Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge
Hello Writers! Welcome to the first Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge in July. Summer is a wonderful time to begin something new. If you’re joining us for the first time, here are some FAQs from our Slice of Life info page.
If you are a veteran Slicer, welcome back, we are thrilled you are here.
FAQ’S for the Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge
How do I start?
Take it step-by-step:
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Start a blog. Blogger and WordPress are easy to navigate and have great step-by-step directions when getting started.
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Write and post a Slice on your blog. A Slice is a little segment of your day.
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Copy the unique URL (this is the link that goes directly to your blog post, not just a link to your blog).
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Visit the Two Writing Teachers “Call for Slices” post on Tuesday.
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Paste the unique URL in a comment with a short snippet about your Slice. Here is an example:
Comment: My Slice: What the extra hour of Fall Back is really for: http://tmsteach.blogspot.com/2013/11/slice-of-life-tuesday-how-i-wasted-hour.html
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Read and comment on at least three other Slicers’ posts.
Blogging Bully
http://bigtimeliteracy.blogspot.com/2015/07/buddy-or-bully.html
Late, late, late, but I go to go to nErDcampMI!
https://msvictorreads.wordpress.com/2015/07/08/sol-wow-i-got-to-go-to-nerdcampmi/
Better late than never
https://adeserteducation.wordpress.com/2015/07/08/sometimes-i-need-a-nap/
Learning to appreciate and enjoy my backyard much more these days. Fun is where the home is… https://blogpraylove.wordpress.com/2015/07/08/summer-fun-a-hop-skip-and-a-jump-away/
My Slice of Life includes green grass and childhood memories 🙂 https://journeyafterdawn.wordpress.com/2015/07/07/slice-of-life/
http://archermom.blogspot.com/2015/07/we-two.html
Trying to blog and post by phone. Oy! Not tech savvy. Anyway a post about me and my guy.
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Celebrating tonight, and posting just in the nick of time! http://wp.me/p3eVyl-bh
Writing about summer PD and some of the teachers there…
https://newtreemom.wordpress.com/2015/07/07/teachers-in-a-summer-workshop/
A slice happened as I did today’s TeachersWrite prompt… so yay! http://onathought.com/2015/07/07/a-slice-of-people-watching-middle-son-edition/
I’m sure other teachers have had this summer experience
https://wakeupandwrite.wordpress.com/2015/07/07/jury-duty/
jury duty poem today
https://cricketontheloose.wordpress.com/2015/07/07/all-in/
A Summer’s Night in Michigan is Worth the Wait
https://pamsteginkspassionforreadingandwriting.wordpress.com/2015/07/08/a-summers-night-in-michigan-is-worth-the-wait/
Life’s hyperlinks http://carolwscorner.blogspot.com/2015/07/slice-of-life.html
A little Garretts popcorn on a beautiful summer day in the city. 🙂
http://responsiveliteracy.blogspot.com/2015/07/garretts-slice-of-life.html
Flash
https://stepsintheliteracyjourney.wordpress.com/2015/07/08/flash/
Today’s post does double duty as it my writing from the Teachers Write prompt for the day. I took advantage of the summer day to visit the Farmers’ Market. https://myrandomwonderings.wordpress.com/2015/07/07/slice-of-life-characters-at-the-farmers-market/
Thoughts on #bookaday
https://wahooliteracyteacher.wordpress.com/2015/07/07/bookaday-sol15/
Just when everything seems just peachy…
https://writeanotherone.wordpress.com/2015/07/07/july-7-slice-of-life-story-challenge-stapled/
I’m playing in an opera! http://sherlockesque.blogspot.com/2015/07/a-midsummer-nights-dream.html
This is summer–I wrote my blog yesterday and revised it today trying to make sense of my slice. Inspiration for my post: Jon Gordon’s blog about finishing with a bang. My post is about going from a closing that fizzles to one that is a finale. I am interested in your take away and in what you do to leave a lasting impression each day: https://meanderingmaya.wordpress.com/2015/07/06/from-a-fizzle-to-a-finale/.
http://mackeyliteracygroup.com/2015/07/areasontosmile/
I enjoyed some childhood memories, triggered by a friend’s question.
https://pencilonmybackporch.wordpress.com/2015/07/07/dusk/
Those Who Seek Beauty Will Find It (I hope). https://raisealithuman.wordpress.com/2015/07/07/seek-beauty/
My notes from being in Mary Ehreworth’s Adv Reading Section at TCRWP. What a section!!
http://funwithreadingandwriting.blogspot.com/2015/07/july-2015-tcrwp-reading-institute-marys.html
Julie, your link didn’t show up! Since I’m a tech-newbie, I don’t know how to fix it. Sorry!
