DAY 5 OF THE MARCH SOLSC! #SOL23

Sunday March 5, 2023Monday March 6, 2023 Stacey Shubitz

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Today is the fifth of the 16^th Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge! It’s also my final day hosting. Sarah Valter will take over for the next few days. Five other co-authors, Amy Ellerman, Morgan Davis, Betsy Hubbard, Jenna Komarin, and Beth Moore, will host the challenge later this month.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Start thinking about bringing your students into the Slicer community. Put the 11th Annual Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge, which happens in April, on your radar. See the overview post for more information. Sign up here when you’re ready!

Need a list of strategies to try? Click here to find out how some of our Seasoned Slicers find things to write about.

BE INSPIRED

We are excited to host several Slicing Workshops throughout the month this year. These meetings are open to anyone in the community, and we especially hope that new slicers will join one or two of them! For more information, please refer to this explanation or start with Melanie Meehan’s video explanation.

QUESTIONS

Need to contact a co-author with a question? Please email us rather than leaving your question in your comment (below). Thank you, in advance, for your patience with us. We receive many emails during the first few days of the challenge. We will respond to all emails as soon as possible.

Contact one of these co-authors if you have questions about the individual challenge.

INDIVIDUAL CHALLENGE
If your last name begins with the letters A – C, please email questions to Morgan Davis at medavis8[at]gmail.com.
If your last name begins with the letters D – G, please email questions to Amy Ellerman at ellermanamy[at]gmail.com.
If your last name begins with the letters H – K, please email questions to Betsy Hubbard at betsymhubbard[at]gmail.com.
If your last name begins with the letters L – N, please email questions to Jenna Komarin at Jennakomarin[at]gmail.com.
If your last name begins with the letters O – R, please email questions to Beth Moore at beth[at]elizabethmoore.work.
If your last name begins with the letters S – V, please email questions to Stacey Shubitz at stacey[at]staceyshubitz.com.
If your last name begins with the letters W – Z, please email questions to Sarah Valter at sarahvalterreads[at]gmail.com.

Questions about the Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge should be directed to one of these co-authors:

If your last name begins with the letters A -H, please email questions to Leah Koch at Leah.koch7[at]gmail.com.
If your last name begins with the letters I – Q, please email questions to Lainie Levin at lainlev72[at]gmail.com.
If your last name begins with the letters R – Z, please email questions to Melanie Meehan at meehanmelanie[at]gmail.com.

Please note: We cannot answer challenge-related questions via Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

Published by Stacey Shubitz

I am a literacy consultant who focuses on writing workshop. I've been working with K-6 teachers and students since 2009. Prior to that, I was a fourth and fifth-grade teacher in New York City and Rhode Island. I'm the author of Craft Moves (Stenhouse Publishers, 2016) and the co-author of Jump Into Writing (Zaner-Bloser, 2021), Welcome to Writing Workshop (Stenhouse Publishers, 2019), and Day By Day (Stenhouse, 2010). I live in Central Pennsylvania with my husband and children. In my free time, I enjoy swimming, doing Pilates, cooking, baking, making ice cream, and reading novels. View all posts by Stacey Shubitz