One of the biggest barriers between us and the Slice of Life Challenge is TIME. We look at our schedules, we look at other's slices, and we quickly jump to the conclusion that we don't have time to add one more thing, especially something like a daily writing challenge to our already too full schedule. Although… Continue reading You Have Time.
Category: Slice of Life Story Challenge
Ten Tips for Creating an Electronic SOLSC for Your Students
A Note from Stacey: I recently asked teachers who've led an blog-based Slice of Life Story Challenge, or SOLSC, with their students to share their expertise with me. After all, I've only led a notebook-based Challenge with my students. Two teachers, Amanda Cornwell and Beth Scanlon, volunteered to write guest posts about their experiences about… Continue reading Ten Tips for Creating an Electronic SOLSC for Your Students
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Start Thinking About the Classroom SOLSC: Classroom Prizes
Everyone wants students to be be intrinsically motivated to write daily. While we can hope our enthusiasm is contagious, sometimes it's not enough for reluctant writers. Working with reluctant writers means providing the motivation without threatening low grades. Creating enthusiasm is hard when a child doesn't feel s/he has anything to write about. It's hard… Continue reading Start Thinking About the Classroom SOLSC: Classroom Prizes
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Slicing on Tuesdays
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Pumping Up for March Slice of Life Challenge!
It's time to start talking and imagining and getting excited about the 6th Annual Slice of Life Challenge. Here are a few things to begin considering. If you've never participated, now is the time! You'll need to start a blog. I promise you can do this. If you have any questions, just ask. Stacey or… Continue reading Pumping Up for March Slice of Life Challenge!
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Tuesday Slices + A Poll
Please link your slice of life story to this post today. As always, be sure to check out other bloggers’ writing by clicking through the links in the comment section of this post. If you’re dropping by to link up quickly today, then please come back later to read through others slicers’ posts. I'm trying… Continue reading Tuesday Slices + A Poll
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Tuesday Slices + A Request for March SOLSC Prizes
Link up your slices today. While you're here, please decide if you are able to offer gender-neutral, writing-related prize to one of the 6th Annual SOLSC participants who writes and links daily.
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Calling All Slicers! Would you assist us with this year’s month-long challenge?
Participating daily in the Slice of Life Story Challenge is a big commitment. Therefore, please do not volunteer for one of the jobs mentioned above if writing and linking for 31 days straight is a big enough commitment for you. If you are interested, please leave the words, “I want to be tech support,” “I want to be a concierge,” or “I want to be the welcome wagon” in your comment, along with the link to the slice you’re sharing, today.
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Please share your words today. #slice2013
Post a link to your slice of life story and/or share the one little word you'll live by this year.
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The Slice of Life Story Challenge & a Christmas Wish.
Merry Christmas to all of the Slicers who celebrate! I hope you have a joyous and meaningful holiday with those you love. Please link up your slice of life story to this post today. As always, be sure to check out other bloggers’ writing by clicking through the links in the comment section of this… Continue reading The Slice of Life Story Challenge & a Christmas Wish.
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Link up your slices.
Please link the Slice of Life Story you write today to this post by leaving a comment. Be sure to check out other bloggers’ writing by clicking through the links in the comment section of this post. Come back later today (or even tomorrow) to read through the links of a few other Slicers who… Continue reading Link up your slices.
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Serve Up Your Slice Today!
Last Tuesday, Betsy wrote this at the top of her slice of life post: Serve up your slice over at Two Writing Teachers with Stacey and Ruth. Do you know how much I loved that? I liked her play on words so much that I asked her if I could use it over here sometime. … Continue reading Serve Up Your Slice Today!
