During Writer’s Workshop our class writes together (interactive writing)  and independently (journals and composition books). Students are involved in explicit demonstrations of the connection between reading and writing. They learn concepts of how written language works while engaged in the writing process. This year students will: Write five sentence paragraph that include a topic sentence, supporting sentences, and a closing sentence Expand the ideas written in paragraphs into longer small moment stories Draft a piece of writing using a minimum of four connected paragraphs Write a business letter to an organization Write a mystery, legend or adventure story Write a descriptive essay using an appropriate organization pattern Use bold face/italic print and three levels of subheadings to support understanding ideas Create complex sentences