Are you off from work this week? Are you looking for ways to nurture your inner writer? If so, then here's a little list I made, which may (or may not) appeal to you. TODAY: Write a Memoir Monday Post. TUESDAY: Participate in the Slice of Life Story Challenge. WEDNESDAY: Do any planning you may… Continue reading Writerly Things to Do on February Break
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Writerly Things That Happened at Lunchtime
Six of my students opted to stay up with me during lunch today. Two were under the weather and wanted to chill with me; two wanted to finish their reminder posters; the final two wanted to peruse New Moon for Girls to get ideas about writing their own article. Two of the five kids from… Continue reading Writerly Things That Happened at Lunchtime
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Gearing-Up for Writing Circle
We had a classroom situation we had to take care of last Tuesday at lunchtime. Therefore, my weekly Writing Circle didn't meet. (I was happy they were disappointed since I felt disappointed too.) Hence, I'm leaving each student a reminder notice about Tuesday's upcoming Writing Circle tomorrow. I'm hoping we have a lot to celebrate… Continue reading Gearing-Up for Writing Circle
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Strategy Lessons for Writer’s Block
I'm giving my students the choice to sign-up for one of four strategy lessons after the minilesson is over tomorrow morning in Writing Workshop. You'll find a Scribd Document below which contains the text, not the writing samples I'm using, for tomorrow's strategy lessons. (Note: The hyperlinks got wedged-into other words. Pardon their appearance!)
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The Big Picture Series: Celebratation
"Most people search high and wide for the key to success. If they only knew, the key to their dreams lies within." –George Washington Carver Thoughts: I don't think I was always able to determine what made me successful (at what I do). In fact, when I was younger, I thought success equaled making a… Continue reading The Big Picture Series: Celebratation
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Action Research Questions Reviewed
I reviewed all of the answers my focal children gave me to the questions I asked regarding their writing process. I entered it into a spreadsheet. I'm sharing it in this forum for several reasons: 1. I want to make sure I'm fulfilling the mission statement Ruth and I created. To reflect on our teaching… Continue reading Action Research Questions Reviewed
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Writing Behaviors & the Process
With the action research project I'm about to embark on, I'm trying to get a better hold on the writing behaviors my students, who do not write regularly, possess. I reached for M. Colleen Cruz's New Book from the Workshop Help Desk Series entitled A Quick Guide to Reaching Struggling Writers. This book is chock-full… Continue reading Writing Behaviors & the Process
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Classroom Research
I think I finally formulated the question I am going to use to guide the teacher-research I'm going to do in the months to come. It is: What kinds of things can I do to nurture the writing habits for the students in my class who do not write regularly? Out of all of the… Continue reading Classroom Research
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Poetry Friday: I Think I Said Too Much
An Original Poem for Poetry Friday: Writing in My PJ's I think I said too much When I told my kids About my morning rituals yesterday. I told them I rise at 5:15 a.m. So I can write And read the nytimes.com and projo.com Before I get start getting ready at six. I think I… Continue reading Poetry Friday: I Think I Said Too Much
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Quick Jots
I've come to believe that real writers always need a place to physically write. However, real writers also live real lives. Sometimes it's not always possible to fit an entire writer's notebook (no matter how sleek it is) into a bag when you're going out at night or into the back pocket. (For instance, the… Continue reading Quick Jots
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Do you write in the morning, around noon, or at night?
Don Murray said: Write in the morning: Most writers write in the early morning before the world intrudes. They harvest the product of their subconscious. I realized, yesterday, that the homework assignments I'm assigning to my students are not heeding one of Murray's ten tips for why and how one should write (when you have… Continue reading Do you write in the morning, around noon, or at night?
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Preview Our NCTE Presentation
Ruth and I are getting ready for our presentation in San Antonio, which is just a couple of months away. We joined the NCTE 2008 Conference NING, where we're posting an abridged version of our presentation, which we'll give on November 22nd. Recently, Ruth suggested that we post the abridged presentation here at TWT. (The… Continue reading Preview Our NCTE Presentation
