I recently had a dream about teaching writing. In my dream the kids wrote and wrote and wrote for hours on end as I floated effortlessly from student to student. You could hear a pin drop. When I let kids know that I was very sorry, but there were only a few minutes left, they… Continue reading Pump Up the Volume!
Month: October 2013
Writing the Hot Spot First
How, she wondered, could we get them to write more focused narratives? And what types of entries could they make in their writer's notebooks to help them with this process?
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A Tiny Invitation
Tiny hands are limitless story tellers.
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Slice of Life in the classroom: How to rubric and grade our project
Launching our yearlong Slice of Life writing challenge is an exhilarating experience for my sixth graders. None of them have done any type of digital writing, and the very idea of posting a slice, seeing it “go public,” and then watching as classmates comment and compliment their writing is, as one of my kiddos put… Continue reading Slice of Life in the classroom: How to rubric and grade our project
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Setting Up Writing Partners for Success
We've all been there. Reading your own writing to somebody else can be scary. Even when I am teaching adults in writing institutes and graduate courses I often have to say, "Please don't cover up your writing and just summarize it; actually read your writing to your partner." Even then, there are always a few participants… Continue reading Setting Up Writing Partners for Success
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SOLSC + Social Media
WRITE your slice. SHARE your link. GIVE some comments to (at least three) other slicers. If you’re leaving your comment early in the day, please consider returning this evening or tomorrow to read some of our evening posters’ slices. Seems like Facebook is always changing things around, right? Last week, I learned two Facebook-related things… Continue reading SOLSC + Social Media
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Scoring On-Demand Assessments
Nothing truly teaches you like rolling up your sleeves and doing something. I came away with five realizations as a result from scoring K - 8 narrative on-demand assessments by myself.
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Demonstration Writing Tips: Information Writing as a Case in Point
Most writing workshop teachers agree that using demonstration writing to teach with is crucial. However, creating it is not always easy. Here are some tips to help you get the most bang for your writing buck.
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Introduction: Beth Moore
Hello Readers! Please allow me to introduce myself. I am thrilled to become a part of this fabulous team of teachers and writers. It is such an honor to be a part of this fantastic project. I have always wanted to be a writer. At seven or eight years old, I used to spend whole days… Continue reading Introduction: Beth Moore
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Introduction: Dana Murphy
I always wanted to be a teacher. Some of my earliest childhood memories are of playing school with my sister in our shared bedroom.
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Introduction: Betsy Hubbard
My challenge is to grow children who not only love to write but write even when they don’t have to.
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Introduction: Anna Gratz Cockerille
Anna Gratz Cockerille, a new member of the TWT team, introduces herself to the community and writes about new beginnings.
