WRITE a slice of life story on your own blog. SHARE a link to your post in the comments section. GIVE comments to at least three other SOLSC bloggers.
It’s Tuesday – time to share your Slice with the Two Writing Teachers Community. Here is a chart from last week’s Teachers College Reading and Writing Project August Writing Institute at Columbia University. It may help you with ideas for topics.
Anna is a staff developer, literacy coach, and writer, based in New York City. She taught internationally in places such as Sydney, Australia; San Pedro Sula, Honduras, and Auckland, New Zealand in addition to New York before becoming a staff developer for the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project at Columbia University (TCRWP). She has been an adjunct instructor in the Literacy Specialist Program at Teachers College, and teaches at TCRWP where she helps participants bring strong literacy instruction into their classrooms. Anna recently co-wrote Bringing History to Life with Lucy Calkins, part of the 2013 series Units of Study in Opinion, Information, and Narrative Writing (Heinemann). She has been a researcher for Lucy Calkins, contributing especially to Pathways to the Common Core (Heinemann, 2012) and Navigating Nonfiction (Heinemann, 2010).
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I’ve never done SOL before, but today’s post seemed like a SOL — starting a new chapter in my teaching journey — at the school I attended from grades 5-12. I need to do this on a regular basis!
I created a “Ten Things Right Now” list to capture the person my daughter is RIGHT NOW. I haven’t done one of these in almost a year. (I will try to do them more often since she changes so quickly.) http://raisealithuman.wordpress.com/2014/08/11/10now/
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Thinking about the event a of Monday: http://deowriter.wordpress.com/2014/08/13/solsc2014-just-for-today/
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I am a day late! But I was preparing for an interview, please forgive me! I had to of course write about my experience this am.
http://parentingandpedagogy.blogspot.com/2014/08/in-split-second.html
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Savoring a book (and friendship)
http://imwritingtoo.blogspot.com/2014/08/savory.html
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What photography teaches me even when I don’t get the shot! http://thinkingthroughmylens.wordpress.com/2014/08/12/things-not-photographed/
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Here goes! Second post. Thank you for this lovely forum. http://daywells.wordpress.com/valuing-with-accuracy-seeing-myself-in-the-mirror-of-you/ And I’m feeling joyfully grateful to be tweeting this week from #TCRWP Reading Institute @daywells
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http://readwritethinkgrow.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-porch-sols.html
A summer afternoon/evening on the porch
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New school year, new school supplies…
http://blogpraylove.wordpress.com/2014/08/12/start-of-a-new-school-year/
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Reflecting on my learning process –
http://pleasuresfromthepage.blogspot.com/2014/08/learning-takes-mentors-persistence-and.html
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Warning: this is an unpleasant story about street harassment. You may not want to read it. http://girlgriot.wordpress.com/2014/08/12/unseen-unheard-unvalued-unimportant/
I’ve been away a long time. Feels good to be back on my blog and back here, even if for something as ugly as this story.
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Ready to leave summer behind and welcome in Autumn 🙂
http://memoirsfromthebelly.blogspot.com/2014/08/first-sign-of-autumn.html
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http://msssunshine.wordpress.com/2014/08/13/slice-of-memory/
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It’s starting
http://showgem.wordpress.com/2014/08/13/getting-ready/
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Summer musings about my online presence in the last month:
http://literatelives.blogspot.com/2014/08/summer-musings-august-12.html
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My slice is about being the mother of black boys and teaching for social justice:
http://wp.me/p2Pe2s-TG
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I’ve never done SOL before, but today’s post seemed like a SOL — starting a new chapter in my teaching journey — at the school I attended from grades 5-12. I need to do this on a regular basis!
http://useyouroutsidevoice.blogspot.com/2014/08/new-beginnings-look-into-my-past.html
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Reflecting on summer http://iheartpurplestuff.blogspot.com/2014/08/happy-memories.html
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http://dkdougka01.blogspot.com/2014/08/slice-of-life-tuesday-sleep-over-at.html
Our first sleep over with grand kids! What a fun weekend!
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Because I still can’t believe it…
http://wp.me/pPury-16S
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Genuine and honest emotions about being a newbie
http://mackeyliteracygroup.com/2014/08/breathe-in-breathe-out/
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A new day coming soon. http://imlivingmywords.blogspot.com/2014/08/i-cant-help-but-think.html
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Conferencing: http://mvervinck.wordpress.com/2014/08/12/conferencing/
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the prompt today is “prelude”
http://wakeupandwrite.wordpress.com/2014/08/12/prelude/
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making old new again
http://otterlanding.wordpress.com/2014/08/12/perfect/
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A singing style – new or old?
http://myreadingblog-jac.blogspot.com/2014/08/tuesday-sol-81214-cappella-singing.html
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Reflections on visiting the Grand Canyon – http://iteachthefifth.wordpress.com/2014/08/12/grand-canyon/
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A day with my mother’s sizable family for a golf scramble and dinner. http://missskopec.blogspot.com/2014/08/slice-of-life-family-golf-scramble.html
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That’s what depression does . . .
http://millerinthemiddle.blogspot.com/
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I love my kitchen.
http://simplylearningtogether.blogspot.com/2014/08/sol14-because-kitchens-are-made-for.html
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http://lgrainger125.wordpress.com/2014/08/12/moonlight-row/
Still enjoying summer!
