Having walked around a classroom of fourth-grade writers yesterday, I had pinpointed four writers who were all ready to think about elaboration strategies. This post describes the first session of a few to inspire these fourth-grade writers to use more elaboration strategies.
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.
Podcast Reflection and Excitement
In many ways, this learning experience has put me into the minds of young writers as they figure out how to create effective pieces of writing.
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The Two Writing Teachers Podcast: Our First Episodes
It’s my pleasure to announce that the first few episodes of the Two Writing Teachers Podcast are live as of this morning!
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The Importance of Charts in Classrooms: Resetting Our Workshop Practices
Within classrooms, charts are critically important elements for shifting the responsibility of learning.
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The Power of Writing Timelines
Writing timelines are powerful windows into the writing identities of students.
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It’s Tuesday! Join us with a Slice of Life!
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It’s Tuesday! Welcome to the Slice of Life!
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It’s Tuesday! Welcome to Slice of Life!
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It’s Tuesday! Welcome to the Slice of Life
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Energizing Information Writing
While none of these ideas for information writing require that students go through the entire process of writing an introduction-to-conclusion information piece, they do have the potential to inspire students to do some on-the-spot information writing, and sometimes these short spurts provide the practice or jump-starts that students need.
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Day 13 of the SOLSC! #SOL22
We're on Day 13 of the 15th Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge! You're almost a third of the way there!
