Kevin just posted a second call for this week's Day in a Sentence. I see he's experiencing the same thing with his weekly challenge that we are with ours... less participation than usual. I guess that's to be expected since everyone, myself included, is very busy at this time of the year. That's understandable! Here's… Continue reading Day in a Sentence
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.
Sign-Up to Confer With Me!
My kids were getting ready to publish their personal essays yesterday. However, I knew they were all in different places. Therefore, I allowed them to sign-up for strategy lessons today based on their needs. Here's what the sign-up "sheet" looked like:
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Stacey’s Slice of Life Story (SOLS)
E.R. Visit - A Slice of My Day Originally uploaded by teachergal I wrote this SOLS when I was in the E.R. this afternoon (it's a little after 9 p.m. right now). It's not great, but since I want to practice what I preach (i.e., write daily unless you're on a respirator or having surgery),… Continue reading Stacey’s Slice of Life Story (SOLS)
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PLEASE LINK YOUR Slice of Life Story Challenge POST HERE!
I've grown frustrated with Mr. Linky, which I've found out is not showing up in many people's browsers. Hence, it looks like the days of using Mr. Linky are about over. 😦 Therefore, please leave a comment attached to THIS post with a link to your Slice of Life Story Post. Then, we'll know for… Continue reading PLEASE LINK YOUR Slice of Life Story Challenge POST HERE!
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Writing in Second Person… A Mentor Text by Hopkinson
I was delighted to happen upon Deborah Hopkinson, who was signing books in the NCTE Exhibit Hall, on Saturday afternoon. I've used books of hers, such as Saving Strawberry Farm and Shutting Out the Sky in Interactive Read Aloud with my students. So, when I saw was signing her 2006 book, Sky Boys: How They… Continue reading Writing in Second Person… A Mentor Text by Hopkinson
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Status of the Class
I don't recall whose workshop I heard it in, but someone mentioned the idea of maintaining a "status of the class" chart so that you always are aware of where you're students are in the writing process. If you Google "status of the class" a lot comes up... The following, though, is the way I… Continue reading Status of the Class
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Stacey’s Memoir Monday Post: Thankful
We've never been the kind of family that's gone around the table telling each other what we're thankful for, though I always wished we could have been. However, I think it was assumed why we were thankful for the things we were thankful for... though those things were unspoken on Thanksgiving. However, as I've grown… Continue reading Stacey’s Memoir Monday Post: Thankful
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C’mon… Join Us for Memoir Mondays!
Link your Memoir Monday Post to this one by clicking on the Image Linky below. Need inspiration? Just click here for a strategy to help you get started.
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I Can…
As promised, I'm going to be blogging about a variety of sessions I attended at NCTE this past weekend. Some sessions dealt with the teaching of writing, while others dealt with 21st Century Literacy, Reading Workshop, and parent engagement. Yesterday morning I woke up early to attend "Assessment in the Reading Workshop," which was hosted… Continue reading I Can…
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Unpacking Picture Books
In the past few months, I've analyzed a couple of picture books, Those Shoes and Sweet Smell of Roses , to determine the craft moves I can teach my students. As a result of analyzing these books, I've developed teaching points off of the craft moves. Ruth and I picked up a bunch of picture… Continue reading Unpacking Picture Books
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Moments of Clarity
Snowden Campbell presented at NCTE on Saturday afternoon. She shared a strategy called "Moments of Clarity" with us. Moments of Clarity are essentially epiphanies we have as humans... it's when we realize something big that happened to us in life and when it happened. (I drew a t-chart where one side had "what it was"… Continue reading Moments of Clarity
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Online Brainstorming Tool
The newest Web 2.0 Tool I learned about yesterday at NCTE is called bubbl.us. It's a brainstorming tool, which I briefly demonstrated, while Ruth taped me using a digital camera, in the video we recorded yesterday (below). In the video, you'll see me creating a personal word web, which was mentioned in a session led… Continue reading Online Brainstorming Tool
