Even though the folks who commented on it said it was okay the way it was, I wasn't happy with the rubric/checklist I created for my students to use for the personal narrative unit of study we have coming up. Therefore, I spent about 90 minutes tinkering with it tonight and came up with this.… Continue reading Updated Rubric and Checklist for Personal Narratives
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.
So you say that teachers of writing must be writers themselves, eh?
I've found a common thread amongst those who've commented on Ruth's Post entitled "Key Beliefs." Nearly everyone has said that teachers of writing must be writers themselves. If that's the case, then it's time to submit that manuscript you've been keeping locked away for fear of it getting rejected. (BTW: I've had a children's book… Continue reading So you say that teachers of writing must be writers themselves, eh?
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I’ve started collecting…
Pages 3 and 4 of my collecting entry on Miketz Originally uploaded by teachergal ...and this is some of what I have. I'm trying to take on this task methodically, by going through each step of the writing process just like I teach my students to do. However, this is hard when you're interpreting a… Continue reading I’ve started collecting…
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Letter Writing: On-Demand
I created an on-demand assessment sheet for the friendly letter writing unit of study I'm doing right now with my kids. They're going to have 40 minutes to quickly publish a friendly letter to an out-of-town family member. I know they'll be able to do this without a problem. That being said, I'm still going… Continue reading Letter Writing: On-Demand
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A writing challenge I volunteered for… and it’s going to be challenging!
Every week my synagogue attaches a D'var Torah, which is an interpretation of the week's Torah portion, to the weekly newsletter. I decided to volunteer to write a D'var Torah on the occasion of our upcoming Auf Ruf. [Auf-ruf is a Yiddish term, taken from German, which means "to be called up." An Auf Ruf… Continue reading A writing challenge I volunteered for… and it’s going to be challenging!
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Sketching the exterior of your school
My students finished the NECAP Reading Test today. The sun also came out too. (I was on the verge of building an arc since there had been a lot of gray skies this past week.) Therefore, I took my students outside of the building with oil pastels and soft pastels to sketch the community, which… Continue reading Sketching the exterior of your school
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WELCOME! Poetry Friday Is Here This Week!!!!
Welcome to our blog! This is the first time we've ever hosted Poetry Friday here at Two Writing Teachers. We're thrilled to have you join us for Poetry Friday. Please link your submissions with Mr. Linky. Ruth will do the round-up this evening. We hope you'll check back here tonight to see what everyone's posted.… Continue reading WELCOME! Poetry Friday Is Here This Week!!!!
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DonorsChoose Challenge
I started a BLOGGER CHALLENGE over at DonorsChoose.org yesterday in order to get some funding for writing into other teachers' classrooms. Would you believe that someone already donated $100 towards one of the teacher's proposals!??!? AWESOME! Please consider funding one of these proposals that OTHER teachers (not us) in have submitted on DonorsChoose. Your donation… Continue reading DonorsChoose Challenge
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Feedback Request
Checklist and Rubric Originally uploaded by teachergal I met with my grade-level colleagues today who, as always, push my thinking. Kate suggested creating a more kid-friendly rubric for the students to use on their first graded assignment of the school year. Hence, we worked together to create this assessment rubric and checklist of sorts. It's… Continue reading Feedback Request
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Blogger Challenge
I've started a BLOGGER CHALLENGE over at DonorsChoose.org in order to get some funding for writing into other teachers' classrooms. As you know, our motto is "Write: It's Good For You!" Therefore, we hope you will consider funding these proposals that OTHER teachers (not us) in high-need/high-poverty schools have submitted on DonorsChoose. THANKS, in advance,… Continue reading Blogger Challenge
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Rubrics
Have you heard of RubiStar4Teachers? It's a free website that allows teachers to customize pre-fab rubrics or create their own. Once you've finished your masterpiece (er, rubric), you can either save it online, which I did with MANY of my rubrics, or you can save the rubric on your computer as an Excel Document. They… Continue reading Rubrics
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It’s Writer’s Notebook (WN) Wednesday!
Ruth put out a charge yesterday to write your entry off of a photograph. I did that and look forward to seeing your pictures and the memories you've written about each of the photos as well. Please use Mr. Linky and/or post a comment to connect your WN Entry with this post. Have a great… Continue reading It’s Writer’s Notebook (WN) Wednesday!