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Running around, trying to save summer. http://readingteacherwrites.com/2014/08/12/slice-of-life-…ng-out-of-time/
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Lots of transitions at our house this fall
http://readingamidthechaos.blogspot.com/2014/08/transitions.html
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What was I thinking?
https://wordsfromjl.wordpress.com/2014/08/12/what-was-i-thinking/
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When someone does something nice for you, it really is a pleasant surprise.
http://arjeha.wordpress.com/2014/08/12/a-pleasant-surprise/
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My post seems to not work. http://familytrove.blogspot.com/2014/08/one-of-my-former-students-died-this-week.html
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I said goodbye to summer yesterday. Getting ready to plan and live school life (tomorrow).
http://justforamonth.blogspot.com/2014/08/bye-bye-summer.html
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a break from our morning walk routine:
http://fireflytrails.wordpress.com/2014/08/11/hopefully-just-for-today/
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http://alotalot.wordpress.com/2014/08/12/slice-of-life-sleep-2/
Also, I’m still looking for a few grade 2 (ish) classes to maybe do an easy project with us:
http://alotalot.wordpress.com/2014/08/06/traveling-bear-project/
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Remembering what is important as the school year begins. http://readwriteandreflect.blogspot.com/2014/08/remembering-whats-important.html
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A former student of mine wrote books. He had not been a good student in school. His grammar and punctuation were horrid…but he still wrote. He died this week. http://familytrove.blogspot.com/2014/08/one-of-my-former-students-died-this-week.html
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A Slice of Life about just not being ready….http://hollymueller.blogspot.com/2014/08/slice-of-life-i-just-wasnt-ready.html
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http://kkoehlerblog.wordpress.com/2014/08/12/the-vanishing-carnival/
How can it go from right there in your face to gone? Just like that.
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Comparing last year and this year’s produce from my yard.
http://lcinmo.wordpress.com/2014/08/12/then-now/
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August Travel Part I: Wedding on Sugarloaf Mt. http://wp.me/p3Gehh-oT
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Here’s how I help myself get ready to go back to school
http://booksandbassets.wordpress.com/2014/08/12/back-to-school-knitting/
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I tried something new this weekend. I am now a triathlete. What swimming, biking and running really meant. http://mrsknottsbooknook.blogspot.com/2014/08/slice-of-life-trying-tri-81214.html
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The last days of summer … trying to hold on before the rush & excitement of school!
http://literacyzone.blogspot.com/2014/08/sols-last-days-of-summer.html
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Stopping to listen to life
http://sweetwritinglife.blogspot.com/2014/08/sounds-of-summer-sol-8-12-14.html
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First slice in a long time! I share my teacher’s perspective on the Tony Stewart tragedy.
http://adayinthelifeof19b.blogspot.com/2014/08/thank-you-to-two-writing-teachers-for.html
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Excited to become a football coach. http://mrcolbysharp.com/2014/08/12/slice-of-life-ready-set-hut/
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Ever made a green smoothie? I actually feel more energized. http://reflectionsontheteche.wordpress.com/2014/08/12/green-smoothie/
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I created a “Ten Things Right Now” list to capture the person my daughter is RIGHT NOW. I haven’t done one of these in almost a year. (I will try to do them more often since she changes so quickly.)
http://raisealithuman.wordpress.com/2014/08/11/10now/
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I’m not ready to let go of vacation! My slice today is a recipe for a perfect summer day:
http://readingtothecore.wordpress.com/2014/08/12/slice-of-life-recipe-for-a-perfect-summer-day/
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Attending a wedding when your marriage is on the rocks is tricky business.
http://whateverings.blogspot.com/2014/08/weddings.html
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A life-changing fly fishing trip: http://readingyear.blogspot.com/2014/08/slice-of-life-what-we-dont-know.html
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Love the list. I’m writing about revisiting goals and failures and focus and how to use all I’ve learned about that with my students… http://1gratefulteacher.blogspot.com/2014/08/focus.html
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Anna, Thanks for the list. Perfect for our first days of school.
https://jarhartz.wordpress.com/2014/08/12/slice-of-life-jumping-into-the-school-year/
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Thanks for the topic page, Anna! I’m sharing a little bit about starting school in today’s writing: http://www.teacherdance.org/2014/08/time-for-clean-slates.html
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What is my thinking / planning focus? It’s back to school!
https://franmcveigh.wordpress.com/2014/08/11/sol-14-back-to-school/
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Three owls in our front yard…
http://thisandthatbee.blogspot.ca/2014/08/slice-of-life-owls.html
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An afternoon painting shutters results in thoughts wandering to revision
http://lifeatthespeedofanoldvdub.wordpress.com/2014/08/11/painting-shutters/
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