We went to the library yesterday, and my son checked out the same book that he has been checking out on a regular basis for two years.  (That's over half of his life!)  The Trucker by Brenda and Mark Weatherby is a hit in our house -- the girls have given it a thumbs up… Continue reading Mentor Text Thursday: The Trucker

Recently I saw this advertisement on a rare stint in front of a television. Story Matters Here. It caught my attention.  Partly because of the design and the color and the lettering.  Mostly because I liked the ring of it.  Story matters here too, I thought. It has remained in my thoughts and I kept… Continue reading Story Matters Here.

You mustmustmustmustcheck out Mary Helen Gensch's blog, Book Savors!  The entire blog is dedicated to using books as mentor texts -- she gives a title, a brief summary, and then a handful of teaching points from the book.  Wow! While you're at it, you may want to read her initial post which shares the mission… Continue reading Mentor Text Thursday: A GOLDMINE!

We've had many positive comments in regards to Mentor Text Thursdays. This is why Mark Overmeyer's recent post may be of interest.  He reviewed two books about reading like a writer.  Katie Wood Ray's Wondrous Words is one of my favorite (and most influential books) about the teaching of writing.  The other one is a… Continue reading Reading Like a Writer

Oops -- sorry this is up so late!

Enjoy your holiday -- Two Writing Teachers will resume posting on Monday, July 6.

Stacey and I are excited to share that we have signed a contract with Stenhouse Publishers to write our first book! The working title of the book is Writing 180 and is inspired by you, the readers of Two Writing Teachers.  The main gist of the book is we have defined six essential areas of Writing… Continue reading Big News!

Mark Overmeyer, author of When Writing Workshop Isn't Working (Stenhouse, 2005) and What Student Writing Teaches Us (Stenhouse, 2009) has been on tour through the blog world.  Mark, who wrote both books in small 15 - 30 minutes chunks of time over many months, joins us today for his last stop.  I'm sure he has picked… Continue reading Welcome Mark Overmeyer!

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