It's that time of the year in many classrooms. Check out the discussion (via the comments) in Jen Barney's post: A Moment. Great discussion & ideas.
Author: Ruth Ayres
Unhurried. Finding the magic in the middle of living. Capturing a life of ridiculous grace + raw stories.
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ruth’s wn entry: take me back.
Jen's post, Take Me Back, inspired another kind of entry about place. In this entry, you list all the things you love about a specific place, using as many senses as possible. Here's my entry: July 4, 1999. Waikiki Beach. Married: 32 hours. The warm course sand under my finger tips. The dark, deep purple… Continue reading ruth’s wn entry: take me back.
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process.
I'm working in some primary classes (first & second grade) this week. One thing I've been reminded of is the big difference between first and second grade. Although they are only one year apart, developmentally there is a world of difference. One of the biggest difference in these young writers is their writing process. At… Continue reading process.
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dear author.
Last year Mindy Hoffar (the leader of All-Write) had shared an exchange of letters between a student and Laurie Halse Anderson from the book Dear Author: Letters of Hope (Top young adult authors respond to kids' toughest issues) edited by Joan F. Kaywell. A few weeks ago, it jumped off the shelf at me while… Continue reading dear author.
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organizing.
Today I had a few moments to spare, so I worked on organizing my focus lesson binders. I pulled all my k-1 lessons and put them in a separate binder. I organized it according to Carl Anderson's qualities of writing: Meaning Genre Structure Detail Voice Conventions + Process & what Carl terms "Initiative" (determining purpose, genre,… Continue reading organizing.
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ruth’s wn entry: rocks.
written: August 23, 2007, after reading April Pulley Sayre's Stars Beneath Your Bed: The Surprising Story of Dust. Rocks. I used to not notice them. And if I'm honest, which I am (especially in my writer's notebook), I still don't notice them. My grandma does, though. And Tammy. And my brother. (In fact, right now… Continue reading ruth’s wn entry: rocks.
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ruth’s wn entry: september 11
As I was getting dressed this morning, wearing red, white, & blue in honor of September 11 and placing my flag pin on my shirt, I thought I want to write an entry about today and compare it to the entries I've made for the past six years about September 11. As often happens, when… Continue reading ruth’s wn entry: september 11
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moleskine journal site!
There is an art of reading, as well as an art of thinking, and an art of writing. ~ Isaac D'Israeli Stacey's students are getting their very own moleskine writer's notebooks today & I happened across this site dedicated to moleskine notebooks. Check it out & enjoy the quotes and inspiring tidbits. I've never had a… Continue reading moleskine journal site!
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poetry friday: another one for the wn
My colleague, Tammy Hess, gave this poem to me to put in my writer's notebook. It's one she gave all of her students. One seventh grader replied, "You copied these just for us?" Sweet, eh? Comfortable Old Chair By Karla Kuskin A bird has a nest A fox has a lair A den is a home… Continue reading poetry friday: another one for the wn
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on writing
Today I was reminded of a story from Stephen King's book, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft. Here are his words -- My room in our Durham house was upstairs, under the eaves. At night I could lie in bed beneath one of these eaves-- if I sat up suddenly, I was apt to… Continue reading on writing
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ruth’s wn entry: loving the start of school.
Last week I met with a group of teachers in a study group and we began with a writer's notebook entry of all the things we love about the start of school. In honor of Stacey's (and many others too) first day back, I thought I'd post my list. School Clothes New Shoes Clean, Organized Rooms… Continue reading ruth’s wn entry: loving the start of school.
