Reading like a writer means look at a text with a sense of possibility by mining possibilities to enhance your own writing. Collecting and studying mentor texts in the genres you wish to write can help you elevate your craft.
Category: teacher-as-writer
Book Review: Lynda Barry’s What it Is
Looking for a way to stretch your imagination and creativity, and perhaps discover more of yourself along the way? Writer and artist Lynda Barry has a book entitled "What it Is." In today's book review, I'll share highlights, features, and key take-aways.
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Summer Writing Refresh: A Grown-up Writing Circle
Have you found yourself distanced from the joy of writing? Do you write often, but are searching for a creative boost? Sign up to join Lainie Levin this summer in a book study / writing circle with Jane Yolen’s book Take Joy: The Writer’s Guide to Loving the Craft.
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Sign up for the 17th Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge #SOL24
The Slice of Life Story Challenge is back for its 17th year, and we're excited to reconnect with our global community of participants and welcome new ones! By signing up, you'll have access to a supportive community of writers and resources to help you make the most of this month-long challenge.
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Writing Cheerleader: A Ready-To-Go Tip
Today’s post from Terje Äkke invites you to think about an inner writing cheerleader and offers a way to play with this idea with young writers.
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Treat Yourself to a Summer of Writing
If you’ve determined that carving out space for your own writing life is important this summer, here are a few tips for making it happen.
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Doing More to Inspire
The things that motivate author Dana Kramaroff, to push through writing heavy content, are also what motivates so many of her students. She values the habits that energize her process, the tricks she uses to keep going, and the ways in which she helps herself when writing is difficult.
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Writing Your Way into a New Year: Be a Lead Writer in 2023
Are you ready to start 2023 as a Lead Writer in your classroom as well as a Teacher? Grab a notebook, pick up a pen, and start writing! You’ll be amazed at your own growth–and at the impact it will have on your students.
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It’s not Magic (but it IS): The Power of Being a Teacher who Writes
Kids are savvy. They can tell when a teacher really writes versus when a teacher talks about writing as a hypothetical endeavor (that only exists in the real lives of people still in school). There is a distance that can only be closed when it is two writers side-by-side, talking the talk (and walking the walk) of writers.
