Did you read Katherine Sokolowski's Slice of Life post this past Tuesday? She crafted a poem that was a tribute to a dear family-friend, Vel, who passed away. Crafting the poem was a way for Katherine to practice what she preached, by writing beside her students during independent writing time. The poem she wrote was… Continue reading Crafting a Tribute Poem
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It’s time to share 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 It’s time to share your slices.
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Weekly SOLSC
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 Weekly SOLSC
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Share 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 Share your slices.
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It’s time for the weekly SOLSC.
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Slice of Life
Woohoo! It's Tuesday...even better, it's Slice-time!
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Weekly SOLSC
Today is the 11th anniversary of the September 11th Attacks. It's hard to believe it's been over a decade since that horrible day, when everything started out right and ended so catastrophically. Today I plan to honor the memory of those who died by watching the media coverage and observing moments of silence. Later today… Continue reading Weekly SOLSC
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Are we having fun yet?
Slicing is supposed to be fun. Sure it's a challenge. Not just the challenge of writing every single day for a month, but also the challenge of the technology. Unique URL? Commenting? Where do I link? If I miss a day can I still share my link? There are questions that abound. Most of these… Continue reading Are we having fun yet?
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31 Slices
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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Get out of a Writing Rut
I keep a private, family-only blog about my daughter's daily life. I began keeping it about a week after she was born. Unless we were out of town, I blogged each and every day of her life. By the end of 2011, I was getting pretty tired of blogging. In fact, I began to find… Continue reading Get out of a Writing Rut
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Writers Don’t Retire
Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick. Andy Rooney made his final (regular) appearance on "60 Minutes" tonight. It was one of many times I tuned-in to this icon over the past 25 years. (Yes, 25 years. Whether I liked it or not, "60 Minutes" was usually on our family's downstairs TV while I… Continue reading Writers Don’t Retire
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GUEST BLOG POST: Weaving the “Slice of Life” Routine into Writing Workshop
Tara Smith teaches writing workshop, Language Arts and Social Studies to sixth graders at a middle school in suburban New Jersey. Before she was a teacher, she was an editor first at the Cloverdale Press and then at Macmillan. She blogs at “A Teaching Life” (at http://tmsteach.blogspot.com/) and continues to slice away at Two Writing… Continue reading GUEST BLOG POST: Weaving the “Slice of Life” Routine into Writing Workshop
