Slice of Life Story Challenge

One more day until the March SOLSC begins!

Tuesday February 28, 2017Monday January 23, 2017 Stacey Shubitz70 Comments

Write, share, and give today for SOL Tuesday.

Write Your Own Teaching Points

Monday February 27, 2017Monday February 27, 2017 Stacey Shubitz2 Comments

Need help writing strategies that are explicit and kid-friendly? Check out this excerpt from DIY Literacy.

Slice of Life Story Challenge · SOLSC Classroom Challenge

ICYMI: Get Started with Our Month-Long Writing Challenge

Sunday February 26, 2017 Stacey Shubitz13 Comments

The TWT co-author team has posted a lot to help you get ready for both the individual and classroom challenges over the past two months. However, it's possible you may have missed one of our posts. Or, perhaps, you have a friend or colleague who is on the fence about joining us. Whatever the case, here's a round-up of our posts that will point you in the right direction so you're ready to join the SOLSC this Wednesday!

SOLSC Classroom Challenge

The Top 10 Reasons You Should Try the Classroom SOLSC with Your Students This March

Saturday February 25, 2017Wednesday January 18, 2017 guestteacher14 Comments

Erika Victor, a third-grade teacher at an international school in Kuala Lumpur, shares her experiences from the Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge with us today.

charts · coaching · small group · writing workshop

A Peek Into My Evolving Chartbook

Friday February 24, 2017Thursday February 23, 2017 Melanie Meehan13 Comments

Over the years, my chartbook has evolved. Here are some of the latest pages.

ideas for the future · inspiration · slice of life · writer's notebook

Teaching Writing, Learning Writing

Thursday February 23, 2017Wednesday February 22, 2017 Lisa Keeler18 Comments

As I get ready for the March SOLSC, I'm thinking about ways to support writers when ideas, energy and inspiration waver.

writing workshop

Resetting Student Ownership and Student Responsibility

Wednesday February 22, 2017Friday February 24, 2017 Deb Frazier4 Comments

We realized our students needed to revisit why they are reading and writing in reflection to their current needs as readers and writers. Our work has shifted from the skills of learning to decode, spell, and use conventions to inferring, synthesizing, identifying and applying craft techniques, using voice, and then sharing our synthesized thoughts and stories with others.

Slice of Life Story Challenge

SOL Tuesday

Tuesday February 21, 2017Monday February 20, 2017 Stacey Shubitz81 Comments

Our weekly call for slice of life stories + some information about our upcoming March writing challenge.

Slice of Life Story Challenge

First-Time Slicer FAQs

Monday February 20, 2017Saturday February 18, 2017 Stacey Shubitz6 Comments

Have questions about the upcoming SOLSC? Here are some answers to the most frequently asked questions. If your question wasn’t answered in the post, then please leave a comment on this blog post OR contact us via e-mail.

Slice of Life Story Challenge

Participant Information Form #sol17

Sunday February 19, 2017Tuesday February 21, 2017 Stacey Shubitz

Attention first-year and returning Slicers: Please fill out this year’s participant information form. Filling out the form takes less than five minutes and helps with timely prize distribution in April.

SOLSC Classroom Challenge

A Baker’s Dozen

Saturday February 18, 2017Monday January 9, 2017 guestteacher5 Comments

Lee Ann Spillane, a high school teacher, asserts that sharing stories at a common table is what the Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge is all about.

katie wood ray · personal essay · Reflective Practice · writing workshop

Pausing to Reflect: Personal Essays

Friday February 17, 2017Thursday February 16, 2017 Kathleen Neagle Sokolowski6 Comments

My third graders are wrapping up their unit on personal essay. While some have grasped the structure and have articulated reasons and examples to support their argument, others have struggled to understand the concept of an essay. I want to take some time to think about what went right when teaching this unit and where the breakdowns occurred.