As you write today, I challenge you to be a bit daring than you typically are. Try something new. Write about something daring. In the words of Ralph Fletcher, be a daredevil!
Poems are the ‘daredevil’ of writing because a poem will say what nobody else wants to say.
Ralph Fletcher
Happy slicing!
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Leah Thomas is passionate about honoring student voice and identity through writing workshop and early literacy. She believes that for children to see themselves as writers, they must be trusted with autonomy and supported as they explore their writing processes. By centering intentional identity development, foundational skills instruction, and a brave classroom community, Leah nurtures young writers as they grow in both skill and craft. The Gateway Writing Project strengthens her belief that teachers who write are better writing teachers. Leah slices at leahthomaswrites.wordpress.com, and you can follow her on LinkedIn and BlueSky: @LeahThomasWrites.
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“Halloween…it ain’t what it used to be!” https://moonsnailsdaisiesmarmots.wordpress.com/2023/10/31/halloween/
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About Navaratri festival and other everyday happenings. https://mukhamani.wordpress.com/2023/10/25/everyday-moments-sol-2023-17/
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I am granting you, yes YOU, permission for the following: https://mazerlymusings.wordpress.com/2023/10/24/permission-granted/
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I do not think that balls belong in the classroom. Maybe some of my students agree now? Doubtful. https://persistenceandpedagogy.com/2023/10/24/outdoor-toys/
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Random thoughts late on this Tuesday. Some poetry, learning MailChimp, an afternoon moonrise, and cypress (?) berries. https://mrsdkrebs.edublogs.org/2023/10/24/october-open-write-2023/
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Thinking about the woman I met at the dog park http://onathought.com/2023/10/24/dog-park-sage/
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I look forward to checking out my husband’s trail cameras! https://wahooliteracyteacher.wordpress.com/2023/10/24/the-trail-camera-sol23/
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Don’t you just love it when reading a Slice of LIfe piece gives you a new writing idea? Here’s my creation, and it is kind of daring: https://santuccisnippets.wordpress.com/2023/10/24/i-do-or-dont/
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We visited New River Gorge this past weekend
https://maureenyoungingram.com/new-river/
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Dusted off the blog today with a haunted haiku using paint chip poetry during a game night with writerly friends! https://adayinthelifeof19b.blogspot.com/2023/10/haunted-haiku.html
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Took a shortcut today, even after LOTS of notebook writing. Wanted to share: https://jumpofffindwings.wordpress.com/2023/10/24/for-my-dog-gone-libby/
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The memories came rushing back as we visited Winona State and the Homecoming celebration! https://iowaconflictedteacher.com/2023/10/24/slice-of-life-tuesday-memories-sol23/
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Old Lady Gardener #68 Letting go part 2 https://wordsfromjl.wordpress.com/2023/10/24/olg-old-lady-gardener-68-letting-go-part-2/
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Benders: https://athousandfibersblog.wordpress.com/2023/10/24/benders/
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Chocolate is investment in happiness. https://justforamonth.blogspot.com/2023/10/chocolate-love-is-no-small-thing.html
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My Soles, My Soul- why I love bare feet- http://doodadsanddoodles.blog/2023/10/24/my-soles-my-soul/
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Happy October Celebrations: https://wordancerblog.com/2023/10/22/pumpkin-time-celebrations/
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A random line in a poem took me to moments of blessedness for our memoir writing group. https://pleasuresfromthepage.blogspot.com/2023/10/slice-of-life-moments-of-blessedness.html
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I attended PCTELA 2023 over the weekend: https://arjeha.wordpress.com/2023/10/24/pctela-2023/
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Starlink… https://standingtall47.wordpress.com/2023/10/24/starlink/
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I have been thinking a lot about students who admit that they do not like reading. Here are my thoughts and the steps I am taking to honor and address their honesty.
http://www.connectedliteracyconsultants.com/blog/truth
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I couldn’t find the response link on your blog, but I wanted to say I enjoyed this and can’t wait to read Serravallo’s book Reading Conferencing. I recently won it in a raffle.
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I have been thinking a lot about students who admit that they do not like reading. Here is a post sharing my take on it and what we can do.
http://www.connectedliteracyconsultants.com/blog/truth
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Words matter. Writing through the memories. https://franmcveigh.wordpress.com/2023/10/24/sol23-all-the-words/
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My Luc Bat yesterday was daring https://kimhaynesjohnson.com/2023/10/23/21432/
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It has been rough but I will write my way through it… https://livingworkshopwithspitzer.wordpress.com/2023/10/24/enough/
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Hi ho, hi ho, it’s off to camp we go~ https://msvictorreads.wordpress.com/2023/10/24/packing-lists/
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A post, a sketch, a little color and a friend… https://dmsherriff.wordpress.com/2023/10/23/seeing-2/
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Is writing about snail mail daring? Probably not, but those who know me also know I don’t shy away from tough topics, so y’all get snail mail today. https://glendafunk.wordpress.com/2023/10/23/snail-mail-sol23/
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