Calling all first-time Slicers!
Author: Dana Murphy
Literacy Coach, Reader, Writer
Challenge Winner
This past weekend, Heinemann sponsored a Commenting Challenge for everyone participating in the Slice of Life Story Challenge.
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A Challenge Within the Challenge
Comments fuel us as writers. Can you win the Commenting Challenge?
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Late to Start? Good News!
It's not too late to start! We have late-starter prizes.
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On Being a Writer
Can first graders write Slice of Life Stories?
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Prizes, Prizes, Prizes – 7th Annual SOLSC
Take a look at all the prizes for Slice of Life Story Challenge participants!
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Biographies with Heart
Using mentor texts and a notebook entry to think about biographical writing
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Making Paragraph Decisions
We wondered if we could offer the students some revision possibilities. We wanted to help them see that there are countless ways to paragraph.
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Writing About Reading Blog Series
Lifting a line, creating a character connections web, and visual note taking are three ways for students to write about their reading. All three ways provide an opportunity for students to share their thinking, offering more than just a summary of the book. All three ways offer a glimpse into their minds as readers.
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Erasure Poetry
Erasure poetry is a form of "found poetry." An Erasure poem is created by erasing words from an existing text and then using the leftover words to write a poem.
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Looking for Prize Donations
Are you creative and artistic? Do you have a new copy of professional book or writing-related book that you would be willing to donate? Have you written a book that you would like to donate?
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Dana’s One Little Word for 2014
I started thinking that maybe my dreams were a metaphor for the way I had been feeling… like I was drowning in the busy-ness of life, like I couldn't get my head above water. In that instant, my word found me.
