An eclectic little stack today. Click on the images to go to a link about the book. I've been enjoying books I can read a little here and a little there. This book, however, is one I found myself engulfing. Even though there are 21 conversations with different illustrators, and even though I started with… Continue reading The Book Stack
Month: April 2012
Voiceless Visitors
I came across "Ode to the voiceless visitor" during last week's Slice of Life Story Challenge. Riss Leung posted it over at L.I.T. Ladies. It resonated with me since I often wonder why some of the things I write receive a lot of hits, but very few comments. Ruth and I have talked about this… Continue reading Voiceless Visitors
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Words that are Speaking to Me
"How does your setting make people feel? That is the key, not how a place looks but its psychological effect on the characters." --- Donald Maass {Want to play a little with place in your notebook? Check out this idea on Ruth Ayres Writes.}
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Persuasion with Karen Caine
Last week I was fortunate to spend the day with Karen Caine. Are you familiar with her work? It is the book that I have had to buy the most -- SIX times -- because my copy keeps coming up missing. (Luckily Karen signed a copy for me last week, so I should be able… Continue reading Persuasion with Karen Caine
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Pathways to the Common Core + a Giveaway
I’ve been working hard to prepare lectures for my graduate students that address the Common Core State Standards, or CCSS, with regard to the teaching of writing. While I have read through the writing standards many times, I wanted to delve deeper into the CCSS so I could help my students understand the implications of… Continue reading Pathways to the Common Core + a Giveaway
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Learning how to confer with student writers
One of the teachers I'm working alongside is really focused on honing her conferring skills. So we are hunkering down beside students and listening intently to their work. She leads the conference and I listen. We've been considering the two parts of a conference. In a nutshell, these parts are: Part One: Figure out what… Continue reading Learning how to confer with student writers
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The Weekly Slice of Life Story Challenge Is Back!
Sorry that we missed you last week. If you're like me, you probably still sliced even though you didn't link up to a weekly call for slices. However, if you took the week off, then I hope you'll join us again today since the weekly challenge is back! Please link the Slice of Life Story… Continue reading The Weekly Slice of Life Story Challenge Is Back!
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The Book Stack
I have a new obsession...London. It started stirring slowly, but now I'm curious about London. This book sent my curiousity over the edge. Now I have nagging questions and bits of stories bouncing around my brain. I want to learn as much as possible. For the first time in my life, I have a strong… Continue reading The Book Stack
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We’re taking a vacation.
We're not traveling to any kind of exotic location, though that would be nice. However, we've decided to take a week off from blogging. The reason? The Fifth Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge kept both of us quite busy this year! Hence, we both need a week to catch up on some of our… Continue reading We’re taking a vacation.
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Words that are Speaking to Me
THE JADE NOTEBOOK and Laura Resau are all kinds of inspiration for me right now. Check out Ruth Ayres Writes next week as I share more (and bring back the Discover. Play. Build. Challenge). Meanwhile, be sure to check out Laura Resau's blog, Ocean in a Saucer. You won't be disappointed. A beautiful mess. I often claim this… Continue reading Words that are Speaking to Me
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Who are your mentors?
I've been preparing for the graduate course, "Children's Literature in Teaching Writing," I'm teaching in June every time my daughter goes down for a nap, heads to sleep, etc. I read through a sleuth of journal articles last month in order to pick the right ones for the course. One of the articles I read,… Continue reading Who are your mentors?
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Vote for Me Giveaway Recipient
Congratulations to Anita whose commenter number corresponds to the random number drawn for Ben Clanton’s new book Vote for Me. Many thanks to Kids Can Press for sponsoring this giveaway. If you missed the original post about this book, then click here to read it now.
