You made it! Take the time to celebrate and relish the fact that YOU are a writer. It's been an honor to write alongside you this month. The slices and comments and encouragement has made the work worthwhile. Thank you for your support. For month long slicers, return tomorrow and enter the giveaway by commenting… Continue reading Slice 2012: 31 of 31
Month: March 2012
Great Mentor Texts for Teachers
Ever feel like you're forgetting something? Well, that's exactly how I have felt this week! You see, I've been hard at work compiling a list of books to have on book carts when I teach my graduate class this summer. (My students will have to complete two projects that will require them to use two… Continue reading Great Mentor Texts for Teachers
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Slice 2012: Day 30 of 31
Hasn't this been a fun adventure? Remember, it doesn't have to end with March...we continue to slice on Tuesdays all year long. Leave a link to your slice then comment on as many others as possible. The “nitty-gritty” stays the same, but if you have questions, email me or check out the useful links here.
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Just a reminder.
Can you believe this is the second-to-last day of the month-long Challenge? March has flown by! Just a reminder for all month-long slicers: Please come back here on Sunday, April 1st to report on your total number of slices if you want to be in the drawing for one of the prizes.
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Found Poetry + a Giveaway
Have you ever found a poem? I'm not talking about something with stanzas, line breaks, and the other traditional things that typically make a poem a poem. I'm talking about finding something poetic in ordinary prose, on a street sign, in an advertisement, or even inside of a fortune cookie. The Arrow Finds Its Mark:… Continue reading Found Poetry + a Giveaway
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Slice 2012: 29 of 31
Almost there! Leave a link to your slice then comment on as many others as possible. The “nitty-gritty” stays the same, but if you have questions, email me or check out the useful links here.
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Slice 2012: 28 of 31
Keep going! You can do it! The “nitty-gritty” stays the same, but if you have questions, email me or check out the useful links here.
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Slice 2012 27 of 31
Oh snap! I thought this was set to roll, but it wasn't. Here's a quote from my friend Carol, that she left for me on my slice last night. I need to accept these words. Here's hoping they touch others too. “Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of… Continue reading Slice 2012 27 of 31
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Congrats to Jen Baumgarten for Commenting on 140 posts!
Wow! I was delighted to see how many people took on the Commenting Challenge I posed on Sunday. While everyone deserves accolades for reading and commenting on as many slice of life story posts as possible, the prize (i.e., Lessons from a Writer’s Life: Readings and Resources for Teachers and Students by Judith Ortiz Cofer) goes… Continue reading Congrats to Jen Baumgarten for Commenting on 140 posts!
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Opinion Writing in Kindergarten
In one of the kindergarten classrooms I've been working in, we've been learning: Writers share their opinions. This has been a unit of study inspired by the Common Core State Standards, which place a heavy emphasis on opinion writing. What does that look like in kindergarten, I wondered. So I've been trying out a few… Continue reading Opinion Writing in Kindergarten
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Slice 2012: 26 of 31
Share your slice then comment on as many other slices as possible. “If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.” --- Stephen King The “nitty-gritty” stays the same, but if you have questions, email me or check out the useful links here.
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Slice 2012: 25 of 31
Share your slice then comment on as many other slices as possible. “There comes a time when the world gets quiet and the only thing left is your own heart. So you'd better learn the sound of it. Otherwise you'll never understand what it's saying.” --- Sarah Dessen The “nitty-gritty” stays the same, but if… Continue reading Slice 2012: 25 of 31
