Revision Lesson with Mrs. Tilley and Mrs. Smith

I had the pleasure of doing my first "official" observation in Mrs. Tilley's class this week.  Upon arriving, students were in 4 areas of the room with anchor charts of topics for revision.  They head done a minilesson about the ways that authors add content to their writing pieces.  Students chose a topic they thought their piece needed including revising the setting, characters, dialogue, or lead.  I feel the power of this activity was that students had a very clear focus on what they were adding to their writing pieces.  Then Amy was able to move around and conference with the students as they were adding details.