A little poetry about missing the craziness of having all the kids home (with puppies included). 🙂
http://www.raisingreadersandwriters.com/2015/07/missing-chaos-slice-of-life-story.html
OOPS! Wrong reply person! Sorry! Your link didn’t show up tonight!
Glad to be back!
https://theonewiththebooks.wordpress.com/2015/07/07/this-is-the-tuesday-zucchini/
Fireflies were on my mind too, Rose! I enjoyed your post, especially when you admitted to singing to try to discern their rhythm. This is also a nice piece showing how wonderment can lead to research 🙂
A little something about fireflies and the wonder of nature.
http://www.mentortextswithlynneandrose.com/blogging-with-rose
I’ve been working on my blog – let me know what you think? Fireworks, Fun & Freedom
https://daywells.wordpress.com/2015/07/07/fireworks-fun-freedom/
After a long break, it is good to be back with you fellow slicers! I accidentally first posted this on a prior Tuesday. Here it is again in the right place. https://lifeatthespeedofanoldvdub.wordpress.com/2015/07/07/this-enourmous-blue-day-a-borrowed-line-poem/
Tuesday means I posted another piece to the blog!!!! Take some time to read my latest quick write “Lists.” #SOL15
http://rembertrambling.weebly.com/slice-of-life-writing/lists
Oh my, communication can be a tricky thing, especially with someone you do not know well. Weeks ago I had an encounter that left me…
https://writekimwrite.wordpress.com/2015/07/07/flummoxed/
I’m joining via Big Time Literacy’s Blogging Challenge but I think I’ll stay a while! http://bit.ly/1G5i25j
Stress can make you sick!
http://drferreri.blogspot.com/2015/07/sol2015-patiently-waiting.html
An English teacher succeeds in math! My thoughts on meeting Greg Tang, author of books like “Grapes of Math”http://wp.me/p4Wp6C-kW
As I’m trying to live a more “writerly” life, I’m joining the Slice of Life community today. Here’s my first attempt:
http://thebookmavenshaven.blogspot.com/2015/07/living-among-booksa-slice-of-life-july.html
Cat Lady and her Cousin
http://makesharegive.blogspot.com/2015/07/write_7.html
A slice of Chicago, words and images from our weekend. https://reflectionsontheteche.wordpress.com/2015/07/07/chicago-slice-of-life/
Deep thoughts on this foggy Tuesday morning
http://chrisleish.weebly.com/blog/turning-points
I haven’t posted since the March challenge – here we go! http://mrsebarvia.com/2015/07/07/when-your-summer-bucket-list-is-too-long/
The Memory Jar
http://thisandthatbee.blogspot.ca/2015/07/slice-of-life-grammies-memory-jar.html
Funeral Selfies? Really?
http://wp.me/pPury-1g5
Still waiting
http://myreadingblog-jac.blogspot.com/2015/07/sol-7715-waiting.html
An interesting character on the plane made for some good reflections.
http://payanwriting.blogspot.com/2015/07/slice-of-life-man-on-plane.html
My second slice (not sure when I’ll stop counting!) “A Slice of Certainty” How sweet it is! http://wp.me/p6fpbi-8Q Thanks ahead for your valuable feedback
My obsession with lists…
http://rembertrambling.weebly.com/slice-of-life-writing
Here we are in the middle http://thesassybibliophile.blogspot.com/2015/07/in-middle.html
Sweet summer! Updates on the studio clean up and art making: http://portable-teacher.blogspot.com/2015/07/sweet-summer.html
A poignant hike on a beautiful day–enjoying my solitude in the present while missing the richness of past family adventures
https://mbhmaine.wordpress.com/2015/07/07/a-poignant-visit-to-morse-mountain/
It is true, you can find what you need on the internet. Here is one example.
https://arjeha.wordpress.com/2015/07/07/thank-heaven-for-the-internet/
I am in the creation mode these days and so I offer Morning Musings: http://beyondliteracylink.blogspot.com/2015/07/morning-musings.html.
