THE BASICS: Late Saturday afternoon. On the elliptical rider. Listening to "Bombay Dreams" on my MP3. Watching the replay of Hillary Rodham Clinton's 'Farewell' Speech. THE BACK-STORY: When I was in college I volunteered at the White House Office of Women's Initiatives and Outreach from Sept. 1995 – Nov. 1996. The office was started by… Continue reading SOLSC: Multi-tasking
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 new book, MAKE THE SCHOOL SYSTEM WORK FOR YOUR CHILD WITH DISABILITIES (Guilford Press, 2026), empowers parents to navigate the special education system.
Summer Goals Meme
Megan from Read, Read, Read tagged Ruth and I for a summer goals meme. I guess I'll get to it for the Stacey part of "Stacey at Ruth at Two Writing Teachers." Here are my honest-to-goodness summer goals: 1. To spend time with my family. 2. To submit at least one manuscript to a publisher… Continue reading Summer Goals Meme
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Memoir Mondays
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Memoir Mondays: A Not-So-Great Idea
There are things that I've done in the name of beauty… Using Summer Soliel in my hair as a teenager is one of those things. Waxing my brows is another. However, the dopiest thing I think I've ever agreed to, because it seemed like a good idea at the time, was having a trendy fabric… Continue reading Memoir Mondays: A Not-So-Great Idea
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Preparing for Tomorrow’s Mentor Poems Lesson
Starting My Poetry Craft Table Originally uploaded by teachergal Tomorrow, I'm doing some explicit instruction on identifying poetic tools in poems we admire and then trying to use those tools in our own poetry. Hence, I'll be using this Poetry Craft Table, which I either adapted from Pat Werner or from Davis & Hill's Book… Continue reading Preparing for Tomorrow’s Mentor Poems Lesson
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All Chocked-Up
Regular readers of this blog might remember how impressed I was with one of my students who artfully mentored her memoir after Cynthia Rylant last month. She's also been writing some amazing poems this month. So, this is what I just got finished writing on her report card (and I'm all chocked-up): Molly listens attentively… Continue reading All Chocked-Up
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Picture Book-Palooza
On Thursday afternoon my students counted the photocopies of the book covers that I have hanging on clotheslines all around our classroom. Nearly every book I've read (save a few whose covers I never hung) to my students has it's cover posted around the room (laminated on mounted construction paper). They counted, with the ones… Continue reading Picture Book-Palooza
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INSPIRATION for Memoir Mondays: Mistakes from the Past
Ever do something that you look back on and think, "What was I thinking?" Well, when I came across this photo of my feet (Sorry, but I have to post it for you to get the full effect!) from 2001, I was horrified at what I allowed someone to do to my feet: You know… Continue reading INSPIRATION for Memoir Mondays: Mistakes from the Past
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Are you up for one more challenge?
When Ruth and I developed Two Writing Teachers last year, we wanted it to be a place where teachers could be fueled with a passion for teaching, writing, and living. We also wanted it to be a place where we shared our own writing and reflected on our teaching: celebrating when it went well and… Continue reading Are you up for one more challenge?
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An Original Acrostic Poem for Poetry Friday
I'm teaching acrostic poetry to my students today. That fact, coupled with the present Word Up/One Little Word Challenge involving the word ONE, I decided to mesh the poetry and the OLW Challenge together. Word Up - One, originally uploaded by teachergal. This week Poetry Friday is being hosted at Sarah Reinhardt's Blog. However, if… Continue reading An Original Acrostic Poem for Poetry Friday
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Literacy For All
Between presenting at NEATE and at NCTE, my fall is going to be very full. However, when I received the brochure for the 19th Annual Literacy for All Conference, which is held annually in Providence, I couldn't resist signing up for a Sunday Pre-Conference Workshop since I only have to travel a couple of miles… Continue reading Literacy For All
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Making Mentor Poems Accessible At Any Time
Mentor Poems Bulletin Board, originally uploaded by teachergal. I realized the other day that it was unfair to only provide extra mentor poems, from my mentor poems binder, to kids when I conferred with them. Hence, in addition to handing out a packet of mentor poems after each minilesson, I also put together this new… Continue reading Making Mentor Poems Accessible At Any Time
