See how these first graders added dialogue to their narrative writing.
Category: charts
An Anchor Chart Mashup
Come along as I take you on an anchor chart tour in the classrooms of our school.
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Creating Classroom Environments: Charts to Start the Year
Start the year off right with charts that make expectations, strategies and tips on writing visible for students.
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Making a Chart: When I’m Done with My Writing
A chart for first graders
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Happy Charting: ‘Smarter Charts’ Authors Marjorie Martinelli and Kristi Mraz Share Some Tips for Your Classroom
It's always a joy to learn with Majorie Martinelli and Kristi Mraz. In this interview, they share some excellent advice on using charts to support independence in the classroom.
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Anchor Charts in the World Language Classroom? Mais Oui!
Learn how literacy coach Mindi Rench has helped middle school world language teachers to construct charts with their students, which has helped students' writing in French and Spanish.
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Information Charts: A Guest Blog Post by Kristi Mraz and Marjorie Martinelli
We are so delighted to be guest blogging here at Two Writing Teachers. We know many teachers who use this invaluable resource and are honored to lend our thoughts on writing. It’s that time of year again. We are dusting off the decorations, making shopping lists, and planning for upcoming non-fiction writing units. This is… Continue reading Information Charts: A Guest Blog Post by Kristi Mraz and Marjorie Martinelli
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The Art and Science of Chart Making + A Giveaway
I started thinking deeply about the significance of classroom charts once I spent a week with Kristi Mraz who led a section, “Toolkits, Charts and other Resources That Support Writers in Revision and Writerly Craft,” at the writing institute back in 2011. Kristi, along with her TCRWP colleague Marjorie Martinelli, started a blog in 2011… Continue reading The Art and Science of Chart Making + A Giveaway
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Paragraphs — Part II
I took your wise words and put them together in a chart. It's hanging in my office because I love how it is a reminder of the power of collaboration. It also restores my faith in our ability to teach conventions through writing workshop. I love (and I mean lovelovelove) that no one offered a… Continue reading Paragraphs — Part II
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A Peek Inside My Grad Course
If you've ever taken a graduate course during summer session, then you know how much work there is to do. The course I'm teaching at Penn State Harrisburg is no different. My students (who are the most punctual group of people with whom I've ever worked) take their responsibilities seriously. They are in the classroom… Continue reading A Peek Inside My Grad Course
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Writing Process in Action
A few posts ago I shared my evolving thoughts about the writing process. Last week I was able to put my thinking to the test. In third grade, kids were getting ready to move from notebooks to drafts. It was a little bit of a painful process because I was breaking the news to them… Continue reading Writing Process in Action
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Interactive Charts
Taking Kristi Mraz's chart-making course at the July Writing Institute was so helpful to me. Kristi really got me thinking about having a take away item (made with a post-it note) that you can hand to kids if they need a reminder to do something. In addition, she encouraged the use of illustrations on charts. … Continue reading Interactive Charts
