Description and Purpose of Writing Center

The purpose of having a writing center is to promote writing in a positive writer-friendly environment. The students will always have access to their writing center. The desks are arranged in small groups for collaboration but there is also a small group table available within the writing center. Students are encouraged to show respect for each other by writing quietly or quietly listening to provided (instrumental) music with the available tape/cd players. Many writers’ tools are available in an organized fashion: paper, pens, markers, pencils, stapler, tape, dictionary, thesaurus, blank books, journals, etc. There are two computers where students may research a topic or type their writing for publishing. There are posters with synonyms for common words and other posters that promote writing. All of the students have their own writing folders where they keep their work. Also, there is a mailbox available for the students to write to me and I will respond to their letters. This is their center to explore the possibilities of writing to express and share.