Have you visited a Little Free Library? I found 5 in my town.
https://lcinmo.wordpress.com/2015/07/07/little-free-libraries/
http://mshornskindergarten.blogspot.com/2015/07/double-dipping.html
I haven’t had a ticket in several years now, guess it was time….
I am totally “off-topic” from my usual blogging about preschool. I’ve been doing some personal research about the four young black girls who died in the church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama in the 1960s…I wrote three poems.
http://myiearlychildhoodreflections.blogspot.com/2015/07/tuesday-sol-three-poems-about-four-girls.html
My 3 year old nephew http://mrstaylorstales.blogspot.com/2015/07/nephew.html
A Slice of Life: Solitude
http://misskingsechantedkingdom.blogspot.com/2015/07/tuesdays-slice-of-life-solitude.html
Lessons learned from saying goodbye..
http://assessmentinperspective.com/?p=2775
Clare
What I think summer will be like and what summer is really like at home with two five year olds …. both still have reading moments!
http://literacyzone.blogspot.com/2015/07/a-summer-reading-life-sol15.html
Good to be writing again even if it still gives me a headache.
http://haddonmusings.com/2015/07/07/a-whiff-of-a-memory/
Yesterday was the first day of Teachers Write! and Kate Messner invited us to wonder. Here’s my response:
https://readingtothecore.wordpress.com/2015/07/07/slice-of-life-wonder-poems/
Slicing about not having to nag my daughter to read this summer. http://thelatebloomersbookblog.blogspot.com/2015/07/not-having-to-nag-slice-of-life-post.html
https://thirdmusings.wordpress.com/2015/07/07/the-text-message/
A summer filled with writing helps me declare, “I am a writer!” http://1gratefulteacher.blogspot.com/2015/07/i-am-writer.html
Summer footwear: a first world problem
https://booksandbassets.wordpress.com/2015/07/07/my-summer-footwear-dilemma-a-slice-of-life-story/
Things got a bit hairy last week: http://morebooksthantime.blogspot.com/2015/07/tuesday-slice-rebel-without-cause.html
https://alotalot.wordpress.com/2015/07/07/slice-of-life-the-loudest-sound-in-the-world/
What advice would you give to young teachers in making?
http://justforamonth.blogspot.com/2015/07/young-teachers-in-making.html
Here is the first of a few summary blog entries about my week at TCRWP July Reading Institute, a transformative week of learning. I start with my notes taken during Lucy’s Keynote.
http://funwithreadingandwriting.blogspot.com/2015/07/july-2015-reading-institute-day-1-lucys.html?m=1
We Continue http://wp.me/p3Gehh-BL
A wonderful learning adventure – A Summary from the TCRWP Summer Institutes
https://franmcveigh.wordpress.com/2015/07/07/in-summary-tcrwp-2015-institutes/
Are you a writer? A silly question in this community. Or is it?
https://jarhartz.wordpress.com/2015/07/07/slice-of-life-are-you-a-writer/
Stream of consciousness that has been streaming all day today. http://iheartpurplestuff.blogspot.com/2015/07/my-bowl-of-cherries.html
It’s a puzzle how my actions are affected at the end of reading a book. Checking in to see if anyone else does something special? http://www.teacherdance.org/2015/07/more-about-reading.html
Mystery solved . . . and I move from grumpy to glad!
http://pleasuresfromthepage.blogspot.com/2015/07/tuesday-slice-of-life-on-my-tiptoes-and.html
The Long Island Summer Institute began! Here is a found poem from our first shared reading:http://couragedoesnotroar.blogspot.com/2015/07/found-in-book-found-poem-sol15.html
Restorative practices and summertime. Celebrating my 150th post!
http://show–nottell.blogspot.com/2015/07/restorative-practices.html
A slice of cows and poetry
http://mainelywrite.blogspot.com/2015/07/a-slice-of-cows-and-poetry.html
Celebrating a special 4th of July…for so many reasons!
https://barbarasut.wordpress.com/2015/07/04/today-july-4th-i-am-celebrating-many-things/
http://mackeyliteracygroup.com/2015/07/areasontosmile/