"There are writing, sharing, minilessons and reading aloud to children in the components of writing workshop". Tompkins (2008, p.30) stated that the purpose of writing workshop is to provide children with opportunities to use the writing process to create books and other compositions. Writing Workshop is an interactive approach to teaching writing as students learn and practice the importance of rehearsal, drafting/revising, and editing their pieces of writing (Calkins, 1986; Graves, 1983). According to Calkins (1986), "In this writing workshop approach, children write about what is vital and real for them".
Ja Eun Kim says that students need to be able to write on a self-selected topic and apply the writing process independently. Therefore, one of the best ways of helping them work by themselves is writing workshop. I believe it's true. The main goal of writing workshop is to stimulate the children's creativity.
Tompkins, G. E. (2008). Teaching Writing: Balancing Process and Product. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
Calkins, L. M. (1986). The art of teaching writing. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Graves, D. (1983). Writing: Teachers and children at work. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
No comments:
Post a Comment