I created a large checklist, which I'm going to post in the classroom on Monday, to help my students get ready for Tuesday afternoon's Poetry Publishing Party. I realized yesterday, when I saw one of my students walking around with his Poetry Portfolio Guidelines Packet that the kids really needed a list since there's a… Continue reading Making a List. Checking It Twice.
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Getting Students Published
I've had four of my former treasures (I'm borrowing a Jen Barney word here!) get published in New Moon Magazine for Girls and Their Dreams. However, I don't just teach talented female writers; I have some exceptional male writers in my classes too! Hence, I have been looking for places where they can sent their… Continue reading Getting Students Published
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Stacey’s Slice of Life Story: Day 12
Each student went around at Closing Circle and shared some of the positive feedback they received from another student or an adult during the Publishing Party today. It was a super way to end the day. After school, a few of my students helped me clean up and discovered two cold half-gallons of juice under… Continue reading Stacey’s Slice of Life Story: Day 12
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Gearing-up for tomorrow’s short fiction pub party
Pub Party Snack Alert Originally uploaded by teachergal Three of my students stayed after school to gussy-up our classroom for tomorrow's big Publishing Party. I love the sign they created on the classroom's mini-white board. Here are the cookies I've baking all afternoon. (I should write an ode to a chocolate chip cookie now.) ;-)… Continue reading Gearing-up for tomorrow’s short fiction pub party
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Peek Into My Classroom
Some images that represent the writing-related things going on in my classroom. Enjoy the "tour!" (Many of these photos were taken by my students with my camera.) News & Announcement Chart Originally uploaded by teachergal
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They’re publishing their books! They’re publishing their books!
My room was essentially controlled chaos today since my students began publishing their picture books. Paper cuttings were everywhere by the end of the day, as were markers, pens, pencils, and a myriad of other art supplies. I'm still at work (5:55 p.m.) since it took me awhile to straighten-up for tomorrow since there's two… Continue reading They’re publishing their books! They’re publishing their books!
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Preservation
My SOLS go in here! Originally uploaded by teachergal I decided to purchase an inexpensive presentation booklet from Staples for the purpose of housing my Slice of Life Stories since I'm writing them electronically, rather than in my writer's notebook. However, how does one preserve their students' Slice of Life Stories? Well, my colleague Kate… Continue reading Preservation
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Short Fiction Rubric
I finally sat down and created a short fiction rubric for the picture books my students are going to "publish" this-coming week. If you're in the market for a rubric that provides space for students to self-assess their performance, then click here.
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Guidelines for a Publishing Party
This was the first time in four years that I ever put together a readers' and listeners' responsibilities list for a Publishing Party. However, I think it helped my students get focused on what their job was at this Publishing Party, for which all of the writing was done OUTSIDE of Writing Workshop during our… Continue reading Guidelines for a Publishing Party
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Hooray! Hooray! My students are publishing tomorrow!
I baked two kinds of cupcakes in honor of my students' achievement. If this doesn't say "I'm proud of your accomplishment," then I don't know what does! Dotted Decorations Tiny Sprinkles Waiting patiently to be taken to school
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Publishing before a vacation
I was talking with one of my former student teachers tonight. We were discussing the fact that it's hard to get kids to publish before a big school vacation (like the one we have coming up next week). We're both trying to cruise through the end of the personal essay unit of study, but it's… Continue reading Publishing before a vacation
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It’s been published!
Last Thursday, the D'var Torah I was working on and posted about last month was finally published with my synagogue's weekly newsletter! Very little of what I wrote was edited and/or changed by a third-party. That being said, I'm exceedingly proud of the fact that I went through the writing process, as a teacher, and… Continue reading It’s been published!
