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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.
Dashing Around to Find Dashes
During Family-Teacher Conferences, one of my students mentioned that she wanted to know "what that line was" that Harper was using throughout Just Grace, a book I lent her. I figured she meant the dashes, and once she showed it to me, I realized my hunch was correct. Then my student said, "I want to… Continue reading Dashing Around to Find Dashes
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Share Talk
Deb has a great post that contains some prompts, from Corgill's Book Of Primary Importance, to help kids when they're sharing. Click here to read the list of prompts, which I know I'm going to give my kids to scaffold them when they're presenting what we discussed in front of their peers.
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Homemade Stickers That Promote Writerly Habits
I've been thinking about investing in a sticker machine for quite some time now, but couldn't justify it. However, when I thought about how much I've been paying for stickers lately, the idea of having my own sticker machine for the purpose of making my own stickers for my students seemed more attractive. (I used… Continue reading Homemade Stickers That Promote Writerly Habits
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Boxes & Bullets: Framing Personal Essays
News & Announcements Chart for Monday, 11/10/08 Originally uploaded by teachergal In order to keep my demonstrations fresh, I've come to believe that I have to craft a NEW piece of writing each and every year for units I've taught in the past. If I don't, then I find my teaching becomes stale. Plus, I… Continue reading Boxes & Bullets: Framing Personal Essays
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S.I.H. Class Starts Tomorrow
Just a reminder, for those of you that signed up and will be joining Ruth and I (and probably 50,000 other people), that the Stories in Hand Class begins tomorrow. Make sure you have a 6" x 6" binder for the project. (Ruth kindly sent me one since this size binder was sold out everywhere… Continue reading S.I.H. Class Starts Tomorrow
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Religion & Publishing Celebrations
Lisa posted a question that really got me thinking about something I've never faced in my classroom: parents whose religion does not allow their child to partake in celebrations of any kind. While I've had students who do not celebrate birthdays or Halloween, I've never had a parent pull a student from a publishing party.… Continue reading Religion & Publishing Celebrations
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Poetry Friday: T.G.I.F.
Thank goodness I'm home this Friday! I spent the past four weekends traveling to family events, conferences, etc. I'm so glad the week-end's here. Hence, a T.G.I.F. Poem by Rusty Fischer. goes to a five o' clock on friday even if it is date night hopes it's too early to be crowded buys a ticket… Continue reading Poetry Friday: T.G.I.F.
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Graphic Organizer for Personal Essay Thesis Development
I'll be using this with my students tomorrow. Just wanted to share! The topic I would like to write my personal essay about is: _______________________________ The big thing I really want to say (or claim) about my topic is: ____________________________ Here are several thesis statements starters I could use to prove my point… Continue reading Graphic Organizer for Personal Essay Thesis Development
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Anyone going to AERA in April?
I just found out a proposal two of my instructors from Teachers College submitted to the 2009 AERA (American Educational Research Association) Annual Meeting in San Diego got accepted. I will be presenting along with them, and three other former classmates from the Literacy Specialist Program at T.C., at AERA in mid-April 2009. The title… Continue reading Anyone going to AERA in April?
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Spelling Sites
I tend not to focus much on spelling when I write about the teaching of writing. However, I'm well-aware that using conventions properly is extremely important. Each week, my students have eight personal words, which are drawn from their own writing and/or high-frequency words they misspell on assessments I give. [These are in addition to… Continue reading Spelling Sites
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Just What Are PATCHES OF THOUGHT?
Yesterday I was asked to expand "patches of thought" Essentially, patches of thought are little pieces of paper (could be index cards) on which students write mini-stories, lists, or other items that support a particular paragraph in an essay. It's essentially the evidence that one feels will support a topic sentence within their essay (and… Continue reading Just What Are PATCHES OF THOUGHT?
