Writers learn that authors get ideas from things they love to do.	Teaching Point: Writers learn that authors get ideas from people they don’t want to forget.
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