Voice Matters
Jacques Steinberg, an education correspondent for The New York Times, appeared on “The Today Show” yesterday morning. He talked with Natalie Morales about college essays that worked and didn’t work … Continue Reading Voice Matters
Wordle (Word Cloud Generator)
Kevin just informed me about Wordle. I tried it out with some of our most used categories and created this image: Try it out… you can paste any words into … Continue Reading Wordle (Word Cloud Generator)
Words + Photos: Day 4
pottery Originally uploaded by teachergal I tried to focus more on the letting the writing guide me… not letting the photos lead the way, like I have the other days … Continue Reading Words + Photos: Day 4
Words + Photos: Day 1
Ali Edwards is hosting a Words + Photos Week over at { A }. I debated, heavily, as to whether I should post this on TWT or on Crafty Creations. … Continue Reading Words + Photos: Day 1
I Should… And I Did!
I gave the Word Count Journal more thought overnight after reading Stacie & Nancy’s Comments. I signed up. I’m a sucker for these types of things. Click here to see … Continue Reading I Should… And I Did!
Word Count Journal: Should I or Shouldn’t I???
Nancy wrote about her experiences with the Word Count Journal, something I hadn’t heard of ’til I read her post. I’m debating whether or not I want to sign up … Continue Reading Word Count Journal: Should I or Shouldn’t I???
Poetry Station: READY FOR LIFT-OFF!
I think I’m going to have my students sign-up to use this for one week at a time since there are seven activities. Though it’ll take two weeks to complete … Continue Reading Poetry Station: READY FOR LIFT-OFF!
A Hiatus from WNW… Try out Wordless Wednesday This Week
My Art Tools: Pastels, Erasers, & A Glass of Diet Coke Originally uploaded by teachergal Participate by clicking here. Writer’s Notebook Wednesday will be back next week.
STILL: One Little Word
I tried out the “One Little Word” Challenge and came up with this. Not great, but not bad for my first time participating, right? STILL: One Little Word Originally uploaded … Continue Reading STILL: One Little Word
Still
For those of you who enjoyed our “One Little Word” Thing (which we borrowed from { A }’s blog), please go to the One Little Word Blog, where they have … Continue Reading Still
OLW (One Little Word).
Last week Stacey posted about using Ali’s OLW challenge in her classroom. It’s a very cool post & if you missed it, take a few minutes to check it out … Continue Reading OLW (One Little Word).
One Little Word
New Year’s Resolutions!???! FEH! Who needs them!??! I never stick to them anyway (who does?)! Therefore, when I saw the One Little Word “Challenge” on { A } this morning, … Continue Reading One Little Word
TWO WRITING TEACHERS 