Welcome to Day 16 of the March Challenge. Please leave a link to your slice in the comments below!
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.
Building Vocabulary With Purposeful Games
Building vocabulary empowers kids to communicate effectively and unlock their full writing potential.
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Introduction to the Blog Series: Modernizing Mentor Texts
Throughout this blog series, the Two Writing Teachers shares modernized mentors, providing ideas for current and responsive texts, ways to build agency, and ideas for multi-media mentors.
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Building the Foundational Strength of Writers
Students can show us a lot of about the cognitive energy they are using to write! The brain has work to do before any letters show up on pages, so the more automated that work can be, the more brain energy can head in the direction of words, sentences, and composition.
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Reflections From NCTE 2024
I know that attending NCTE is a privilege, and I do my best to share what I learn with anyone and everyone who I can touch in some way, shape, or form. If you have ANY questions or interest in more about what I’ve written, please reach out. Connecting with passionate educators fuels me now more than ever.
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Blog Series Throwback
Over the years, Two Writing Teachers authors have created several blog series that highlight topics within writing instruction. Each of these three series is worth spending some exploration time on! You'll definitely find inspiration!
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Three Strategies For When You Hear “I’m done”
Sometimes, it's nice to have a few strategies on hand to combat the pervasive I'm done syndrome that shows up in writing classrooms.
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Making the Most of Caregiver Conferences
Teacher conferences have a way of sneaking up on teachers. The first six weeks go by, routines establish, and life takes on a flow, just in time for conference time. Leah Thomas and I recorded a podcast about conferences that will drop later in October. In the meantime, she and I have coordinated our posts to address this topic on the blog, as well.
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It’s Tuesday: Welcome to the Slice of Life
Throughout the month, I am hosting and sharing quotes as to why people write. Maybe some of the reasons will inspire a post or two! Write a post. Share it here. Give some comments to other slicers!
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It’s Tuesday: Welcome to the Slice of Life!
Throughout the month, I am hosting and sharing quotes as to why people write. Maybe some of the reasons will inspire a post or two! Write a post. Share it here. Give some comments to other slicers!
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Biweekly Recap
We've had some important posts over the last two weeks. Here's a recap of what you might have missed.
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It’s Tuesday: Welcome to the Slice of Life!
Throughout the month, I am hosting and sharing quotes as to why people write. Maybe some of the reasons will inspire a post or two! Write a post. Share it here. Give some comments to other slicers!
