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Series   INSIDE WRITING COMMUNITIES
Program Length   28:25
Grades    STAFF-STAFF
Taping Rights   School Yr (Sept-Jun)
Series Description
Authentic classroom footage demonstrates how a writing workshop approach motivates intermediate students to become more proficient and independent writers. Programs feature 10 teachers from around the country modeling effective teaching strategies in their classrooms and reflecting on their practice. It also features interviews with six national experts who provide insight into the successful implementation of the writing workshop in the upper elementary grades.

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Episode#	Episode Title
1	BUILDING A COMMUNITY OF WRITERS
2	TEACHER AS WRITER
3	REASONS FOR WRITING
4	FOSTERING CHOICE AND INDEPENDENCE
5	READING LIKE A WRITER
6	READING-WRITING CONNECTIONS
7	TEACHING THE WRITING CRAFT
8	TEACHING A SPECIFIC WRITING STRATEGY
9	CONVERSATIONS WITH STUDENT WRITERS
10	TEACHER CONFERENCES
11	CONVERSATIONS AMONG WRITING PEERS
12	PEER CONFERENCES
13	LEARNING TO REVISE
14	MODELING REVISION
15	WRITING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM
16	WRITING IN SCIENCE