The document discusses various writing activities and initiatives at Meadowbrook Writing Project including a teacher as writer program, writing marathons, peer groups, and e-anthology publication. It also references chimney tops and discusses collaboration between teachers through workshops and peer response. The document examines the writing needs of students and teachers at the school and suggests short writing assignments and note taking as ways to improve writing in content areas. It provides examples of potential writing groups and activities that could be implemented at the school.

1. The Perfect Fire

3. Chimney Tops Look high to yonder chimney tops Watchmen holding strong Alternating spirals Entertaining lords and ladies with affection and companionship Once bringing heat to those on a frosty Michigan night Pleasing glowing hearths with radiant cherry hot coals Only a remembrance that is now caressed on lonely holidays

4. You now fill the innocent passerby With curiosity What secrets were told by your side? Whose love did you manage to ignite? Why so many so different?

5. Brick by brick you climb the sky Rising upwards with stately grace Twisting and turning You tell a tale that longs to be told A passageway to a point in time That has long past us by

7. Writing in the Content Areas Laura Amatulli

9. “ A critical role for school leadership is to guide school community to examine the unique, individual strengths and needs of its students.” -Robert Marzano What Works in Schools, Translating Research Into Action

13. Here at Meadows? Teacher Writing Groups -Personal Writing -Technology and Writing -Collaborative Assessment -Writing Workshops Student Writing Groups -Civic Literacy Conference with an advocacy essay -after school club -Writing Marathon

14. Homework Visit my blog at http://amatulli.edublogs.org/ Leave comments about the workshop or your needs as a teacher at Meadows Range Scoring Workshop coming soon! True or False Pretest!!