The
SJAWP
(San Jose Area Writing Project) is a California Subject Matter Project, an affiliate of the National Writing Project
and the California Writing Project. An organization of, by, and for teachers,
SJAWP
is dedicated to improving the teaching and uses of writing at all grade levels (K–16) and in all disciplines.
Teachers helping teachers.
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Young Writers' Workshops
Registration Now Open
A series of low–cost writing workshops
for 4th–10th
grade students.
June 17, 2013:
Getting to the Core of the New ELD Standards
June 17, 2013:
Expanding the Non–Fiction Writing Curriculum: "Into and Beyond" the Common Core Standards
July 8, 2013:
Take a Stand: Informational and Opinion Writing Models and Strategies
July 8, 2013:
Middle School Matters: Teaching Writing Across the Disciplines with a Focus on Unit Planning
July 22, 2013:
Exploring the Expository: Engaging Students in Response to Nonfiction
July 29, 2013:
Yes, Your Words Matter: Information and Opinion Reading & Writing Workshop
Coming soon!
The fruit of five years of writing, revising, writing, and revising again by twelve hard–working San Jose Area Writing Project Teacher Consultants. The resulting book,
Teaching Writing Grades 7–12 in an Era of Assessment: Passion & Practice, will
be available as a Pearson Educational publication in late summer 2013. Co-edited by Mary Warner and Jonathan Lovell, each of the book's ten chapters contain great teaching ideas on a wide range of topics. Pre-order your own copy today. Even better, come to a
Saturday Seminar
next fall to have your copy signed by one of the book's co-editors!
Alexis Doucette Introduces Children
to the Joy of Writing
The
SJAWP
(San Jose Area Writing Project) is a California Subject Matter Project, an affiliate of the National Writing Project
and the California Writing Project. An organization of, by, and for teachers,
SJAWP
is dedicated to improving the teaching and uses of writing at all grade levels (K–16) and in all disciplines.
Teachers helping teachers.
be available as a Pearson Educational publication in late summer 2013. Co-edited by Mary Warner and Jonathan Lovell, each of the book's ten chapters contain great teaching ideas on a wide range of topics. 