No shadow
No stars
No moon
No care
November
It only believes
In a pile of dead leaves
And a moon
That’s the color of bone
Tom Waits, ‘November’
Do you wish your writing had stronger imagery, or sounded smooth, like the lyrics of a song? Well, today is your day! Practice your craft and post your slice. The more you practice, the stronger your writing will be.
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Thank you TWT for being here even when I’m not. I miss you each week when posting time comes and goes and I haven’t reached my weekly goal. I’m just so glad to jump in again this week! This is the first in a series of tributes to my DAD. While it isn’t exactly a moment… it is about a series of meaningful life moments.
https://daywells.wordpress.com/2015/12/01/dad-eight-of-my-favorite-conversations-with-you
Power issues yesterday!
http://pleasuresfromthepage.blogspot.com/2015/11/slicing-day-late.html
http://jenniferbrinkmeyer.com/2015/11/18/slice-of-life-challenge-lyrical-imagery/
Getting brave. Set up my blog and posted a piece of writing. I hope I did this right. Be kind!
https://coachingwrite.wordpress.com/2015/11/18/jill/
Read Alouds for teachers and parents
http://dkdougka01.blogspot.com/2015/11/slice-of-life-tuesday-read-aloud.html
for anyone who read my slice yesterday about the writing workshop, here’s what I had to do with the two stories I wrote.
http://redemma1991.blogspot.com/2015/11/heres-what-workshop-did-with-my-stories.html
#SOL15: Being Present – The Value of the Moment
http://maryannreilly.blogspot.com/2015/11/sol15-being-present-value-of-moment.html
Wishing I was going to NCTE. http://carolwscorner.blogspot.com/2015/11/slice-of-life.html
It’s Tuesday. Really? My days have been a blur…
http://wp.me/p3cml8-pC
Sneak Peeks at NCTE–thanks for inspiring me Catherine and Carol, Bonnie and Margaret! http://portable-teacher.blogspot.com/2015/11/sneak-peaks-ncte.html
Today I Love a Challenge! It’s been a while since I’ve been here, but this seemed an opportune time…enjoy!
http://triciaeaton.blogspot.com/2015/11/todayi-love-challenge.html
Does teaching make you happy? http://thosewhocan.org/2015/11/17/happy/
Planning for NCTE and wrestling with my teaching identity a bit. http://www.huffenglish.com/slice-of-life-16-ncte-2015/
A late slice about a moment that finally happened.
http://adayinthelifeof19b.blogspot.com/2015/11/and-it-finally-happened.html
A new way to think more about my information writing topic, thanks to Jeopardy!
http://mywritingstoriesbysally.blogspot.com/2015/11/more-information-writing-generating.html
It’s not much, but here it is…
https://newtreemom.wordpress.com/2015/11/17/i-know-i-had-a-great-idea/
Instructional Coaching Workshop challenged us to think about our body language in our coaching conversations–very interesting! http://tworeflectiveteachers.blogspot.com/2015/11/thinking-about-body-language-and.html
I’m off to NCTE 15 but stuck with a packing issue. I create a 4 step process to move forward by remembering the good times of NCTE 2014. Watch my 2 minute video to see if you recognize some literary luminaries and colleagues. http://beyondliteracylink.blogspot.com/2015/11/off-to-ncte-15.html
What the world needs now is not another profile picture…
http://wp.me/pPury-1i7
Reading Jennifer Teege’s book connects with horror in Paris.
https://beverleyabaird.wordpress.com/2015/11/17/slice-of-life-tuesday-53/
https://lovinglivingteachingliteracy.wordpress.com/2015/11/17/leap-of-faith-the-power-of-community-in-education/
A reflection on a recent post by Naomi Shihab Nye and how it relates to change
https://jaydenelizabeth13.wordpress.com/2015/11/17/slice-of-life-thankful-sol15/
Telling someone you love them for the first time can be beautiful… Or it can be awkward and embarrassing.
https://nickybanzhaf.wordpress.com/2015/11/17/slice-of-life-i-love-you-sol15/
A sneak peek at my poster session at NCTE. Hope to see you there!
https://readingtothecore.wordpress.com/2015/11/17/slice-of-life-every-picture-tells-a-story/
What season is it?
https://wordsfromjl.wordpress.com/2015/11/17/what-season-is-it/
Wow. I managed to write two Slices in a row! This time, why I believe everything happens for a reason. http://ctwritingtutor.blogspot.com/2015/11/useful-accidents.html
Hope you are up for another post about quilts.
https://arjeha.wordpress.com/2015/11/17/another-quilt-show-2/
My day started early, but I have to admit that I still love feeling needed as a mom.
http://rdgtchr.blogspot.com/2015/11/even-when-theyre-all-grown-up.html
Here are my thoughts about Teaching and Terrorism in response to events in Paris.
