Writer's+Notebook

=The Writer's Notebook=
 * ==Purpose of Writer's Notebook==
 * Encourage student writers to capture in words and pictures what they care and wonder about.
 * Urge students to jot down ideas frequently so that they have lots of material from which to draw upon when it is time to write.
 * Teachers are encouraged to keep their own writer's notebook to model for students.
 * Teachers can show and share their notebooks with students
 * ==Resources==
 * 6 + 1 Traits of Writing: The Complete Guide for Primary Grades by Ruth Culham (page 49)
 * Copies available in library
 * The Writer's Notebook: Unlocking the Writer Within You by Ralph Fletcher
 * Notebook Know-How: Strategies for the Writer's Notebook by Aimee Buckner and Ralph Fletcher