It's October and that means that it's time for me to start checking my students' writer's notebooks once/week. Today was the first day of it. (I'm using the rubric I used last year, which is loosely based off of the work of Aimee Buckner.) 1 of the 4 students was absent (who was supposed to… Continue reading Working Lunch: Checking Writer’s Notebooks
Category: writer’s notebook
Outdoor Outlet
Please check out Jen's Post about taking her students outside to write. It's a great idea to try before the weather gets too cold (which is happening soon in most parts of our readership's world.)
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moving from notebooks to drafts.
It's that time of the year in many classrooms. Check out the discussion (via the comments) in Jen Barney's post: A Moment. Great discussion & ideas.
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Weekend Writing Assessments
Davis and Hill gave me the idea to have students fill out a weekend writer's notebook assessment. I gave it to my students for the first time today and walked them through a sample of how to fill it out on the overhead projector. I also provided copies in English/Spanish so that their parent/guardian, who… Continue reading Weekend Writing Assessments
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ruth’s wn entry: take me back.
Jen's post, Take Me Back, inspired another kind of entry about place. In this entry, you list all the things you love about a specific place, using as many senses as possible. Here's my entry: July 4, 1999. Waikiki Beach. Married: 32 hours. The warm course sand under my finger tips. The dark, deep purple… Continue reading ruth’s wn entry: take me back.
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Gimmicks
I've been known to use lots of gimmicky things to get kids to write in their notebooks. For instance, I'll create mini-charts (aka: cheat sheets) of the large strategy charts I have hanging in the classroom. Then, I'll have the kids tape them into their writer's notebook to help them get started or to assist… Continue reading Gimmicks
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Writer’s-Reader’s Notebook
I received Linda Rief's Inside the Writer's-Reader's Notebook: A Workshop Essential (Heinemann 2007) the other day. I began reading it almost immediately. Even though Rief, a New Hampshire Middle School Teacher, gears her writing towards an audience of teachers who teach middle school, I still felt this was a must-read book for me since I… Continue reading Writer’s-Reader’s Notebook
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Aren’t they lovely?
Take a look at the way my students personalized their writer's notebooks today. Each one of their Moleskines different from each other; just as they are all different from one another.
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moleskine journal site!
There is an art of reading, as well as an art of thinking, and an art of writing. ~ Isaac D'Israeli Stacey's students are getting their very own moleskine writer's notebooks today & I happened across this site dedicated to moleskine notebooks. Check it out & enjoy the quotes and inspiring tidbits. I've never had a… Continue reading moleskine journal site!
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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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Monday’s the Day!
Monday is the day when my students will get their Moleskine Writer's Notebooks. One student originally said on Wednesday, "What if I don't want to use that one? Can I use the spiral one my mom bought me?" (Naturally, I said sure!) However, yesterday afternoon he raised his hand politely and asked me if he… Continue reading Monday’s the Day!
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poetry friday: another one for the wn
My colleague, Tammy Hess, gave this poem to me to put in my writer's notebook. It's one she gave all of her students. One seventh grader replied, "You copied these just for us?" Sweet, eh? Comfortable Old Chair By Karla Kuskin A bird has a nest A fox has a lair A den is a home… Continue reading poetry friday: another one for the wn
