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Goals Restated

Stacey Shubitz

A reader, Sara, suggested, a few weeks ago, that I restate the students’ goals for the upcoming Writer’s Notebook Unit of Study as “I Can…” Statements, which I did for the two most recent units I taught in Reading and Writing Workshops. Therefore, I tweaked what I had and turned it into the following:

Goals for Revisiting Writer’s Notebooks

1) I can recognize and utilize my notebook as a place to express my
thoughts, opinions, observations, & reactions to the world.

2) I can use my notebook as a place to savor & make sense of my life.

3) I can write about small, everyday things that shape who I am and
who I want to become.

4) I can develop strategies to become a more fluent writer. (I have
strategies to use when I have writers’ block.)

5) I can revise former notebook entries utilizing a variety of
revision techniques.

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Published by Stacey Shubitz

Stacey Shubitz is a K-6 literacy consultant and former elementary teacher. She is the author of CRAFT MOVES and other professional books on writing workshop. Her forthcoming book, MAKE THE SCHOOL SYSTEM WORK FOR YOUR CHILD WITH DISABILITIES (Guilford Press, 2026), empowers parents to navigate the special education system.