1. Scaffolding Writing Instruction: Guiding Writers
I Modeled, They Wrote, But It Wasn’t Enough · What Is Guided Writing? · A Classroom Example · How Often Should I Conduct Guided Writing Lessons? · How Does Guided Writing Relate to Six-Trait Writing? · Guided Writing in Action · Discussion Questions · Try It in Your Classroom
2. Using Scaffolded Writing Steps, Cool Tools, and Graphic Organizers
Concrete Supports for Guided Writing · Scaffolded Writing Steps and the Role of Guided Writing: A Closer Look · Discussion Questions · Try It in Your Classroom
3. Finding Your Voice: Noisy Poems
Teaching Children to Write Poetry · What Are Noisy Poems? · Benefits of Noisy Poems · Poetry as a Response to Literature · Poetry Linked to Report Writing and Nonfiction Topics · A Noisy Poem Lesson in Action · Scaffolded Noisy Poem Lessons · Discussion Questions · Try It in Your Classroom
4. What’s Your Story? Personal Narrative and Weekend Webs
Rethinking a Writing Tradition · What Are Weekend Webs? · Benefits of Weekend Webs · Writing Inch by Inch · Weekend Webs in Action · Scaffolded Weekend Web Lessons · Discussion Questions · Try It in Your Classroom
5. Write This Way! Patterned Writing, Text Structure, and Author’s Craft
What Is Patterned Writing? · Benefits of Patterned Writing · Learning by Example · Analyzing Fiction Texts · Analyzing Nonfiction · A Patterned Writing Lesson in Action · Scaffolded Patterned Writing/Text Structure Lessons · Discussion Questions · Try It in Your Classroom
6. Read and Write All About It! Expository Writing
The Guided Writing Approach to Expository Text · Guided Report-Writing Minilessons in Action · Teaching the Five-Paragraph Essay · Expository Writing with a Guided Reading/Writing Group · Scaffolded Guided Expository Writing Lessons · Discussion Questions · Try It in Your Classroom
7. Lights, Camera, Action! Acting Out Narratives
Writing Stories or Personal Narratives · Using Story Plays · Buddy Story Plays · A Story Play Lesson in Action · Scaffolded Story Play Lessons
Appendices
A. Five Ways to Use a Flap Book in Guided Writing Lessons
B. Creative Ways for Students to Share Their Writing
C. Minilessons
Sentence Strips
Strip Poems
Daily Sentence Elaboration
Six-Traits: What a Character!
D. Informal Assessment Rubrics
Noisy Poems
Weekend Webs
Story Plays
Reports/Expository Text
