I don't recall whose workshop I heard it in, but someone mentioned the idea of maintaining a "status of the class" chart so that you always are aware of where you're students are in the writing process. If you Google "status of the class" a lot comes up... The following, though, is the way I… Continue reading Status of the Class
Category: writing process
“Time Line” for On-Demand Assessments
I mapped out the way my students could go through the Quick Publish Process today. (They have today and tomorrow to quickly publish a personal narrative before we begin our next unit of study, personal essay, on Monday.) Here's what the "time line" of the writing process looked like:
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Blogs & Grammar
Two months ago Pati, one of the Slice of Life Regulars, left this comment on one of our posts: As I have been working on this “Slice of Life Challenge,” while writing my Peace Everyday Blog, I have been thinking about all of you teachers and what I expect to be your excellence in grammar.… Continue reading Blogs & Grammar
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Process Log Gets My Mind In-Motion Again
When Lucy had us keep Process Logs for each piece we wrote for one of her classes, I (at first) thought it was a waste of time. I wondered how it would help me as a teacher. But, I trusted my professor, so I kept them. By the end of the semester I realized how… Continue reading Process Log Gets My Mind In-Motion Again
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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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Peek Into My Classroom
Some images that represent the writing-related things going on in my classroom. Enjoy the "tour!" (Many of these photos were taken by my students with my camera.) News & Announcement Chart Originally uploaded by teachergal
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Walking the Walk
As I was conferring with my students today, I realized that many of their fictional characters were just them, but with different names. (They were choosing seed ideas today and developing their characters.) One boy in particular was stuck on recreating himself, so I sent him out of the room to do a character walk.… Continue reading Walking the Walk
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It’s been published!
Last Thursday, the D'var Torah I was working on and posted about last month was finally published with my synagogue's weekly newsletter! Very little of what I wrote was edited and/or changed by a third-party. That being said, I'm exceedingly proud of the fact that I went through the writing process, as a teacher, and… Continue reading It’s been published!
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writer’s block.
Or is it blogger's block? I don't know what to post . . . and this is quite uncharacteristic for me, which means it is also quite frustrating. Since the title of the blog is TWO Writing Teachers, it's time for me to pull my weight. Angela asked me about my blogging process. . .… Continue reading writer’s block.
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Revision Toolbox
If there's any book I've turned to over and over again that sits on my bookshelf and DOESN'T collect dust, it's Georgia Heard's The Revision Toolbox: Teaching Techniques That Work, which was published by Heinemann before I even started teaching. I've used it for the past four years to help lift the level of my… Continue reading Revision Toolbox
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TM Makes Poor Writers? IDK.
I've heard a lot of talk lately about texting (or instant messaging or emailing -- although that one's on the way out as far as high school & college kids are concerned) being the root of the problem when it comes to trashy conventions showing up in students' writing. However, this jury is still out on… Continue reading TM Makes Poor Writers? IDK.
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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
