It's my pleasure to announce the winners of the prizes from the 5th Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge. While I thought about using technology for the giveaway, I opted to do it the old fashioned way... pulling names out of a hat (well, in this case, an envelope). Here's a look at my not-so-high-tech… Continue reading Prizes for the Fifth Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge
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.
Found Poetry Giveaway Recipient
Congratulations to Justin Green whose commenter number corresponds to the random number drawn for Georgia Heard's new book of poems The Arrow Finds Its Mark: A Book of Found Poems. Many thanks to Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group for sponsoring this giveaway. If you missed the original post about this book, then click here to read… Continue reading Found Poetry Giveaway Recipient
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Vote for Me + a Giveaway
If you're a political junkie like me, then you love presidential election years. Seriously, I live for election night coverage... it's my Super Bowl! (I'm not kidding. I have laid in bed late at night and checked my iPhone just to find out if returns came back from close-to-call caucuses and primaries earlier this year.) … Continue reading Vote for Me + a Giveaway
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The Weekly SOLSC Is Back!
It's Tuesday and it's April. That means you've had two days to catch your breath if you were part of the 5th Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge! I hope you'll join us this Tuesday, and every Tuesday year-round (your schedule permitting, of course), for our weekly Slice of Life Story Challenge. There are no… Continue reading The Weekly SOLSC Is Back!
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How many slices did you write and link to?
This is the 5th Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge Prize Round-up. Please read this entire post carefully before leaving a comment. Can you believe the 5th Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge is history? I'm not sure about you, but March flew by for me! There are 30 prizes up for grabs. Since there… Continue reading How many slices did you write and link to?
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Great Mentor Texts for Teachers
Ever feel like you're forgetting something? Well, that's exactly how I have felt this week! You see, I've been hard at work compiling a list of books to have on book carts when I teach my graduate class this summer. (My students will have to complete two projects that will require them to use two… Continue reading Great Mentor Texts for Teachers
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Just a reminder.
Can you believe this is the second-to-last day of the month-long Challenge? March has flown by! Just a reminder for all month-long slicers: Please come back here on Sunday, April 1st to report on your total number of slices if you want to be in the drawing for one of the prizes.
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Found Poetry + a Giveaway
Have you ever found a poem? I'm not talking about something with stanzas, line breaks, and the other traditional things that typically make a poem a poem. I'm talking about finding something poetic in ordinary prose, on a street sign, in an advertisement, or even inside of a fortune cookie. The Arrow Finds Its Mark:… Continue reading Found Poetry + a Giveaway
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Congrats to Jen Baumgarten for Commenting on 140 posts!
Wow! I was delighted to see how many people took on the Commenting Challenge I posed on Sunday. While everyone deserves accolades for reading and commenting on as many slice of life story posts as possible, the prize (i.e., Lessons from a Writer’s Life: Readings and Resources for Teachers and Students by Judith Ortiz Cofer) goes… Continue reading Congrats to Jen Baumgarten for Commenting on 140 posts!
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Commenting Challenge
If you’ve been participating in 5th Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge for at least 20 of the past 25 days, then you may participate in this commenting challenge, which will give you a chance to win a copy of the final book I'm giving away today. Heinemann is sponsoring a giveaway of Lessons from… Continue reading Commenting Challenge
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Experimenting with Leads
I spent last week doing some prep work for the graduate course I'll be teaching this summer. By prepping I mean reading journal articles and rereading Mentor Texts (Stenhouse, 2007) by Lynne Dorfman and Rose Cappelli. Chapter five of Mentor Texts focuses on "creating powerful beginnings and satisfying endings." Sound like something you've taught your… Continue reading Experimenting with Leads
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Another little challenge, of sorts
During the first week of this year's month-long SOLSC, I noticed someone posted around 10 or 11 p.m. and remarked that no one ever comments on late-night posters. My heart sunk. How frustrating it must be to have one's writing go unnoticed just because you're a pre-bedtime writer! I've been trying to make a concerted… Continue reading Another little challenge, of sorts
