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Writing Lessons at ReadWriteThink.org

After reading through "Using Web 2.0 in the Classroom" in the most recent issue of Reading Today, I went online to ReadWriteThink.org to read through a lesson entitled "Weekly Writer's Blogs." It was too advanced (i.e., grades 9-12) for my students, but I realized it might not be too old for Ruth's. I decided to… Continue reading Writing Lessons at ReadWriteThink.org

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Guided Writing Lesson

Guided Writing Lesson Front Page Originally uploaded by teachergal I attended the Literacy for All K-6 Northeast Literacy Conference here in Providence today. Specifically, I attended "Guided Writing in Small Group Settings," which was led by Kerry Crosby, Heather Morris, and Helen Sisk. It was an informative workshop. Here are some of the highlights: Guided… Continue reading Guided Writing Lesson

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New Plan Book

Ruth introduced me to Winkflash a few weeks ago. I signed up for their services and received a $19.99 special deal to create a photo book of up to 100 pages. Hence, I decided to create my own lesson plan book. I created templates in Word, scanned them in, saved them as jpgs, uploaded them… Continue reading New Plan Book

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Plan Book

Someone queried me last month asking me, "What does your plan book look like?" I scanned-in my plan book and emailed them back. However, in the past week, I've gotten a few more requests for the same thing. Honestly, it's nothing that special, but I'm posting what one week's plan looks like. (Everything is subject… Continue reading Plan Book