Caroline's+Layout

(Turned in hard copy of floor plan!)

Classroom Layout Annotations!

In my classroom floor plan, I left out a teacher’s desk because Atwell was adamant about doing so and I agree it just takes up too much room! I took Atwell’s advice and at the front of the classroom, I included an easel to store permanent notes and I also included an overhead projector to show transparencies to students of my writing, and also my writing and thinking process. Next to these classroom tools, I added a photocopier to create opportunities for instant publication. Atwell believes publication in a writing workshop is essential! To the left of the room are book shelves and a circle rug which makes up the “reading area” of the room. This is where all of the books and reading references are found. I got this idea from Rief’s classroom lay out. This way, there is a reading section in the classroom, and a writing section. The shelves in the back right will include the publication area, where students writing is published, and it also contains all of the writing reference materials. This way, as Rief and Atwell mention, there is a writing area and a reading area. The students are centered at tables in the middle and I have the students sitting in groups. However, there are many areas for students to move around the room and to lie around reading. There is a round table to the right of the students’ tables for conferences with me and the students. This is where I will give students feedback on their writing and they are always welcome to bring their work to me. Also, in the right front hand corner of the room there are two beanbag chairs. This is where students can do their peer reviews. This is a place, Atwell believes, where students can go talk with each other about their writing. Supplies are located in the round table between the two computers. These supplies include clip boards, pens, pencils, rough draft paper, book marks, etc. Students are welcome to use any of these supplies at any time! The two computers are located near the writing section so students can use Word processor as often as they’d like as well.