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ruth’s wn entry: people.
Awhile back I made a list with a class called THINGS WE JUST WALK BY (or something to that effect). One student listed people. Although my list was titled INSIGNIFICANT STUFF, I went ahead and added people to my list too. I found this interesting and now what to explore it a bit more. People. Unfortunately… Continue reading ruth’s wn entry: people.
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Stacey’s WN Entry: Making Lists and Growing Thinking
I just recorded an entry in my writer's notebook about some amusing things I've observed in my classroom in the past week. Then, I grew some thinking about each of the three ideas. I noticed that Ruth scanned-in her entries from her notebook last week. Hence, I'm copying her and doing the exact same thing.
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Twenty Published Pieces
Twenty Published Pieces That Grew Out of Writer's Notebook Entries Caption: My students spent two days working on on-demand writing pieces. Today eight of them shared their small moment stories in front of their peers. However, all of them took time to decorate the covers of the manila folders that hold photocopies of their original… Continue reading Twenty Published Pieces
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Writer’s Notebook Wednesday is Here!
This week I remembered to post the entry before going to work. Hooray for me!!! 😉 Anyway, we're trying Mr. Linky again. Do link us to your entry and/or leave us a comment. Looking forward to reading your entries!
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ruth’s wn entry: fantasy story character & magic & setting.
Here are a couple of pages from my writer's notebook. I put them on transparencies and used them to teach a focus lesson about doing some "deep thinking" about a story before actually drafting. I encouraged students to begin with their character and to then explore other elements of their story. (I also explained that… Continue reading ruth’s wn entry: fantasy story character & magic & setting.
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Stacey’s WN Entry: Weekends in Brooklyn with My Dad
Coney Island: 2004 Originally uploaded by teachergal When I was a little girl my father used to take me to Brooklyn at least once a month so we could spend time with his dad, my grandfather. One of the things I loved the most about going to Brooklyn to visit my grandfather was taking a… Continue reading Stacey’s WN Entry: Weekends in Brooklyn with My Dad
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ruth’s wn entry: rocks.
written: August 23, 2007, after reading April Pulley Sayre's Stars Beneath Your Bed: The Surprising Story of Dust. Rocks. I used to not notice them. And if I'm honest, which I am (especially in my writer's notebook), I still don't notice them. My grandma does, though. And Tammy. And my brother. (In fact, right now… Continue reading ruth’s wn entry: rocks.
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ruth’s wn entry: september 11
As I was getting dressed this morning, wearing red, white, & blue in honor of September 11 and placing my flag pin on my shirt, I thought I want to write an entry about today and compare it to the entries I've made for the past six years about September 11. As often happens, when… Continue reading ruth’s wn entry: september 11
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Stacey’s WN Entry: September 11th
Today is September 11th. My heart aches to be back in the City that I stood in on Tuesday, September 11th, 2001. I will never forget the words, "A plane flew into the World Trade Center," as I sat at a job interview at a beauty and fashion headhunter. (Remember, this was six years ago...… Continue reading Stacey’s WN Entry: September 11th
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Open up your writer’s notebook and get ready to share!
You've heard of Poetry Friday (and some folks even know of Poetry Thursday) and blog carnivals. We're going to be starting something very similar to both of those here at Two Writing Teachers. It's called "Writer's Notebook Wednesday." This is going to an opportunity for you to share some of your writing with us (seeing… Continue reading Open up your writer’s notebook and get ready to share!
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ruth’s wn entry: loving the start of school.
Last week I met with a group of teachers in a study group and we began with a writer's notebook entry of all the things we love about the start of school. In honor of Stacey's (and many others too) first day back, I thought I'd post my list. School Clothes New Shoes Clean, Organized Rooms… Continue reading ruth’s wn entry: loving the start of school.
