It's Tuesday! Write. Share. Give.
Author: Kathleen Neagle Sokolowski
Are You Ready For The National Day on Writing 2016?
Next Thursday, October 20th, is the National Day on Writing! Are you ready? Read on for some ideas on how to mark this day with your writers.
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It’s Tuesday! Write. Give. Share.
It's Tuesday! Time to write, share and give!
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Q and A with Author Cindy Jenson-Elliot and a Giveaway!
Author Cindy Jenson-Elliot answer questions about her newest book, Antsy Ansel: Ansel Adams, A Life in Nature. Comment for a chance to win a copy of this beautiful book that is destined to be one of your mentor texts!
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It’s Tuesday! Write. Share. Give.
Happy October! WRITE a slice of life story on your own blog. SHARE a link to your post in the comments section. GIVE comments to at least three other SOL bloggers.
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Writing: A Path to Become an Intentional Educator
What if there was a way to build in opportunities to reflect, in writing, about my teaching right in the place where the lesson plans reside? And what if that place could also offer daily inspiration and opportunities to set positive intentions for the week ahead?
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Family Dialogue Journals
Can a Family Dialogue Journal help build stronger home-school connections through written conversation?
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Pausing on September 11th
Today, September 11th, is the fifteenth anniversary of the horrific attacks that took place in 2001. We, at Two Writing Teachers, pause today to remember all the lives that were lost and the heroes who gave their all in trying to save others. Fred Rogers once said, "When I was a boy and I would… Continue reading Pausing on September 11th
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Close Writing: Review and Giveaway
"Mrs. Sokolowski, I'm done!" It's a refrain I've heard often from students, who tell me they are completely finished with a piece of writing. More times than not, as I read the student's work, I see that the piece could use more revisions, more editing, more care. I've always felt that having a passionate purpose… Continue reading Close Writing: Review and Giveaway
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Post-its and PD: Crafting a Writer’s Statement
When was the first time you felt like a writer? My earliest memory of being a writer was creating stories that my Grandma used to tell. She invented characters: "Good Gertie," "Bad Betsy," and "Sweet Sally" (Gertie's sister). My Grandma would make up stories of how Betsy would do all naughty things while Gertie always listened… Continue reading Post-its and PD: Crafting a Writer’s Statement
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We Are Writers Here! Starting with What Matters Most
When I think about what I first want my students to know, what matters most to me as a teacher of writing, more than capital letters or topic sentences or punctuation, I want them to believe they have ideas worth sharing and stories worth telling. I want them to know their voice matters and their words can make a difference. I want them to believe they are writers, right now, whatever their reading proficiency, whatever their language background, whatever their home circumstances. WE ARE WRITERS HERE. We all matter, we all belong, we all can and should write.
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It’s Tuesday! Write. Share. Give.
Welcome to Slice of Life Tuesday! Write a slice of life. Share your link. Give at least 3 comments on other posts! Stacey Shubitz, TWT's Chief of Operations and Lead Writer, recently published Craft Moves: Lesson Sets for Teaching Writing with Mentor Texts. Stacey will be hosting a book club to read and discuss… Continue reading It’s Tuesday! Write. Share. Give.
