Tuesday after Tuesday, we return to this community of writers to share our stories and to practice the art of narrative writing. Now, Betsy is offering us another opportunity to strengthen our craft and to share our writing: a writing critique group! Perhaps you want to bounce some writing ideas off someone, or maybe you need a critical ear to listen to your writing? In case you missed Betsy’s post, click here to read it. Be sure to fill out the Google Form in Betsy’s post by June 17th to be placed in a writing group. These writing groups will offer another supportive and honest community in which to grow as writers.
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On why I feel the need to make the last library class memorably funny.
http://reederama.blogspot.com/2014/06/slice-of-life-on-urge-to-leave-them.html
Yet ANOTHER going away party, oh boy!
http://imwritingtoo.blogspot.com/2014/06/youre-invited.html
Shooting close to home: http://deowriter.wordpress.com/2014/06/10/sols14-another-week-another-school-shooting/
On fruit blossoms and students… http://thinkingthroughmylens.wordpress.com/2014/06/10/appreciating-difference/
Being a student the past two days gives me thinking for next year.
http://enjoy-embracelearning.blogspot.com/2014/06/slice-of-life-sharing-journey.html
Just getting this in! Read and you’ll understand why it’s so late! http://iheartpurplestuff.blogspot.com/2014/06/i-drove-all-night.html
Trying to get back to it…
http://onathought.com/2014/06/10/oh-slicing-where-have-you-been/
I wrote about how I can I get to know my students better…
Still slogging away on the west coast, but summer is coming soon!
http://pleasuresfromthepage.blogspot.com/2014/06/words-from-wise-friends.html
Touched by the funerals of 3 slain RCMP today.
http://beverleyabaird.wordpress.com/2014/06/11/slice-of-life-tuesday-8/
Confessions of a Teacher Hoarder
http://merelydaybyday.blogspot.com/2014/06/you-might-be-hoarder-if.html
Finally, I have started tapping the keys and writing again–KMWP is motivating me. Here is my post about what inspired me as a teacher in 1995 and what rejuvenates me today. Along with that is an image poem for two voices and way to use poetry with academic vocabulary. Here is my link: http://meanderingmaya.wordpress.com/2014/06/10/fun-with-images-and-words/. Thanks for this writing community. I stray, but I stay.
Getting ready for a road trip!
http://carolwscorner.blogspot.com/2014/06/slice-of-life.html
End of the School Year http://readingteacherwrites.com/2014/06/10/slice-of-life-…ol-yearfinally/
Betsy’s invite got me thinking about risk taking
http://drferreri.blogspot.com/2014/06/sol2014-taking-risks.html
I love my readers. http://imlivingmywords.blogspot.com/2014/06/readers.html
Filled with gratitude…http://www.raisingreadersandwriters.com/2014/06/slice-of-lifefilled-with-gratitude.html
First day of summer – the work just looks and feels different. It’s still summer. It’s still good. Linking to my Summer Reading Log for kids in this post, too. Looking to get kids talking about summer reading online!!! Take a look! 🙂 http://jenbaum-laughoftenlovemuch.blogspot.com/2014/06/breathing-just-got-easier.html
I almost missed it today! What a crazy day, but a slice of life worth reading.
Enjoy
http://lifeisshortblog.wordpress.com/2014/06/10/a-funny-thing-about-birthdays/
Our Collaboration is coming to an end. Check out our Documentary
https://digitalbonnie.wordpress.com/2014/06/10/finishing-up-with-tara-and-her-writers-slice-of-life-tuesday/
I’m a little nervous sharing this slice because of its intensity, but I’m trying to overcome my fears, so here it is. I hope it doesn’t offend anyone who decides to read it (it’s a bit lengthy 🙂
http://memoirsfromthebelly.blogspot.com/2014/06/micsarriage-2-nostalgic-slice.html
June brings strawberries, so I made jam:
http://kaymcgriff.edublogs.org/2014/06/10/enjoy-strawberry-jam-tonight/
Trying out Thinglink’s teacher challenge. And a link to a student poem. http://reflectionsontheteche.wordpress.com/2014/06/10/wide-open-summer/
Short, but hopefully good for a little laugh!
http://newtreemom.wordpress.com/2014/06/10/ha-ha/
A yoga class or sit-com? http://hollymueller.blogspot.com/2014/06/slice-of-life-vinyasa-flow-yoga.html
Should have packed my classroom, went to movies instead.
http://justforamonth.blogspot.com/2014/06/mean-john-green.html
It’s summer and that means more time with the grandkids!
http://dkdougka01.blogspot.com/2014/06/slice-of-life-tuesday-its-summer.html
http://alotalot.wordpress.com/2014/06/10/slice-of-life-here-i-am/
Extra Note: I want to start a mother-daughter book club at my school in September. (I’ll be teaching grade 3 & 4). Has anyone done this? I could use some tips!
What fun!
