We managed to duck the rain on today's Providence Poetry Walk. Ten of my twenty students showed up with their family members to do today's Poetry Walk. I think having 50% of my class present is a great turn-out for a Sunday afternoon! Four Writer's Notebooks from Today's Poetry Walk Trip of Providence: Taken as… Continue reading Poetry Walking Tour
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.
Poetry on all of my N&A Charts
My students are starting their poetry unit of study tomorrow. Hence, all of my News & Announcements Charts for the upcoming week have something poetry-related on them:
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A New Challenge Begins Tomorrow
Our first, of many (I hope), Memoir Mondays begins here at TWT tomorrow. A few folks asked how it works, so here goes: When you arrive at the site, you'll be prompted to leave a link to your post by clicking on a Mr. Linky "image linky," which will take you to a new window.… Continue reading A New Challenge Begins Tomorrow
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Writing Workshop Teacher – Reflection
A few days ago Ruth blogged about "end of the year reflections," where she posted a link to her wiki where one could download an end of the year teaching reflection about Writing Workshop. Still wound-up from my day in Boston, and needing to get focused back on preparing for the week ahead, I decided… Continue reading Writing Workshop Teacher – Reflection
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The Round-Up
Poetry Friday Round-Up Here's the Round-Up for the 16th of May: 15 Words or Less Laura Salas Book Reviews were popular this week! Here are others who reviewed poetry books or excerpted poetry books: 6 Traits Bill at Literate Lives I just read 42 Miles to my class; they loved it! Cloudscome John Mutford Just… Continue reading The Round-Up
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M.M. will begin this Monday, 5/19.
Please join us! Click here to learn more about our newest writing challenge.
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Poetry Friday Is Here!
River of Words: Young Poets and Artists on the Nature of Things is a new addition to my growing personal poetry collection. I wasn't sure what to expect from this text when I saw it listed on Amazon, but I ordered it anyway, hoping that the poetry the kids wrote for this book would be… Continue reading Poetry Friday Is Here!
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the stack
I got home about a half hour ago. I checked my email, had a snack, and changed into my old D.G. sweatpants and a comfy t-shirt. And now... I'm ready to start reading my kids' memoirs. (Their publishing party is tomorrow.) the stack EDITED @ 8:05 p.m.: Joy! Sheer joy! I'm finished reading all of… Continue reading the stack
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TODAY: Word Up Submission
TODAY Originally uploaded by teachergal One Little Word is a great blog that pushes its readers to focus on the meaning of one word for them. I've been pondering the latest "Word Up" Call for Submissions, which is centered around the word "Today." This morning, as I was getting ready, I pushed myself to write… Continue reading TODAY: Word Up Submission
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Blogs & Grammar
Two months ago Pati, one of the Slice of Life Regulars, left this comment on one of our posts: As I have been working on this “Slice of Life Challenge,” while writing my Peace Everyday Blog, I have been thinking about all of you teachers and what I expect to be your excellence in grammar.… Continue reading Blogs & Grammar
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Memories on Mondays???
Jane, who is a regular with the Slice of Life Story Challenge, suggested that we host "Memoir Mondays" here at Two Writing Teachers. I think it's a wonderful idea, but need to know who else would be interested in joining something like this. Here's what I'm thinking with regard to Jane's idea that she suggested… Continue reading Memories on Mondays???
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Rubric: Memoir Unit of Study
When I woke up this morning, I realized I never created an assessment rubric for memoir! My first thought was :How could I forget to do that!??! My second thought was: The Publishing Party is this Friday and there's no rubric! YIKES! It's 6:02 a.m., and the problem is finally solved since I sat down… Continue reading Rubric: Memoir Unit of Study
