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WN Entry: Making A List

I got inspired by Reflections from the Rockies' Post entitled "My Favorite Things About Colorado So Far." Since a good deal of my students' first couple weeks of Writing Workshos will revolve around the creation of lists (and then the development of a list item into an entry in their writer's notebook), I thought, "Why… Continue reading WN Entry: Making A List

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before GO.

Pretty soon we're going to be going at full speed as a new school year begins.  Before GO, though, there's GET READY and GET SET.  Have you gotten ready, gotten set?  I know there are classrooms to organize and school clothes to buy and  writer's notebooks solutions to figure out, but there's more too. We need to… Continue reading before GO.

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ruth’s wn entry: stories matter

One of the ways I've used this summer to grow is by noticing the small stories that are creating my life. These stories matter. Little did I know what an impact these little everyday stories would make on me not only as a person, but as an educator too. Today in my writer's notebook I… Continue reading ruth’s wn entry: stories matter