Writing-Related Birthday Gifts Originally uploaded by teachergal Yesterday was my birthday and I received two writer's notebooks: one from my best friend and one from one of my students. (Do you think people realize I'm obsessed with writing? I think yes!) The pink and brown notebook that my best friend got me started with a… Continue reading Writing-Related Birthday Gifts
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Poetry Walking Tour
We managed to duck the rain on today's Providence Poetry Walk. Ten of my twenty students showed up with their family members to do today's Poetry Walk. I think having 50% of my class present is a great turn-out for a Sunday afternoon! Four Writer's Notebooks from Today's Poetry Walk Trip of Providence: Taken as… Continue reading Poetry Walking Tour
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Not exactly a deep SOLS, but it’s a slice of my day!
Major neck pain has found it's way to the forefront of my life yet again. I spent most of my night waiting for and having an MRI to determine why I'm having numbness in my hand. Hence, I couldn't write much tonight, but since I make it my business to write daily, I threw this… Continue reading Not exactly a deep SOLS, but it’s a slice of my day!
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WE’RE PRESENTING AT NCTE IN NOVEMBER!!!!
I just got off of the phone with Ruth, with whom I shared the great news. Our conversation session proposal, "INSPIRING CHILDREN TO WRITE: TEACHING WRITING WORKSHOP WITH OUR NOTEBOOKS WIDE OPEN" was accepted for the 2008 NCTE Annual Convention in San Antonio, Texas. My speech title is "Teaching With My Notebook Wide-Open," while Ruth's… Continue reading WE’RE PRESENTING AT NCTE IN NOVEMBER!!!!
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Quotes & Poetry
Today's Writing Workshop lesson went soooo well. I had never had kids write about quotations before, but it was such a success! I look forward to folding this lesson into the first unit of study in September. (One student I conferred with wasn't writing much... she was just doing literal explanations, rather than interpretations. Therefore,… Continue reading Quotes & Poetry
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Today’s Lesson Was Inspired By One of My Former Students
Fall 2006. One of my talented former students, who was part of the Extended Day Program, decided to undertake an independent writing project similar to Lisa Meyer's Book Quotes for Kids: Today's Interpretations of Timeless Quotes Designed to Nurture the Young Spirit. My student's interpretations of a variety of quotations (and overheard things she heard… Continue reading Today’s Lesson Was Inspired By One of My Former Students
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Closing the Summer Writing Gap????
Linda B. Gambrell, President of the International Reading Association, has a great column in the April/May 2008 Issue entitled "Closing the summer reading gap: You can make a difference!" It's a great column on ways teachers can help their present classes stave-off summer reading loss. (Something I fear every September when a new class comes… Continue reading Closing the Summer Writing Gap????
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Quick Writes for A Kid
Quick Writes Note To Student Originally uploaded by teachergal I came across my list of follow-ups from Family-Teacher Conferences on my desk this evening as I was trying to clean up. I found something I didn't do yet... "Provide her with Quick Writes." That was the note I wrote to remind myself to give one… Continue reading Quick Writes for A Kid
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Plan Boxes Defined
Kelly asked about plan boxes. Since I happen to have one of my student's old notebooks at my apartment this evening, I photographed six plan boxes to share with you. You can view them by clicking here (they're stored on Flickr). I hope that having the visual of some of this student's plan boxes will… Continue reading Plan Boxes Defined
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Writing Things That Make Me Happy
1. Noticing the growth in a young writer: I conferred with one of my students today who fought with me tooth-and-nail at the beginning of the school year when it came to elaborating. Today, he had six pages-worth (double-spaced) of writing for his literary essay draft! This makes me happy. 🙂 2. Having a student… Continue reading Writing Things That Make Me Happy
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SOLSC Student Stuff
Special writing "awards" for students who wrote 25 - 31 Slices of Life Stories in their writer's notebooks last month. 🙂 Reminder: The weekly Slice of Life Story Challenge will be here tomorrow.
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Notebooks
Literacydetails' Post reminded me of a conversation I had with the student who inspired the SOLSC. He confided in me about a week or so ago. Here's a close approximate of the conversation: I walked into the hallway and saw C standing at his backpack shaking his head. "What's wrong?" I asked. "Ms. Shubitz, I… Continue reading Notebooks
