This week, we are thinking about how to strengthen students' comments! We are also thinking about mentor texts that inspire writing. Please share your ideas in the comments!
Category: SOLSC Classroom Challenge
April Classroom SOLSC Week 2- Developing the Habit
We are off and running in our April Classroom SOLSC! Read on for more inspiration and thoughts about the challenge.
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Classroom SOLSC Week 1- Ready, Set….
We are almost ready for the April Classroom SOLSC to start! Get some inspiration and ideas today!
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Classroom SOLSC Week 5: Celebrations!
We've reached the final stretch of the Classroom SOLSC! How will you celebrate the end of the challenge?
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Classroom SOLSC Week 4: Reflections
It's Week 4 of the Classroom SOLSC! What reflections do you have on the experience so far? How are you planning ahead for a celebration?
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Classroom SOLSC Week 3: Comments Make Community!
We are beginning Week 3 of the Classroom SOLSC! How are your student bloggers doing? This week, we will focus on how essential thoughtful comments are for bloggers. Please share your ideas on how you teach your writers to comment in meaningful ways in the comments of this post.
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Classroom SOLSC Week 2- Building a Writing Habit
It's Week 2 of the Classroom SOLSC!
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Classroom SOLSC Week 1- Away we go!
Welcome to the April 2021 Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge! If you haven't signed up yet, please share your class' blog information on the Padlet. https://padlet.com/ksokolowski1/2dwhsvvnglqpp3bo Click here for more information on what the Classroom Slice of Life Challenge is all about! The April Classroom SOLSC begins on Thursday, April 1 and runs through… Continue reading Classroom SOLSC Week 1- Away we go!
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An Extraordinary Way to Inspire Writing About Ordinary Moments
Whether you're about to embark on the 9th Annual Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge or you're about to begin a unit on poetry where you want to encourage students to capture the beauty of their ordinary lives in verse, consider using Extraordinary! as a mentor text. Leave a comment on this blog post for a chance to win a copy of Extraordinary!
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Overview of the April 2021 Classroom SOLSC
April might seem a long time away, but now is the time to start preparing for the April 2021 Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge. Blogging is a way to help students develop voice, a sense of audience, build digital citizenship, sharpen writing skills and connect to each other in new ways. Are you ready to share this challenge with your students? Read more to find out all the details!
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Classroom SOLSC: Closing In On the End – Week 5
2020 Classroom Slice of Life Challenge Twenty-five days of student writing are now behind us, and we are closing in on the end of the 2020 Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge. Students have worked hard to write stories each day. There have been stories that have filled pages and stories that seemed to barely… Continue reading Classroom SOLSC: Closing In On the End – Week 5
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Classroom SOLSC: The Stories Continue – Week 4
Students have inspired us with the craft of story, building themselves into stronger writers each day. What a beautiful way to have students feel so close when they are so far from us.
