As promised, here's the presentation, ‘”I HATE WRITING!!!’: A Discussion About Inspiring Reluctant Writers By Writing Alongside Them," we gave today. Ayres & Shubitz 2008 NCTE Convention Presentation
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.
Digital Storytelling
This afternoon Ruth and I attended a presentation by Shannon Baumann entitled "Digital Storytelling in the K-5 Classrooms." Baumann gave us a plethora of suggestions for creating digital stories with our students. In our typical fashion, we decided to practice what we preach and gave ourselves a little "self-assignment." So, without further adieu, we present… Continue reading Digital Storytelling
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We’ve arrived in San Antonio!
For a few days we're just a few blocks apart, not 872 miles apart! We've spent the day in sessions, which we'll be blogging about soon. Right now, we are headed out to dinner so we can put the final touches on the presentation we're giving tomorrow night.
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We’re Headed to NCTE!
In the next 24 hours, Ruth and I will go from being 872 miles apart to being in the same city, San Antonio, which we couldn't be more thrilled about! We're both heading to Texas to present “'I HATE WRITING!!!': A Discussion About Inspiring Reluctant Writers By Writing Alongside Them." We'll likely blog, over the… Continue reading We’re Headed to NCTE!
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I’ve Got My Work Cut-Out For Me Tonight
Nearly all of my students turned-in the first drafts of their personal essays today so that they could get my feedback. Awesome, right? YEP! The only thing is that they're huge in length! Some of them really linked a LOT of patches of thought together… imagine how long they'll be once they start adding transition… Continue reading I’ve Got My Work Cut-Out For Me Tonight
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“It’s like a hard-working office in here Ms. S.”
"It's like a hard-working office in here Ms. S.," my student said to me as I stood back admiring how diligently all of my students were working this morning. I nodded, "You're absolutely right!" Take a look at the slide show I created of my kids working efficiently as they transitioned from their patches of… Continue reading “It’s like a hard-working office in here Ms. S.”
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Slice Away!
EDITED @ 9:47 P.M.: OH NO! MR. LINKY ISN'T WORKING!!! PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT WITH THE LINK TO YOUR SLICE OF LIFE STORY! SORRY!!!! It's time for our weekly SLICE OF LIFE STORY CHALLENGE. Link your slice to this post by clicking on the image linky below.
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Preview: Reluctant Writers’ Self-Reflections
I've been going through some of my former students' end-of-year self-assessments in writing (adapted from Buckner's Book Notebook Know-How) that were completed in June 2007. I'm doing this to find just a couple of good quotes about the way that my reluctant writers transformed, in their own eyes. Here's what the most reluctant of the… Continue reading Preview: Reluctant Writers’ Self-Reflections
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Turning a Quote Into a Patch of Thought
Today was the last day my students were collecting patches of thought for their personal essays. This is a copy of the end-of-the-workshop teaching share that I did on how to turn a quote into a patch of thought (the first one was done in conjunction with the student whose thesis the Dangerfield Quote supports):… Continue reading Turning a Quote Into a Patch of Thought
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Memories of Snow Days
This week's Memoir Monday Post was a cinch for me to do since I'm writing about my roots for the "Stories in Hand" Class I've been taking. I let my writing take me a little off-course from the prompt Sprague gave us, which was, "How much snow was there as a child?" I like the… Continue reading Memories of Snow Days
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Join Us for Memoir Monday!
It's time for our weekly Memoir Monday Challenge. (BTW: A new logo will be coming soon!) Please click on the image linky below to link your post to this one. 🙂
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Guided Writing Lesson
Guided Writing Lesson Front Page Originally uploaded by teachergal I attended the Literacy for All K-6 Northeast Literacy Conference here in Providence today. Specifically, I attended "Guided Writing in Small Group Settings," which was led by Kerry Crosby, Heather Morris, and Helen Sisk. It was an informative workshop. Here are some of the highlights: Guided… Continue reading Guided Writing Lesson
