“October extinguished itself in a rush of howling winds and driving rain and November arrived, cold as frozen iron, with hard frosts every morning and icy drafts that bit at exposed hands and faces.” ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Want to write like J.K. Rowling? Get started today. The… Continue reading It’s Tuesday! Join Us for #TWTBlog’s Slice of Life Story Challenge.
Year: 2015
Allowing Student Choice within Information Writing: Diving into Information Writing
How do you encourage students when beginning the writing process for information writing? Give them choices!
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Using Qualities of Information Writing to Guide Students to Set Goals: Diving Into Information Writing Blog Series
It's important to help students to set a vision for the work ahead at the start of an information writing unit (or any writing unit, for that matter). This post shows how.
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Preview: Diving into Information Writing Blog Series
We are thrilled to launch our latest blog series, Diving Into Information Writing. Click on for a preview of the week to come on Two Writing Teachers.
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Tara’s Tweet Roundup
It's the end-of-the-month curated collection of writing Tweets!
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Writing Lessons Inspired by Guy Fieri
We can teach students about improving their writing process and to write with detail and voice by watching Guy Fieri on "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives."
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Writing Workshop is Hard Work
Last Thursday, I endeavored to explain writing workshop to parents in my district at Parent University. As I drove home after the presentation, I felt unsettled, like there had been a gap in what the parents were hoping to learn and what I delivered. What would you be sure to include in a presentation to parents on writing workshop?
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An Anchor Chart Mashup
Come along as I take you on an anchor chart tour in the classrooms of our school.
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WRITE. SHARE. GIVE. #TWTBlog
Share your Slice today with the Two Writing Teachers community. Just do it.
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Bookends of Writing Workshop
...in our classroom the tie between the opening and closing of the workshop seems to be the “salt of the workshop.”
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Writing Mantras for the New School Year: Part of #TWTBlog’s Throwback Week
Did you know that talking to yourself can be really helpful? It's true! Researchers have long known that positive self-talk can be an incredibly helpful tool. The power of positive self-talk is something that I hadn't thought about much until recently. My friends' Kristi Mraz's and Christine Hertz's book A Mindset for Learning has helped me… Continue reading Writing Mantras for the New School Year: Part of #TWTBlog’s Throwback Week
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The Physical Act of Writing — PART OF #TWTBLOG’S THROWBACK WEEK
In this throwback post, Stacey gives strategies and tips for our youngest writers. She lays out ideas, in a practical way for the classroom, helping students develop the skills necessary for the physical act of writing.
