Slice 2012: 5 of 31

Monday March 5, 2012Tuesday March 6, 2012 Ruth Ayres183 Comments

Important Things All Slicers Should Read: There have been several questions regarding the timing of the daily calls for slice of life stories. Every day, at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, the daily Slice of Life Story Challenge post goes live on our blog. Regardless of where you are (in the world), you are able… Continue reading Slice 2012: 5 of 31

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Slice 2012: 4 of 31

Sunday March 4, 2012Wednesday February 29, 2012 Ruth Ayres196 Comments

The Nitty Gritty: Please (pleasepleasepleaseplease) use the SAME email/username information on all of your March entries. This is essential to make tracking your number of slices a little more manageable. We'll close comments for the previous day's slice the next morning. As long as you get your slice linked on each daily slice post, you are in… Continue reading Slice 2012: 4 of 31

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Slice 2012: 3 of 31

Saturday March 3, 2012Sunday March 4, 2012 Ruth Ayres187 Comments

WOAH NELLIE! PLEASE READ... THANK YOU for joining this year. We are thrilled with the response. WOW, just wow. Please link your UNIQUE URL in the reply box of the comments. Do not put it in the website field. You can put your general blog address in the website field. Please make sure the link… Continue reading Slice 2012: 3 of 31

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Slice: 2012: 2 of 31

Friday March 2, 2012Saturday March 3, 2012 Ruth Ayres187 Comments

Wow! I can't believe the response to Slice 2012. Let's keep writing...and remember, others can join too -- talk your friends into the challenge. Please, paste your unique URL in the reply box of the comment form instead of the website field. This way it will show up for others to see. Also, your unique URL… Continue reading Slice: 2012: 2 of 31

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Slice 2012: 1 of 31

Thursday March 1, 2012Friday March 2, 2012 Ruth Ayres197 Comments

Just a heads-up: If this is the first time you are joining SOLSC, and you've never commented before, we will have to moderate your comment. Stacey and I will be checking throughout the day in order to get your links up for the community as soon as possible. As long as you use the same… Continue reading Slice 2012: 1 of 31

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Classroom Resources for the SOLSC

Tuesday February 28, 2012Tuesday February 28, 2012 Stacey Shubitz6 Comments

If you're leading a Slice of Life Story Challenge in your classroom in March (or any month for that matter), there are a few things you might want to have. First, you'll want to track your students' writing with some kind of record keeping form. When I led the Challenge in my classroom, I used… Continue reading Classroom Resources for the SOLSC

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Our Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge

Tuesday February 28, 2012Wednesday February 29, 2012 Stacey Shubitz58 Comments

Reminder: This is the last Tuesday-only SOLSC until April since THE FIFTH ANNUAL SLICE OF LIFE STORY CHALLENGE begins here in less than 48 hours. Looking forward to having all of our regular Tuesday Slicers + first-time Slicers on board for our month-long challenge. Please link the Slice of Life Story you write today to… Continue reading Our Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge

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31 Slices

Monday February 27, 2012Monday February 27, 2012 Ruth Ayres14 Comments

Does the thought of writing 31 slices in a row scare anyone? If it doesn't now, about day 13 it will. So, I made a little list and fancied it up, because that's what makes me happy, just for you. Here are 31 ideas to capture when you don't know what to write about (or… Continue reading 31 Slices

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Slice of Life March Challenge Nuts and Bolts

Saturday February 25, 2012 Ruth Ayres28 Comments

Some useful notes from last year (updated for this year)... Here is a button just for this year’s challenge. Please copy it & use it on your SOLS posts. (To do this: 1. Right click on the image and choose “Save image as.” 2. Save the image to a place where you can find it… Continue reading Slice of Life March Challenge Nuts and Bolts

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Prizes for the Fifth Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge

Thursday February 23, 2012Monday February 20, 2012 Stacey Shubitz19 Comments

The Fifth Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge, which will run from Thursday, March 1st – Saturday, March 31st, begins a week from today. Anyone who writes (and links to their posts by leaving a comment on this blog daily) for the entire month of March will be entered into a drawing for one of… Continue reading Prizes for the Fifth Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge

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Tuesday February 21, 2012Wednesday February 22, 2012 Stacey Shubitz48 Comments

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GEARING UP FOR THE SOLSC: Classroom Prizes

Friday February 17, 2012Thursday February 16, 2012 Stacey Shubitz6 Comments

I wanted my students to be intrinsically motivated to write daily when I was a classroom teacher. When I began teaching I naively thought my enthusiasm for writing would be contagious. While my enthusiasm was enough for some students, it didn't cut it for some of my reluctant writers. Working with reluctant writers means getting… Continue reading GEARING UP FOR THE SOLSC: Classroom Prizes