Student Reflection Sheet for Personal Narratives Originally uploaded by teachergal I updated the Personal Narrative Page on the Two Writing Teachers Website to include a student reflection sheet and an in-depth comment sheet that my students will be putting in their personal narrative portfolios when they get ready for this Tuesday's Publishing Party. I hope… Continue reading Publishing Personal Narratives
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Preparing for Tomorrow’s Mentor Poems Lesson
Starting My Poetry Craft Table Originally uploaded by teachergal Tomorrow, I'm doing some explicit instruction on identifying poetic tools in poems we admire and then trying to use those tools in our own poetry. Hence, I'll be using this Poetry Craft Table, which I either adapted from Pat Werner or from Davis & Hill's Book… Continue reading Preparing for Tomorrow’s Mentor Poems Lesson
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Building a Living Poetry Anthology
Pat suggested that I work with my students to create a Living Poetry Anthology (I believe Georgia Heard first presented this idea in one of her books.) during my first year of teaching. As the overzealous person I was in my first year of teaching, I did it. My students each recopied three - five… Continue reading Building a Living Poetry Anthology
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Wordless Wednesday: Great Literacy Coaches Save Lives — A small tribute to Pat, who was my Literacy Coach during my first year of teaching
Photos taken by Zlatko Batistich.
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Start Writing Proposals Today!
Pat Werner, my amazing Literacy Coach from my first year of teaching, told me about DonorsChoose, an organization that matches teachers in need of funding with citizen philanthropists, in the fall of 2004. I started writing grant proposals through DonorsChoose and obtained funding for experiences I wanted my students to have. Thanks to Pat informing… Continue reading Start Writing Proposals Today!
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Take a new teacher by the hand and PAY IT FORWARD!
Pay it forward! It wasn't just a movie and it's not just an expression in my world. Those three little words are ones I try to live by at work, on the open road, and in my personal life. If someone does something nice for me, then I thank them, but I ALSO try to… Continue reading Take a new teacher by the hand and PAY IT FORWARD!
