30. Using Writing Workshop to increase motivation and writing growth in upper elementary

<p><strong>How can you differentiate for such a wide range of writing levels in upper elementary, especially when it feels like pulling teeth to get your kids excited about writing?</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Writer’s Workshop is a great solution, and with a few key moves in your teacher toolbox, your students’ writing will start to soar! </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">***There are TONS of great references and resources shared throughout this episode. Scroll down to the Links section to check out the books I use and those free Jen Bengel resources I mentioned.</span></p> <p><strong>The Navigator:</strong> <strong>Use this to find what you need most!</strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">(3:30) My favorite book of</span> <strong>creative writing prompts for upper elementary</strong></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">(6:50) A quick rundown of the four component of a writing workshop model -</span> <strong>be sure to check the links below for those articles and free resources</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">that have been very helpful in getting the pieces functioning in my 3rd - 6th grade classrooms</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">(9:50) My current</span> <strong>favorite teacher book full of writer’s workshop strategies and prompts:</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">The Write Thing is written by one of my favorite authors, Kwame Alexander, full of his beautiful narratives of the workshop model’s impacts on students he’s worked with…seriously, this one is MAGIC!</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">(11:10)</span> <strong>The classroom management secrets!</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">How do you manage such a variety of writing levels, topics, modes of publication…?!? Here’s what the workshop block looks like in many classrooms.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">(15:55)</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Teacher move #1:</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">How do you</span> <strong>decid