Where do you write? What do you use? Are you a notebook and pen/pencil person or do you type up everything on a computer? Does something inspire you in your writing space? What tools must you have in order to write? This Wednesday, my charge for Writer's Notebook Wednesday is to do some thinking about… Continue reading Tools of a Writer
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.
It’s been published!
Last Thursday, the D'var Torah I was working on and posted about last month was finally published with my synagogue's weekly newsletter! Very little of what I wrote was edited and/or changed by a third-party. That being said, I'm exceedingly proud of the fact that I went through the writing process, as a teacher, and… Continue reading It’s been published!
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Daily Something – Auf Ruf
This past Saturday we had our Aliyat Hatan veKallah at our synagogue, which was essentially a pre-wedding blessing followed by a celebration. We were surrounded by family and friends, which made the day exceedingly special. Also, ten of my former students were in attendance, which touched me since they sat through a three hour service… Continue reading Daily Something – Auf Ruf
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Poetry Friday: Breathing-in Life
Yes, it's true. I'm submitting another Billy Collins Poem that's moved me for this week's Poetry Friday. It's entitled "Days" and it makes me feel that life is something that should be breathed-in, appreciated, and treasured. Here are the first two stanzas. The rest can be found in Sailing Alone Around the Room: Days Each… Continue reading Poetry Friday: Breathing-in Life
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I’m noticing…
I'm noticing that the quality of my students' writing is getting better. I think it's because of the personal essay unit of study (Calkins and Gilette) that I'm using in my classroom for the second year in a row. The "Pushing Your Thinking" Prompts have now been infused into their daily speech patterns, as well… Continue reading I’m noticing…
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WN Entry: My Next Daily Something
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WNW: Daily Somethings
Ruth provided me/us with a charge to try writing a Daily Something, inspired by Ali Edwards, for this week's Writer's Notebook Wednesday. I gave it a try last night. I couldn't help but wonder if I was doing it correctly. Then, I realized, after looking at her posts and the ones on { A },… Continue reading WNW: Daily Somethings
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Stacey’s WN Entry: Daily Something for Wednesday
DAILY SOMETHING WRITTEN AS A NON-NARRATIVE ENTRY: I notice that I have a lot of hair products in my bathroom cabinet. There are gels, a can of mousse, pomades, cremes, serums, and more. I have products for keeping my hair curly on the right and many more tubes on the left, which are meant to… Continue reading Stacey’s WN Entry: Daily Something for Wednesday
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Stacey’s WN Entry: Daily Something
They started out as little potato blobs on the griddle. However, with a little TLC, they turned into something special . Add the right accouterments and those potato blobs turned into latkes ! It all happened on this first night of Chanukkah .
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Choice & Genre Studies
After I attended the November 17th NCTE Workshop entitled "Where Has All The Real Choice Gone?" my mind started turning. Ruth and I went out for cupcakes and coffee at Buttercup Bake Shop hours after attending together and we couldn't stop talking about the issue of choice in the writing classroom. Hence, after grappling with… Continue reading Choice & Genre Studies
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New Header
Joel from "So You Want To Teach" created our new image header. It's a combination of our old one (sans the paper clips) and a little something new. Please let me us know what you think of it (and which one you prefer: the old one or this one). THANKS!
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Poetry Friday Roundup
Here we go folks! Shelf Elf: A wonderful little haiku and a book recommendation to boot! Jama Rattigan: Links us to a poem authored by Gregory Djanikian who is the Head of the Creative Writing Program at the University of Pennsylvania. Ruth: Rocks our vocabulary world via Billy Collins. Kelly Herold: Posts a review about… Continue reading Poetry Friday Roundup
