Welcome to the Slice of Life Story Challenge.
Write your post. Share it with the community. Comment on at least three other posts.
This month, I have collected some quotes from Toni Morrison to inspire us. Some of them come from a 1993 interview in The Paris Review. If you have time, the entire interview is well-worth reading!
For those of you who will be attending NCTE, please join us for our annual NCTE Slicer Dinner. We have some space constraints, so RSVP to Stacey — stacey[at]staceyshubitz[dot]com — sooner rather than later! As much as I love the slicing connections, I’m so looking forward to catching up with people in person!
TWO WRITING TEACHERS 
Is a partially completed reading challenge a win?
https://pleasuresfromthepage.blogspot.com/2019/09/slice-of-life-why-i-should-stay-away.html
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Finding calm in the chaos…..
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Nearly didn’t make it this week, but that quote from Toni Morrison talked me into it. This one is about the equinox – and vocabulary. https://persistenceandpedagogy.com/2019/09/24/equinox/
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Better late than never! Thinking about today: http://kathleenneaglesokolowski.weebly.com/courage-doesnt-always-roar–blog/sol19-today
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Loved the Toni Morrison quotes these past two Tuesdays. Thanks for the inspiration!
https://writingandlaughing.wordpress.com/2019/09/24/circling-around-the-pending-clarity-soltuesday/
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It’s just a few words, but oh, how much they mean:
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I was interviewed by a student at school today, but I was the one who learned a lot!
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Kids write the darndest things!
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Choir started this week. I have a lot of singers this year! https://alotalot.wordpress.com/2019/09/24/slice-of-life-choir/
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What do you find fun?
http://litcoachconnection.com/what-do-you-find-fun/
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This is my daily routine for leaving the house each morning (in the form of a comic): http://literacytogether.org/solsc/2019/9/24/my-daily-routine-for-leaving-the-house-slice-of-life-story-challenge
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Finding light and color.
https://justforamonth.blogspot.com/2019/09/finding-light-and-color.html
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My first slice since the March challenge, on the ways our teachers are always ours.
https://forlearningsake.blogspot.com/2019/09/theyre-always-ours.html
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Seeing and Naming
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Our mystery trip continued with a place I didn’t even know was local.
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a memory from 50 years ago:
https://redemma1991.blogspot.com/2019/09/soltuesday-fiftyyearsagotoday.html
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Teamwork is everything.
View at Medium.com
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Week four and I assigned my first lunch detention.
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Sometimes we just need to write about what is on our hearts and minds, even if it isn’t exactly in the genre it’s supposed to be…. and sometimes we need to give young writers that same freedom.
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I’ve had a hard time writing lately. I finally sliced last week but forgot to post it here. But I am here today! https://iheartpurplestuff.blogspot.com/2019/09/fresh-water.html
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A day of celebration today! Do you know why?
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Metamorphosis…
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The irony
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A chance meeting of an unsung hero on a Friday morning. https://whatinotice.home.blog/2019/09/22/always-a-hero/
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Working definitions: If and Then…https://reflectingonrecreation.wordpress.com/2019/09/24/if-and-then/
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This is exactly what I need to get my students sharing ideas! I’ve got them reading, but the graffiti wall will get them sharing – they are high school students, and they do sometimes say and write “inappropriate” things, but my job is to show them how to challenge norms or expectations in intelligent ways rather than to prevent them from having creative possibilities – thank you for this joyful post.
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A surprising way to get students to read and write
https://tammysreadinglife.wordpress.com/2019/09/24/the-art-of-creative-reading-manipulation/
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We rescued a baby kitten and the adventure began. https://reflectionsontheteche.com/2019/09/24/slice-of-life-fancy/
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A small detail with a profound meaning: https://horizon51.blogspot.com/2019/09/tuesday-slice-white-rose.html
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My son is all about road trip snacks!
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A couple of surprise appearances this week inspired a short poem
https://maureenyoungingram.blogspot.com/2019/09/whispers-from-insects.html
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Missed it by that much…https://humbleswede.wordpress.com/2019/09/23/evanescent/
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Who knew phonics could be so much fun! – https://ebgriffin1119.wordpress.com/2019/09/22/is-it-time-for-phonics-yet/
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Not everything happens according to plans!
http://justwritemelanie.blogspot.com/2019/09/slice-of-life-there-goes-that-plan.html?m=1
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Slice of Life: Play(ing) it Loud(er)
http://dogtrax.edublogs.org/2019/09/24/slice-of-life-playing-it-louder/
Kevin
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Using Cinderella to think about author’s purpose —
http://www.clarelandrigan.com/blog/slice-of-life-choosing-to-live-happily-ever-after-sol19-twtblog
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Soft start writing to start a meeting…my only chance to write yesterday: https://wheresthejoy.wordpress.com/2019/09/23/a-moment-that-felt-good/
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The last day of summer, a dog, and a husband….
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The first day of fall made an impression on me despite the heat. https://beyondliteracylink.blogspot.com/2019/09/first-day-of-fall.html
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Beautiful, I could imagine that moment.
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That quote is so inspiring. There really are no rules when it comes to writing.
https://obsessivemom.in/2019/09/mornings.html
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