What can you shine a light on that others might not be seeing?
What is your unique story to tell?
Today is the day to share!
Please write your slice, share your link, and give three comments.
Presentations
As Dana wrote last week, Two Writing Teachers is on a short blogging break for the month of July. The team is keeping busy, though, while we recharge during this month. You can find Stacey presenting “Grammar Matters: Promoting Engagement, Strategic Instruction, and Reflection Using Mentor Texts” at the International Literacy Association Conference in Boston, MA on July 9th. Betsy will be presenting “Embedding Narrative Qualities Across Genres to Reach the Soul and Voice of the Writer (K-5)” at nErDcamp Michigan on July 11th, during the 1:15-2:05 session. If you are at either event, we hope you stop by to say hello to Stacey and Betsy! Summer is filled with so many amazing professional development opportunities for educators!
TWO WRITING TEACHERS 
Taking Baby Tweets–Becoming a little more comfortable with the uncomfortable
This isn’t my personal blog (that is “under construction”) but please feel free to leave comments on this site where I posted as a guest:
http://longislandwritingproject.weebly.com/liwp-guest-blogger-of-the-month/is-it-okay-to-talk-and-tweet
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Sliding in under the radar
https://swampstompintales.wordpress.com/2016/07/06/dragonflies-and-black-eyed-susans/
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A day late and a dollar short…..
https://iowaconflictedteacher.wordpress.com/2016/07/06/grooving-or-lack-thereof-sol/
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Super late tonight because I have been busy grandmothering and thinking about learning. http://carolwscorner.blogspot.com/2016/07/slice-of-life.html
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Making mistakes stinks…
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Yay! I made it. Happy Tuesday! Going to ILA tomorrow. Will you be there? https://jarhartz.com/2016/07/06/sol-splashing-around-to-learn/
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http://mustwrighte.blogspot.com/2016/07/mean-parents.html
Perspective. Shame it has to be seen in hindsight sometimes. 😉
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Some thoughts on Matt de la Pena’s Newbery speech…
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Puttering.
http://wp.me/s3cml8-resting
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What I’m reading and loving right now.
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Walking and slicing go hand in hand! http://ihabloespanglish.blogspot.com/2016/07/a-walk-with-elsie.html
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My Summer Bummer
http://bangleblog.weebly.com/slice-of-life.html
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Thinking about the ways nothing is subordinated, coordinated after loss.
http://maryannreilly.blogspot.com/2016/07/sol16-parataxis.html
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My Bummer Start to Summer
http://bangleblog.weebly.com/slice-of-life.html
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I wasn’t sure what to put, but glancing at some of the titles, I think I can do this. I don’t consider myself a writer, but that’s a challenge I’m meeting head-on this summer. My blog will be mish-mash of personal and school.
http://sincerelyreluctantwriter.blogspot.com/
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Summer boredom? No, just relaxing and restful. I hope you are doing the same. http://wp.me/p3eVyl-hu
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My year long journey continues with your support, Slicers…
https://digitalbonnie.me/2016/07/03/letters-to-tuvia261opening-the-last-door7-3-16/
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It’s July… the month of blueberries! http://www.alicenine.net/blueberries/
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The time I get to spend with my sister is rare and precious. http://www.raisingreadersandwriters.com/2016/07/sister-time.html
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Spiders are living in my car; kind of a road hazard!
http://www.bigtimeliteracy.com/2016/07/slice-of-life-car-pets.html
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Somethings are not as self evident as they appear. The 4th of July holds some sadness for me. https://writekimwrite.wordpress.com/2016/07/05/a-truth-not-so-self-evident/
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Thinking about “home”–all of them! https://midwesternheartindixie.wordpress.com/2016/07/05/home-btbc16-sol/
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What I learned from reluctant adventures
http://thethirdflower.blogspot.com/2016/07/why-i-adventure.html
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Standing in the middle of a crowded intersection of professional learning, I confess and observe. http://cast-of-characters.blogspot.com/2016/07/on-profession-learning-confession.html
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Good to be back after a few weeks off . . .
http://inspire-lynn.blogspot.com/2016/07/2-years-ago.html
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Green thumb dreams
http://responsiveliteracy.blogspot.com/2016/07/green-thumb-dreams.html
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Another experience I’ve been needing to write about: active shooter training.
https://marilynyung.wordpress.com/2016/07/05/active-shooter-training-day/
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Observing and writing while on vacation has been very fun. Today a list of wild life condensed to one sentence each.
http://onceuponashelf.blogspot.com/2016/07/slice-4-observing-and-writing-while.html
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Mantra for the library:
“Return books. Pick up holds. Step away from the shelves. No new books needed.”