https://barbarasut.wordpress.com/2015/11/15/teaching-and-terrorism/
On the other side of school doors at dismissal:
https://ateachinglifedotcom.wordpress.com/2015/11/17/slice-of-life-tuesday-on-the-other-side-of-school-doors/
Informational writing takes a detour. https://jarhartz.wordpress.com/2015/11/17/slice-of-life-sometimes-you-have-to-watch-to-know/
Next week will be busy, busy. This is why . . .
https://lcinmo.wordpress.com/2015/11/17/counting-down/
Learning during my first time alone at the bookstore! Plus, a snow day to celebrate and a giveaway if you’re interested! http://www.teacherdance.org/2015/11/new-learning-all-good.html
I love the prompt at the top of today’s post! Wonderful. OK. So I am still talking about gratitude, and I decided to focus on each of my children. Today’s gratitude bite or slice is about my oldest son: http://iheartpurplestuff.blogspot.com/2015/11/finding-fun-in-life.html
It was just that kind of a day
https://murphyslawblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/17/that-kind-of-a-day/
Thinking about the #sol and March challenge. What a great book to use with your students to understand preserving your stories.
http://mrsknottsbooknook.blogspot.com/2015/11/slice-of-life-111715-preserving-stories.html
Recess duty in November. It’s all about the gear.
https://booksandbassets.wordpress.com/2015/11/17/dress-for-success-a-slice-of-life-story/
Learning at a literacy conference this week: http://www.literacyonthemind.com/2015/11/slice-of-life-literacy-conference.html
Thank You!!
Last night, I watched Pulp Fiction with my 16 yr old son for the first time….Today’s post dips into how movies and books impact us. http://writersinspired.com/what-movies-and-books-have-touched-you/
Closing a chapter in my life.
https://www.haddonmusings.com
What do our daily actions tell about our priorities? Are we only revealed in crises? Thinking about how to respond in times of trouble . . .
https://franmcveigh.wordpress.com/2015/11/17/sol15-choose-kind/
I am kind of breaking the rules and posting my DigiLit Sunday post. But if you are going to NCTE, you can see my schedule. If you are not, you can view my presentations. Either way, you can join the Voxer group. https://reflectionsontheteche.wordpress.com/2015/11/15/ncte-2015-do-you-want-to-vox/
Learning something new is tough!
Lessons From a Beginner
http://mrsmendelisteach.blogspot.com/2015/11/learn-something-new-to-be-better-teacher.html?m=1
https://alotalot.wordpress.com/2015/11/17/slice-of-life-time-out/
I love hearing about my daughter’s day at school!
Isn’t it wonderful when you spot a student who is in “the reading zone?”
http://sweetwritinglife.blogspot.com/2015/11/the-reading-zone-sol-11-17-15.html
Connecting with my students. Why I teach! http://1gratefulteacher.blogspot.com/2015/11/connections.html
Leaving for Minneapolis. Just hours away. http://wp.me/p3Gehh-L4
Sharing about our cloud study in my preschool classroom.
http://myiearlychildhoodreflections.blogspot.com/2015/11/what-about-those-clouds.html
Can You Hear Them Calling?
https://msvictorreads.wordpress.com/2015/11/17/can-you-hear-them-calling/
How to make a kid hate reading:
http://couragedoesnotroar.blogspot.com/2015/11/how-to-make-kid-hate-reading-sol15.html?spref=tw
What a great way to frame an argument for anything you support or don’t support. It definitely grabbed my attention! So….just about everything teachers are now forced to do will kill a love of reading. That makes those read-alouds and shared reading sessions so important”, as well as shopping for books to read” from nondesignated book bins or one titled “Just for Fun!” Or online book reviews that can also be shared orally/aurally with classmates. There are ways around these mandates…we just need to find them and use them!
You can get back what you thought you lost by reading what you missed. http://moranreflections.blogspot.com/2015/11/get-back-what-you-thought-you-lost.html
Guided by Wendell Berry, this weekend I sought and found solace in the natural world
https://mbhmaine.wordpress.com/2015/11/17/natures-solace/
We’re centered on audio/sound/silence in Digital Writing Month this week, and I have been teaching my sixth grade students how to compose “sound stories” with Garageband. This is my “mentor text” that I brought in to listen/show my students.
http://dogtrax.edublogs.org/2015/11/17/digiwrimo-sound-stories-the-one-i-made/
Kevin
http://onathought.com/2015/11/17/a-slice-of-1-page-then-2/
This isn’t exactly a moment I’m proud of. However, if there is any group of people who might be able to relate and/or empathize, then it is the writers in this community.
Teaching Your Own Child |
https://raisealithuman.wordpress.com/2015/11/16/teaching-your-own-child/
two little pieces of fiction, and a parenthetical update
http://redemma1991.blogspot.com/2015/11/slice-of-life-tuesday_17.html