I did a presentation on book clubs as a new form of play dates for kids. Shoot me an email if you’d like the handouts from it. Maybe some of it could help as you plan for the mother-daughter book club.
What do you write when you can write anything? Advice and thoughts are appreciated.
http://kelseyempfield.wordpress.com/2014/06/10/what-to-write-when-you-can-write-anything/
I appreciate the thought that went into this place mostly people do not want to go to!
http://writekimwrite.wordpress.com/2014/06/10/thoughtful-enviornment/
Reading and Writing and Exercising = God I love summer!
http://chrisleish.weebly.com/blog/ya-literature-is-less
First Slice of my summer
https://jarhartz.wordpress.com/2014/06/10/scheduling-time-to-drift/
http://kdiez39.wordpress.com/2014/06/10/summer-promises/
Summer promises…..
Thinking about read-alouds after last night’s #readingjoy Twitter chat: http://readingtothecore.wordpress.com/2014/06/10/slice-of-life-read-alouds-for-everyone/
My experience with the Cable company- Right Where They Want Me
http://www.nothing2read.com/2014/06/right-where-they-want-me.html
a post about cleaning out the unimportant “stuff” in my life:
http://fireflytrails.wordpress.com/2014/06/10/sorting-and-sifting/
I felt compelled to write a short piece while I was observing Isabelle’s speech therapy session today.
Observing Through the One-Way Mirror
https://raisealithuman.wordpress.com/2014/06/10/observing-through-the-one-way-mirror-sol14-apraxia-slpeeps/
Kind of a delicate subject today.
http://arjeha.wordpress.com/2014/06/10/do-i-really-want-that-picture/
So exciting about the critique group!
Here is a poem for the end of the school year. (For teachers)
http://annagratzliteracy.blogspot.com/2014/06/for-end-of-school-year.html
My childhood dream has come true .. um, sort of.
http://arlsvera.wordpress.com/2014/06/10/full-circle/
An encounter in the night, http://lcinmo.wordpress.com/2014/06/10/creepy-and-crawly/
Summer fun.
http://rdgtchr.blogspot.com/2014/06/tuesday-and-two-writing-teachers-is.html
http://shellybelly75blog.wordpress.com/2014/06/10/the-hardest-call/
Around the table
http://murphyslawblog.wordpress.com/2014/06/10/go-around-the-table/
My Last Letter to the Children . . .
http://inspire-lynn.blogspot.com/2014/06/letter-to-children.html
Summer is almost here …
http://literacyzone.blogspot.com/2014/06/sols-summer-is-almost-here.html
This quote got me through the post interview job search phase of last night to start me fresh this am….”Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could; some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; you shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.”
– Emerson
http://parentingandpedagogy.blogspot.com/2014/06/busy-job-hunting.html
Finished gingerbread house…it’s about time, right?
http://makesharegive.blogspot.com/2014/06/share_7.html
Summer PD is just around the corner . . .
https://franmcveigh.wordpress.com/2014/06/10/slice-of-life-tcrwp-bound/
Summer is not here yet, but I’m looking ahead to summer PD:
http://ateachinglifedotcom.wordpress.com/2014/06/10/slice-of-life-tuesday-cyberpd-and-summer-reading/
Reflection of a school year Grow. Encourage. Learn. http://mrsknottsbooknook.blogspot.com/2014/06/sol-reflecting-on-this-school-year-61014.html
Talking back to late work policies today: http://portable-teacher.blogspot.com/2014/06/talking-back-to-late-work-policies.html
Was so excited to read Betsy’s post on Sunday morning!
http://tworeflectiveteachers.blogspot.com/2014/06/writing-groups-for-teachers-thank-you.html
Ironies in My Life – Shout Out to Carol Wilcox
http://haddonmusings.com/2014/06/07/
Month long celebrations for Hubby’s birthday
http://myreadingblog-jac.blogspot.com/2014/06/tuesday-sol-61014-celebrating-hubbys.html
I have a million things to do during this last week of school. But first, I’ve got to bake a cherry pie.
http://whateverings.blogspot.com/2014/06/baking-cherry-pie.html
Thinking about trust in the classroom: http://assessmentinperspective.com/?p=1556
Clare
Inspired by Stacey’s post a few weeks ago…here’s my newly organized writing space… http://1gratefulteacher.blogspot.com/2014/06/reclaiming-my-writing-space.html
making the most of the last bits of a school year
http://otterlanding.wordpress.com/2014/06/09/making-the-most-of-a-month/
No jet lag here – but being on vacation does allow for late night posts to an eastern time zone Sharing phoetry from the trip that jump started my summer
http://wakeupandwrite.wordpress.com/2014/06/09/kalaloch-arun/
Waking up bright and early with jet lag in a foreign country gave me the chance to be the first slicer of the day! 🙂 This morning, I discovered other perks of jet lag, too.
http://writingwithoutaniche.blogspot.gr/2014/06/the-perks-of-jetlag.html