TUESDAY SLICE OF LIFE STORY CHALLENGE #SOL20

Tuesday October 20, 2020Sunday June 21, 2020 Marina Rodriguez49 Comments

Write a slice of life story. Share your link in the comments section of this post. Give comments to at least three of the other Slice of Life stories. Welcome to Tuesday’s Slice of Life Story Challenge. Below you’ll find a quote by Maya Angelou. May it inspire your thinking and writing for today’s story… Continue reading TUESDAY SLICE OF LIFE STORY CHALLENGE #SOL20

Paint a Portrait with Words

Monday October 19, 2020Sunday November 1, 2020 Stacey Shubitz21 Comments

Jen Bryant is a biographer whose recently released picture book, Above the Rim, is a worthy mentor text. Jen stops by TWT to chat with Stacey about some of the most important things kids can keep in mind when they're researching and writing stories about famous people or everyday heroes. Watch the interview, look through some excerpts from her newest picture book biography, and then leave a comment for a chance to win a copy of Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball.

giveaway · Jennifer Serravallo · remote instruction · remote learning

Connecting with Students Online: Strategies for Remote Teaching & Learning

Friday October 16, 2020Tuesday November 10, 2020 Betsy Hubbard66 Comments

The book you need right now. Jen Serravallo's newest book for remote education has hit shelves. Take a peek and enter the giveaway!

conventions · volume

More Barriers Along a Writer’s Pathway… And More Ways Around

Thursday October 15, 2020Thursday October 15, 2020 Melanie Meehan7 Comments

When writers appear to be unable to do something, then the work of teachers gets going! So here come more roadblocks and ideas for dealing with them.

Slice of Life Story Challenge · SOLSC

TUESDAY SLICE OF LIFE STORY CHALLENGE #SOL20

Tuesday October 13, 2020Sunday June 21, 2020 Marina Rodriguez45 Comments

Write a slice of life story. Share your link in the comments section of this post. Give comments to at least three of the other Slice of Life stories. Welcome to Tuesday’s Slice of Life Story Challenge. Below you’ll find a quote by Brené Brown. May it inspire your thinking and writing for today’s story… Continue reading TUESDAY SLICE OF LIFE STORY CHALLENGE #SOL20

digital tools · Distance Learning · ELL · mentor texts · tcrwp · vocabulary · writing workshop

Expanding Vocabulary and Use of Transitions in Students’ Writing

Monday October 12, 2020Monday October 12, 2020 Therapi Kaplan

The work of Elfrieda (Freddy) Hiebert, professor and founder of textproject.org, explains further that “lists do not help our kids retain or expand their word knowledge. Students need networks of words that are grounded in ideas.”

mentor texts · Voices from the Community · writing workshop

I Write Therefore I Am: Using Mentor Texts to Study Identity in Writing Workshop

Friday October 9, 2020Friday October 9, 2020 guestteacher1 Comment

Today is a Voices From the Community post, written by Logan Beth Fisher. She writes, "Writing workshop is the perfect time of the day in which to create opportunities for students to truly do a deep dive into their identities. The more chances a child has to examine the things that make them who they are, the greater the chance that they will broaden their capacity to generate ideas in which to write. Like any other good writing unit, educators can rely on mentor texts to help model not only the craft of writing but will also offer ways in which students can consider their own identities based on the theme or subject of the text."

adolescent literacy · middle school · writing about reading · writing workshop

Writing About Reading: Resource Toolkit Part Two for Middle School

Thursday October 8, 2020Wednesday October 7, 2020 Betsy Hubbard3 Comments

Calling all middle school teachers! Today I’m sharing a ready to use set of lessons, resources, and a digital notebook for adolescent readers and writers featuring some of my favorite books in verse.

Slice of Life Story Challenge · SOLSC

TUESDAY SLICE OF LIFE STORY CHALLENGE #SOL20

Tuesday October 6, 2020Monday October 5, 2020 Marina Rodriguez46 Comments

Write a slice of life story. Share your link in the comments section of this post. Give comments to at least three of the other Slice of Life stories. Welcome to Tuesday’s Slice of Life Story Challenge. Below you’ll find a quote by Osho. May it inspire your thinking and writing for today’s story challenge.… Continue reading TUESDAY SLICE OF LIFE STORY CHALLENGE #SOL20

collecting · COVID-19 · EAL · growth mindset · Literacy for All

A Writer’s Purpose.

Monday October 5, 2020Monday October 5, 2020 Marina Rodriguez1 Comment

I remember the day I ran over to my partner teacher’s classroom. If my memory serves me well, I may have darted over to her classroom, flailing a single sheet in front of her and excitedly showed her the work. It was the work of one of my students. He, a student who could be… Continue reading A Writer’s Purpose.

shared writing · tier 1 · writing process

Predictable Barriers for Writers– and Some Ways Around

Friday October 2, 2020Saturday September 26, 2020 Melanie Meehan

Identifying barriers and teaching into ways through, around, or over them will help writers not only with their immediate process, but also with their future endeavors.