http://pleasuresfromthepage.blogspot.com/2016/07/slice-of-life-summer-reading.html
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A fountain in Houston sparks a memory of a Mother’s Day outing. http://sherlockesque.blogspot.com/2016/07/fountains-and-kids-and-matching-outfits.html
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Pondering quiet and celebrations
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Good morning, everybody! Here’s my slice for today to celebrate my 30 years in education.
http://ateachersruminations.blogspot.com/2016/07/a-celebration.html
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His first broken heart
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I still can’t write about my mother yet, but I did find a note to revise.
https://acrossthewallblog.wordpress.com/2016/07/
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https://acrossthewallblog.wordpress.com/2016/07/04/moms-last-mothers-day/I still can’t write about my mother yet, but I found a note to revise.
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Some thoughts on the importance of positive interactions.
https://drjoyblog.com/2016/04/04/looking-back/
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Summer vacation is here!
And snap! Last week I wrote and published a slice but forgot to add it to the TWT page. So, if you want to read that one, here it is:
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Taking a risk with writing http://wp.me/p6nQS4-4V
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Just three short weeks ago, I was packed and ready to go . . . . .
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Celebrating the Fourth with family.
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I thought seriously about the question for today, “What can you shine light on that other’s might not be seeing?”
This post is about seeing something we don’t always notice.
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Smile Picture Caption Contest. http://familytrove.blogspot.com/2016/07/the-winner-of-first-smile-day-picture.html
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Apparently swans’ relationships are a lot like our human relationships. Here’s a story about our swan.
http://myreadingblog-jac.blogspot.com/2016/07/tuesday-sol-7516-our-swan-tale.html
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What’s on your professional bucket list? #sol16
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We went to our first St. Louis Cardinals game. http://mrstaylorstales.blogspot.com/2016/07/st-louis-cardinals.html
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Trying to get a jump start on my August work, but had a slight glitch.
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Felt like my previous post really needed a part two–parenting the teen years: http://horizon51.blogspot.com/2016/07/tuesday-slice-what-ive-learned-from.html
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For the cat my husband brought home sixteen years ago, a scrawny kitten tucked into his pocket.
His Last Sleep | Anne Deeboyar
https://annedeeboyar.wordpress.com/2016/07/05/his-last-sleep/
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http://galleystreet.blogspot.com/2016/07/i-love-parade_5.html
A rain-soaked, dreary July 4th yields a small surprise…
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Here is my FIRST one! It is about story telling!
http://msbeckysclassroom.blogspot.com/2016/07/slice-of-life-tell-your-story.html
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Here’s my Post for this week! The Kindness of Strangers! https://lisaorchard.wordpress.com/2016/07/05/the-kindness-of-strangers/
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Hope your holiday weekend was a good one! Sharing wandering thoughts about the impossible, Juno orbiting Jupiter, and connections to our own lives. http://bit.ly/29vlX5F
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The beauty of nature
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Collecting and Shedding (it’s all about the books)
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I am always excited during the 4th of July weekend because of the festivities but especially because of what the day means. http://beyondliteracylink.blogspot.com/2016/07/the-american-spirit.html
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Poetry on bricks seemed like a great idea…http://tworeflectiveteachers.blogspot.com/2016/07/slice-of-life-of-bricks-chalk-and-poetry.html
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A few thoughts on pet indulgence. https://imaginethepossibilitiesblog.wordpress.com/2016/07/05/doggie-indulgence/
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A short post on a few elementary teachers climbing Mt. Katahdin as a way to understand the book, Lost on a Mt. in Maine. http://thekatahdinsix.blogspot.com/2016/06/climbing-mt-katahdin.html
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A short post with some Haiku. I travel home from vacation today.
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Yosemite!
https://dianeandlynne.wordpress.com/2016/07/05/yosemite/
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Tried the link and it didn’t work.
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Sorry- my learning curve is not complete. Try the link just below.
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My 52 weeks of thankfulness continued.
https://haddonmusings.com/2016/07/05/52-Weeks-Of-Thanksfulness/
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A post to my students about the 4 books I’ve read so far this summer:
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Our zoo adventure…
http://theamyrudder.blogspot.com/2016/07/a-monkey-aunt-and-other-zoo-dos.html
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Pool Pool (billiards at the swimming pool)
http://dogtrax.edublogs.org/2016/07/05/slice-of-life-pool-pool/
Kevin (with a bonus music track)
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Stepping out of my comfort zone!
http://couragedoesnotroar.blogspot.com/2016/07/try-everything-sol16.html?spref=fb&m=1
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http://thisandthatbee.blogspot.ca/2016/07/slice-of-life-washer.html
A bumpy start to summer :0)
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Some thoughts on gardening and shared family traditions
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