Each workshop features:

• Four current high school teachers talking together about their concept of a writing community and how they encourage students to grow as writers.
• Visits to classrooms throughout the country, featuring students of all ability levels writing and talking about writing.
• Excerpts from a writer's workshop in which the four key teachers in the series participated, led by Judith Ortiz Cofer.
• Commentary from noted educators and authors about writing and encouraging young writers.

• Workshop 1. First Steps
• Workshop 2. A Shared Path
• Workshop 3. Different Audiences
• Workshop 4. Different Purposes
• Workshop 5. Usage and Mechanics
• Workshop 6. Providing Feedback on Student Writing
• Workshop 7. Learning From Professional Writers
• Workshop 8. Writing in the 21st Century

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