Poster Originally uploaded by teachergal I had my Writing Circle up for lunch on Tuesday. I asked them to count the number of entries they'd written in the past six weeks. Let's just say that there's been an improvement, but it's nowhere near the volume I expected. Needless to say, I'm a bit frustrated since… Continue reading Writing Reminders
Author: Stacey Shubitz
Stacey Shubitz is a K-6 literacy consultant and former elementary teacher. She is the author of CRAFT MOVES and other professional books on writing workshop. Her forthcoming book, MAKE THE SCHOOL SYSTEM WORK FOR YOUR CHILD WITH DISABILITIES (Guilford Press, 2026), empowers parents to navigate the special education system.
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And the winner is... BONNIE! BTW: I've got to buy myself a video camera... the video quality on my digital camera is really poor. Have a great week everyone!
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Emotional & Truthful: That’s What Memoir Is!
I'm teaching memoir right now. It falls into our schedule early this year... and I love it! On Friday I had four conferences, two of which my students didn't follow through with, which really disappointed me. They both forgot to take their notebooks home over the weekend and therefore didn't write. However, I now know… Continue reading Emotional & Truthful: That’s What Memoir Is!
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SOLSC: Please Link Your Story Here
The month-long Slice of Life Story Challenge is three short weeks away. However, if you simply stopped by to submit the link to the Slice of Life Story you wrote for today, then Ruth and I have another little surprise for you. One lucky participant in today’s Slice of Life Story Challenge will receive a… Continue reading SOLSC: Please Link Your Story Here
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M.M. Is Here!
It's Memoir Monday time! Leave a link to your memoir-ish post by posting a comment on this one.
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Gearing-Up for Writing Circle
We had a classroom situation we had to take care of last Tuesday at lunchtime. Therefore, my weekly Writing Circle didn't meet. (I was happy they were disappointed since I felt disappointed too.) Hence, I'm leaving each student a reminder notice about Tuesday's upcoming Writing Circle tomorrow. I'm hoping we have a lot to celebrate… Continue reading Gearing-Up for Writing Circle
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Recap of Last Week’s Big Picture Series
TBPS Logo for Week of 020109 Originally uploaded by teachergal Here's a recap of all of our "Getting Back to Basics" Posts: SUNDAY: structures & routines MONDAY: minilessons TUESDAY: mentor texts WEDNESDAY: conferring THURSDAY: sharing FRIDAY: assessment SATURDAY: strategy charts There was a lot of discussion around the conferring post, but we'd love to have… Continue reading Recap of Last Week’s Big Picture Series
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Back to Basics: Strategy Charts (Part of TWT’s Big Picture Series)
Memoir: Early Strategy Chart Originally uploaded by teachergal I tend to have a lot of mini-charts for my students' notebooks rather than hanging large ones around the room (these days). However, I thought this one was worthy of some wall space. Essentially, these are the teaching points from the first four collecting minilessons of our… Continue reading Back to Basics: Strategy Charts (Part of TWT’s Big Picture Series)
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Noticings About Memoir
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Back to Basics: Sharing (Part of TWT’s Big Picture Series)
Katherine Bomer said, “Writing celebration is the most important part of the writing process” (TCRWP Key Note Address, 7/8/08). Bomer suggests that this is because every writer writes for the purpose of having someone listen to what they’ve written. Therefore, when students share their writing with their peers at the end of a writing Workshop,… Continue reading Back to Basics: Sharing (Part of TWT’s Big Picture Series)
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Back to Basics: Conferring (Part of TWT’s Big Picture Series)
I consider myself fortunate to have learned more about the art of conferring with young writers from some of the best folks out there: Carl Anderson, Lucy Calkins, and Jen Serravallo. As many of you know, I spent a week of my summer studying more about conferring with Carl Anderson at the TCRWP Summer Institute… Continue reading Back to Basics: Conferring (Part of TWT’s Big Picture Series)
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Drawing
SOLSC Drawing for 020309 Originally uploaded by teachergal And the Items from KisforCalligraphy go to... Kelly! The video is very blurry, but feel free to watch it (and get a good chuckle about my digital video skills).
