My students are going to be drafting while I'm out of the room doing reading assessments this-coming Thursday. Hence, I'm a little bit panicked since I don't like being out of the room on days when kids are selecting a seed idea or when they start drafting. (I have an amazing guest teacher... so it's… Continue reading Draft Plans for Literary Essays
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A Retrospective of Posts
I was on Bethany's Blog this morning and came across a meme. Since I woke up around 4:00 a.m. this morning (couldn't sleep), I decided to give it a whirl. So, here I am! Here's the drill with the meme: Go back through your archives and post the links to five of your favorite blog… Continue reading A Retrospective of Posts
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Amaze Me!
You know the student who always rushes through assignments? You know, that kid... the one who sacrifices quality to finish his/her work? Well, I thought one of my students was rushing through their writing (which was all about elaborating using 'prompts to push our thinking about reading') when I saw that child's hand waving at… Continue reading Amaze Me!
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Peek Into My Classroom
Some images that represent the writing-related things going on in my classroom. Enjoy the "tour!" (Many of these photos were taken by my students with my camera.) News & Announcement Chart Originally uploaded by teachergal
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Stacey’s Slice of Life Story: Day 5
Was the bear cold? Originally uploaded by teachergal "Proceed to the first landing," I told my Assembly Line Managers once I saw that my class was ready to leave the lunch room. I saw a big bump under one of my student's coats, which she was holding in her arms, and decided to stay at… Continue reading Stacey’s Slice of Life Story: Day 5
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Slice of Life Writing
One of my students and her mom spent some time with me after school yesterday afternoon. (Yep, made it through the day even though I was sick!) She claimed that she had nothing to write about in her notebook, which is why she wasn't writing. I referenced my entry to Whole Foods and told her… Continue reading Slice of Life Writing
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RIWP Spring Conference
I just received an e-mail today to find out that my proposal to do a session at the Rhode Island Writing Project's Spring Conference was accepted. 🙂 The session's title I proposed when I submitted my proposal was, "Inspiring Children to Write By Living Like a Writer: Teaching Writing Workshop with Our Notebooks Wide-Open." The… Continue reading RIWP Spring Conference
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WN Entry: In less than six months…
This week has been filled with wonderful blog-related things. First, we became b-listers. Next, one of my favorite authors, Jacqueline Woodson, happened upon our blog and posted a comment. And then this morning I woke up to find that in less than six months of being an open blog on the 'net, Two Writing Teachers… Continue reading WN Entry: In less than six months…
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Writerly Matters
Kelly at Big A little a has some wonderful blogging about the topic of "writerly matters." Do check it out if you want to do some more thinking about the 'basics' I've sometimes neglected, in the past as a teacher of writing. I've grown to think more about it with each passing year by providing… Continue reading Writerly Matters
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Rolling out my Hopes & Dreams for 2008
What are your hopes and dreams for this new year? Leave a link (to your blog post) with your 2008 H&D's by posting a comment.
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Last Post of the Year
This is going to be my last post for 2007. Tomorrow starts a new year, brimming with possibilities and promise. 2007 has been an amazing year for me professionally and personally. Though it was not without its challenges. (Are writing teachers allowed to use double-negatives or is that bad form?!!?) I´m so pleased that Ruth… Continue reading Last Post of the Year
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What if…?
Ruth's post from Thursday got me thinking about how to improve the practice that surrounds the teaching of non-fiction writing. Just how can it get better? What if teachers from across age levels got to together and talked about the expectations across grade levels for what kinds of things kids should know by such-and-such grade?… Continue reading What if…?
