Stretch your students' knowledge of information writing by trying a unit of narrative nonfiction.
Author: Dana Murphy
Literacy Coach, Reader, Writer
An Anchor Chart Mashup
Come along as I take you on an anchor chart tour in the classrooms of our school.
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Notes from the TCRWP workshop with Carl Anderson: Writing With Mentor Texts — Part of #TWTBlog’s Throwback Week
It is Throwback Week on Two Writing Teachers! Revisit this post from Tara on analyzing mentor texts in your classroom.
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Digital Writing Portfolios
If you have not started using writing portfolios with your students yet, give it a try. Start a collection of their work and build in a system of reflection.
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Dana’s Tweet Roundup
See some of Dana's favorite Tweets from September
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My Paper Notebook
Have you gone digital with your writer's notebook? Or are you still using paper and pen?
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A Peek Inside Modeled Writing
Are you always telling your students to add detail? To write more? Here is a sample minilesson to show them how.
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Back to School Posts on TWT
We've curated some of our top 'Back to School' posts to help you plan and launch your writing workshop.
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Time Spent Writing
Let’s remember that the real work of writing workshop is writing.
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The Chicken and the Egg
A writing workshop thrives on relationships and builds them at the same time.
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Creating Classroom Environments: Introducing Writer’s Notebooks
Four tips for introducing writer's notebooks this fall
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Saying Thanks
As the end of the year approaches, some of my colleagues have taken the time to acknowledge my efforts as their literacy coach. You see, I will not be returning to the school I have called home for the past fourteen years. I am embarking on a new adventure in teaching and coaching next year.… Continue reading Saying Thanks
