The Arte of Teaching and writing-Reflection

In this article I found practical ideas about writing, some of them I will apply to my classroom. Lucy McCormic mention that the writing workshop should demand more predictability than creativity.That means the teacher needs to organize time for writing and be consistent with the mini-lessons, McCormic suggested an hour a day everyday for the writing workshop or three days a week. It is up to as if we really wanted to engage our students in writing, we need to committed our precious time in learning writing,with no interruptions. Being consistent,is another important element it’s something that all of us should do in order to create a writing atmosphere, because if the students know from the first day of the school that they have specific time for writing they can anticipate and plan for their own writing, they don’t need to wait for the teacher’s direction. In other words, the transition from one activity to another will be smooth.