My husband (that feels cool to write) took this photo of me on our honeymoon. He captured me writing an entry, on the beach, in my writer's notebook. I think this picture is significant because it shows me living like a writer, which I ask my students to do (on a daily basis). It shows… Continue reading Practice What You Preach
Category: writer’s notebook
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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Take Note of What Surrounds You
My students have been doing a lot of noticing in Writing Workshop since we began our Personal Essay Unit of Study last week. Hence, I created this Motivational Poster (of sorts) online. I hope it inspires you to notice what surrounds you this week and to write about it. Here's a potential charge for :… Continue reading Take Note of What Surrounds You
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Stacey’s WN Entry: Not quite a poem and not quite a list
Here's my submission for Writer's Notebook Wednesdays. P.S. This is that notebook I was going to do all of the recopying into.
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How do Notebooks Fit into the Writing Process
A Time for Meaning - Notebooks in the Writing Process, originally uploaded by teachergal. This graphic is from Katherine Bomer's Key Note Address at the 2006 TCRWP Summer Institute on the Teaching of Writing. It's all about how writer's notebooks fit into the writing process. Since we're big on notebooks here at "Two Writing Teachers"… Continue reading How do Notebooks Fit into the Writing Process
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I’m finally using it today!
I'm finally using that notebook. You know, the one with all of the recopied entries, today in my WW Demo. (Here's an image of the entry.) However, since 2005 I've added a few things to my firsts and lasts chart. Unfortunately, seeing my grandmother for the last time, in the hospital, could go on this… Continue reading I’m finally using it today!
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It’s that time again! Today is WNW!
Please use Mr. Linky to link us to your writer's notebook entry or just leave a comment with your entry pasted in to the comment box. We look forward to reading all of the wonderful things you're writing about. Need inspiration before you get started? If so, here's a link to my WN entry and… Continue reading It’s that time again! Today is WNW!
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Writing Shares
One of my goals as a Writing Teacher this year was to have my students share notebook entries every Tuesday and Wednesday. Unfortunately, it's not catching on as well as I would have liked. Share sign-ups in my classroom (during Morning Meeting) go as follows: Monday: Weekend Update Tuesday: Writer's Notebook Entries Wednesday: Writer's Notebook… Continue reading Writing Shares
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A writing challenge I volunteered for… and it’s going to be challenging!
Every week my synagogue attaches a D'var Torah, which is an interpretation of the week's Torah portion, to the weekly newsletter. I decided to volunteer to write a D'var Torah on the occasion of our upcoming Auf Ruf. [Auf-ruf is a Yiddish term, taken from German, which means "to be called up." An Auf Ruf… Continue reading A writing challenge I volunteered for… and it’s going to be challenging!
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Take a look around you
When I taught in NYC, I was fortunate enough to work one block away from Central Park. Therefore, when the urge struck me, I'd take my students out to Central Park with their writer's notebooks to record their noticings. They wrote beautiful poems in the Park, but rarely stories. I've come to believe that we… Continue reading Take a look around you
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Poetry Friday: It’s Autumn Here in New England
The school year started exactly one month ago today (yes, I'm posting my Poetry Friday post an hour before it's actually Friday). During that time I've been watching a small tree's leaves change colors as I descend the stairs to the parking lot of my apartment building. For some reason, it caught my eye while… Continue reading Poetry Friday: It’s Autumn Here in New England
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Write about it in your notebook!
One of my students got injured in the classroom yesterday. Hence, he had to make a trip to the hospital emergency room. I visited him in the evening and found that he had two hospital bracelets on. I suggested that he tape them into his writer's notebook after he got discharged and then use those… Continue reading Write about it in your notebook!
