Our district used the units of study, both primary and intermediate exclusively for a few years and then continued the model and adapted to our Core Curriculum Content Standards for New Jersey. I attended the summer Institute for Writer's Workshop at Columbia at the beginning of this process. My suggestion is to take the time this summer to read each book and then map out each lesson on a two sided form. The books take anywhere from 10-16 pages to walk you through a lesson. They certainly are not a manual. I personal took each unit and mapped out each lesson so that I had a quick and ready reference for each lesson. Just one month of following her lessons and you will know your students as writers better than you ever did before. It is amazing how you think you know each students' strength and weakness until you really sit beside them and talk about their writing. The first book is extremely important because she walks you through the lessons of establishing the routines and structure that will be your writer's workshop. It is WORTH EVERY CENT!! You will benefit and so will your students. Cyndy Travaglini 4th/5th Grade Bobby's Run School Lumberton, NJ
________________________________ From: mosaic-bounces+ctravaglini=lumberton.k12.nj...@literacyworkshop.org on behalf of Debra McCarthy Sent: Wed 6/30/2010 3:24 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Units of Study for Primary Writing Our school has used the Units of Study for Primary Writing fairly extensively. It is designed for K-2, so there can be difficulties if all three grades are trying to use it. I find it is most appropriate for grade 1, a bit of a stretch for many of our kindergarten students, and not rigorous enough for our 2nd graders. _________________________________________________________________ The New Busy think 9 to 5 is a cute idea. Combine multiple calendars with Hotmail. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?tile=multicalendar&ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_5 _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lumberton Township Public Schools Leaders in Educational Excellence Visit us on the web at http://www.lumberton.k12.nj.us This message is for the named person's use only. It may contain confidential, proprietary or legally privileged information. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mistransmission. If you receive this message in error, please immediately delete it and all copies of it from your system, destroy any hard copies of it and notify the sender. You must not, directly or indirectly, use, disclose, distribute, print, or copy any part of this message if you are not the intended recipient. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the message states otherwise and the sender is authorized to state them to be the views of any such entity. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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