April+8

**__Designing Curriculum for Writing Instruction__**
How do we design a writing curriculum that meets the needs of //all// students? How do we talk about how we teach writing, including the structure of our workshop, response and assessment, and the incorporation of writing in other content areas? media type="custom" key="5819055" align="center"

A Child' Perspective

 * Mini-lesson: Reflecting on Growth**

Response Groups: 2 pieces for portfolio. Peer responses will count as your 5th professional response.
===__For Next Week__: Please bring your writing portfolios-plan to share up to 3 minutes of something you wrote. Portfolios may be submitted in hard copy or electronically. You should include the following:=== 1) Autobiography/Memoir 2) Narrative genre (i.e. poem, personal essay, fiction piece, etc) 3) Choice genre 4) Choice genre 5) Digital writing-this will be fulfilled if you submit your portfolio via your Weebly 6) Personal reflection/self-evaluation

We will "celebrate" through a read-around. If you would like to sign-up to bring a snack, we will have a sheet go-round tonight!