Sharing some classroom ideas about poetry from Maureen Barbieri, Georgia Heard, Linda Rief, Tom Romano, and Joyce Sidman.
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Gifts to Inspire Young Writers + Giveaways
Nurture a child's interest and talent for writing this holiday season with one of these items. Look for a chance to win one of these five items by reading the giveaway information at the bottom of this blog post.
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A Mentor Text You Can Use in Many Ways + a Book Giveaway
The Invisible Boy, a new book that deals with the isolation quiet children can feel, is the kind of book that serves multiple purposes in an elementary school classroom (e.g., interactive read aloud book, teaching demonstration text, mentor text for strategy lessons). Previews of the book and giveaway information come at the bottom of the post.
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Connect Your Thoughts in a Writer’s Notebook + Giveaways
Last month, I was put on brain rest for two weeks in order to get better after having a concussion. Brain rest in my world meant no driving, no news (print, online, or TV), no decision-making, and very little computer use. (It was supposed to be no computer use, but I was able to negotiate… Continue reading Connect Your Thoughts in a Writer’s Notebook + Giveaways
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SOLSC Prize Announcement
It's my pleasure to announce the winners of the prizes from the Sixth Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge. Yet again, I ran into a good problem this year. More people sliced and linked daily than I have prizes to give away. I'm delighted so many people kept up with the challenge. I only wish… Continue reading SOLSC Prize Announcement
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Good News for Late Starters #slice2013
If you start the adult challenge no later than Monday, March 4th and properly link your slice of life stories to the daily call for slice of life stories through March 31st, then you will be eligible to win a copy of What a Writer Needs, Second Edition.
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Prizes for the 6th Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge
The Sixth Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge runs from Friday, March 1st – Sunday, March 31st. Anyone who participates in the adult challenge (not the classroom challenge) for all 31 days of the month will be eligible for a prize. In order to be in the running, you have to do a little more… Continue reading Prizes for the 6th Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge
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Behind the Scenes of I Haiku You + a Giveaway
Betsy Snyder shares a behind-the-scenes process for writing and illustrating I Haiku You, her newest picture book published by Random House. Read through her post and then leave a comment for a chance to win a copy of this book.
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Tuesday Slices + A Request for March SOLSC Prizes
Link up your slices today. While you're here, please decide if you are able to offer gender-neutral, writing-related prize to one of the 6th Annual SOLSC participants who writes and links daily.
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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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Nonfiction Mentor Text + a Giveaway
I've been thinking a lot about the balance of nonfiction and fiction texts in the classroom lately. Starting today, I'm making an effort to share more nonfiction picture books you can use as mentor texts in writing workshop. While I haven't taken stock of how many fiction picture books I've recommended as mentor texts here… Continue reading Nonfiction Mentor Text + a Giveaway
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An Interview with Tad Hills + a Book Giveaway
Tad Hills's new book, Rocket Writes a Story, is as touching and well-written as the first Rocket book, Rocket Learned to Read. This book is sure to become a mentor text in primary writing workshops since Rocket has trouble generating ideas for writing and moving through the writing process. I am quite sure that the tale… Continue reading An Interview with Tad Hills + a Book Giveaway
