This week, the authors at Two Writing Teachers share ideas for building independence in your writing workshops. Here's a preview of what our series includes.
Author: Melanie Meehan
I am the Writing and Social Studies Coordinator in Simsbury, CT, and I love what I do. I get to write and inspire others to write! Additionally, I am the mom to four fabulous daughters and the wife of a great husband.
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Welcome to the Slice of Life Story Challenge Community. Please leave your permalink in the comments section, and visit at least three other slicers to leave a comment for them! For those of who slice regularly, some encouraging words from Ray Bradbury! "Write a short story every week. It's not possible to write 52 bad… Continue reading It’s Tuesday! Join us for the Slice of Life Story Challenge
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Empowering Writers
As we approach the end of the year, it could be a great time to challenge students to think about who they are as learners, what helps them hold on to new concepts, and how they do their best work. That being said, this knowledge could empower students at any point in the year.
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Bringing Humor Into Writing Workshops
Laughter adds so much to our lives. Research the benefits and you find all sorts of them-- engagement, higher levels of learning, greater sense of community, even health benefits… Just for those alone, it’s worth thinking about ways we can infuse humor and laughter into our instruction and the experiences we share with students.
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ICYMI: Strengthening Professional Learning
Here's a round up of our May 2019 blog series about professional learning.
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How to Support New Teachers on Your Team: Strengthening Professional Learning
Although the numbers and reasons vary depending on the year and on the study, there’s no doubt that first-year teachers face challenges, and sometimes don’t make it past the first few years of their careers. One of the ways we can increase the likelihood of positive experiences and retention rates is by knowing how to support them.
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Continuing Along the Narrative Pathway: Part 2
Almost every student could use these charts to identify what they were working on, how they were working on it, and whether or not they needed instruction of some sort of help.
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Clearing pathways for narrative writing: Part 1
Once students can say their beginning, middle, and end, know what their story is really about, and can identify their important parts, they almost always can make a solid plan and feel comfortable beginning to draft. But sometimes it's hard to get them to this point in the process.
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Congratulations to the Winner!
Thanks again to the Highlights Foundation for offering this amazing prize to the winner of our second Commenting Challenge.
