I was rereading A Writer's Notebook: Unlocking the Writer Within You for pearls of wisdom to lend to one of the reluctant writers in my classroom this evening. Here are some of those pearls that I dug out of Ralph Fletcher's book that bear repeating. (If you don't have this book, then run out and… Continue reading Words of Wisdom from Fletcher
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Stop & Look Around You: THAT’S WHAT WRITERS DO!
I attended the Teachers College Summer Institute on the Teaching of Writing last week. I'll be blogging about it A LOT in the days (probably weeks, since I have about 100 pages of notes) to come. One thing that strikes me is that nearly every instructor echoed the same message: you need to pay attention… Continue reading Stop & Look Around You: THAT’S WHAT WRITERS DO!
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Ralph Fletcher on Memoir
I had the privilege of hearing Ralph Fletcher speak about writing memoir today. He said a few things that resonated with me about why we write memoir and about how to create memorable memoirs. Here are the most salient points I gathered from Fletcher's talk: Memoir allows us to revisit things that happened to us… Continue reading Ralph Fletcher on Memoir
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Some are older… Some are newer…
My Summer (Professional) Reading Originally uploaded by teachergal These four books have been sitting in my bookshelf for the past year begging to be read. I've thumbed through Using Literature to Enhance Writing Instruction and Reading Aloud Across the Curriculum, but haven't read them with the careful, close reading they deserve. All four books are… Continue reading Some are older… Some are newer…
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Memoir Stuff On-Tap for This-Coming Week
This week I'm going to pull-out a bunch of texts that are memoir-ish: When the Relatives Came, What You Know First, The House on Mango Street, and maybe even Marshfield Dreams if I can find it in-time. However, I'm unsure as to whether or not I want to share the memoir I wrote about my… Continue reading Memoir Stuff On-Tap for This-Coming Week
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a special space.
I've been a writing coach for four years now. My arm was gently twisted at the end of the school year when I was planning on looping my seventh graders into eighth grade. After the painstaking art of decision making I decided to venture out of the classroom to see what life was like for… Continue reading a special space.
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The first month of school
I met with the other teacher on my grade level today to plan our Reading and Writing Workshops for the first month of school. Our writing teaching points were inspired by five professional book authors: Aimee Buckner, Lucy Calkins, Ralph Fletcher, JoAnn Portalupi, and Jim Vopat. Would you have a look over what we created… Continue reading The first month of school
