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Contents
The 20 lessons (N1–N20) in Lessons for the Writer's Notebook are organized around three distinct stages of notebook use: Introducing, Sustaining, and Transitioning.
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Introducing
The first four lessons introduce students to the idea of keeping a writer's notebook. This week-long introduction prepares students for using a notebook and viewing the world through a writer's lens. Unlike the other lessons, these lessons focus on discussion rather than student writing.
| N1 |
Introducing the Notebook |
N2 |
Introducing the Notebook (alternate version) |
| N3 |
Preparing for the Notebook Launch |
| N4 |
Launching the Notebook |
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Sustaining
Each sustaining lesson introduces students to a new way of using their notebook. While there is no set way for using a writer's notebook, these thirteen lessons present a range of strategies that will enhance a student's writing repertoire.
| N5 |
Collecting Mind Pictures and Sensory Observations |
| N6 |
Wondering About the World |
| N7 |
Writing from the Heart |
| N8 |
Capturing Bits of Conversation |
| N9 |
Experimenting with Goof-Around Writing |
| N10 |
Reacting to the World |
| N11 |
Starting a Seed Idea |
| N12 |
Gathering Artifacts |
| N13 |
Capturing Memories |
| N14 |
Reflecting on Yourself as a Writer |
| N15 |
Saving Writing You Admire |
| N16 |
Writing off of a Text |
| N17 |
Trying Some "Stretch Writing" |
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Transitioning
Transitioning lessons help move students out of the notebook toward more focused pieces of writing. These lessons help you talk to students about how to reread, think about genre, and plan for a writing project that may have its earliest version nestled in the pages of the notebook.
| N18 |
Thinking About Genre |
| N19 |
Making a Plan |
| N20 |
Crafting a Finished Piece |
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