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Something bad was happening in Katie Doherty’s middle school classroom—it was time to rebuild the class community with a reality check.

Clearing Up Confusion

Katie Doherty works closely with a student who has an unusual request – he wants to take home a basal anthology for "pleasure reading."  She puts a different text in his hands, and uses what she learns from the experience to design a for lesson her 6th grade students.

The Triple Threat: Building a Community, Discussion Skills, and Writing Stamina

Katie Doherty knows how to pick the right text to move from whole-class conversations to writing.

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Katie Doherty shares how she has organized her 6th grade classroom to support students at her bustling middle school.

Quick Take: Katie Doherty on Middle School Reading Workshop Choices

In this two-minute Quick Take video, Katie Doherty explains the choices students have in her sixth-grade reading workshop.

“I Am the One Who . . .” Building Writing Skills and Community in Middle Schools

In this 12-minute video, Katie Doherty leads her sixth-grade students as they try the prompt “I am the one who . . .” during writing workshop. This is an excellent activity for building classroom community.

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