Today is a big day around here. It's the day we've finally retired the blog theme (Digg 3) we have been using since we started Two Writing Teachers in June 2007. We decided it was time for a change. As of today, we have a new blog theme (Triton Lite). Our new theme looks quite… Continue reading Notice something different?
Month: April 2012
First Attempt at Poetry
Yesterday Lori Hickman and I launched a poetry unit of study in her kindergarten classroom. Since we wanted to see what they already knew about writing poetry, we decided to have them write a poem. This made me a little nervous. What if they just stared at the paper or chaos ensued because they had… Continue reading First Attempt at Poetry
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The Weekly Slice of Life Story Challenge
Please link the Slice of Life Story you write today to this post by leaving a comment. Be sure to check out other bloggers' writing by clicking through the links in the comment section of this post. Come back later today (or even tomorrow) to read through the links of a few other Slicers who… Continue reading The Weekly Slice of Life Story Challenge
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Prizes for the Fifth Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge
It's my pleasure to announce the winners of the prizes from the 5th Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge. While I thought about using technology for the giveaway, I opted to do it the old fashioned way... pulling names out of a hat (well, in this case, an envelope). Here's a look at my not-so-high-tech… Continue reading Prizes for the Fifth Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge
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Found Poetry Giveaway Recipient
Congratulations to Justin Green whose commenter number corresponds to the random number drawn for Georgia Heard's new book of poems The Arrow Finds Its Mark: A Book of Found Poems. Many thanks to Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group for sponsoring this giveaway. If you missed the original post about this book, then click here to read… Continue reading Found Poetry Giveaway Recipient
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The Book Stack
I have three gems for you. I. LOVE. These. Books. Love them. Micah Player previously worked for Paul Frank Industries. His illustrations and story are whimsical made me fall in love on the spot. Check out Chronicle Books website for more information on CHLOE INSTEAD. I'm looking forward to using this text in writing workshop for these… Continue reading The Book Stack
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Vote for Me + a Giveaway
If you're a political junkie like me, then you love presidential election years. Seriously, I live for election night coverage... it's my Super Bowl! (I'm not kidding. I have laid in bed late at night and checked my iPhone just to find out if returns came back from close-to-call caucuses and primaries earlier this year.) … Continue reading Vote for Me + a Giveaway
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Editing Wonderings
I've been thinking a lot about editing and conventions and writing workshop. My ideas keep twirling around and I'm trying to grab hold, but they don't seem to want to be pinned down quite yet. Or maybe I'm still looking for the thing that interests me the most. What I'm grappling with is the disconnect… Continue reading Editing Wonderings
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The Weekly SOLSC Is Back!
It's Tuesday and it's April. That means you've had two days to catch your breath if you were part of the 5th Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge! I hope you'll join us this Tuesday, and every Tuesday year-round (your schedule permitting, of course), for our weekly Slice of Life Story Challenge. There are no… Continue reading The Weekly SOLSC Is Back!
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Hugo Cabret
For Christmas we gave Sam The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick. Sam and I have been reading it ever since. I like to move through books quickly, often staying up into the wee hours of the morning to finish the story. I can't wait to finish stories, wanting the character world to be restored… Continue reading Hugo Cabret
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How many slices did you write and link to?
This is the 5th Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge Prize Round-up. Please read this entire post carefully before leaving a comment. Can you believe the 5th Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge is history? I'm not sure about you, but March flew by for me! There are 30 prizes up for grabs. Since there… Continue reading How many slices did you write and link to?
