Prompts for Writing About Reading Originally uploaded by teachergal I've been cranking-out charts for the past hour or so: News & Announcements Charts, as well as strategy charts. Just thought I'd post a few of the strategy charts, for reading and writing, in this forum. Make sure you click through to the Flickr Pages (just… Continue reading Sundays are for chart-making.
Category: writing workshop
It’s going to be a busy week!
Week of December 1st, 2008 Originally uploaded by teachergal I just finished planning out the upcoming week and wow... there's a lot going on! However, when I realized my kids were publishing and starting a new unit of study this week, I realized I had to create some additional sheets to get them to reflect… Continue reading It’s going to be a busy week!
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Discussion Forums and Chats.
Yesterday I invited my students to enter a Discussion Forum. During class it was a simple thread asking that they post a bit about themselves and then respond to other posts. Last night for homework, they posted and responded to another thread called Myself as a Reader, in which they described their reading life. Also during… Continue reading Discussion Forums and Chats.
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Ruth’s Day in a Sentence.
I'm thankful that my very favorite holiday season is upon us.
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Reflecting on Digi-Storytelling
Last night, Stacey & I put together our first digital story. Although it is quite rough, a bit cheesy, and borderline ridiculous -- the benefits far outweigh the potential embarrassing consequences of posting it. Between then and now, I've thought about the process that we engaged in while creating our digital story, as well as… Continue reading Reflecting on Digi-Storytelling
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day one.
Today I began teaching "English 9 A." As we squeezed into a skinny oblong ring, I could already sense a community being formed. The simple act of sharing names and bits about ourselves molded a community. The simple act of reading aloud molded a community. The simple act of asking and trusting molded a community.… Continue reading day one.
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More Penny Inspiration.
I've been wanting to write a "Where I'm From" poem for many years now. Originally inspired by George Ella Lyon's poem, shared in a workshop by Georgia Heard, then by Stacey, and most recently by Penny Kittle. I finally bit the bullet, because I want to share it with my high school class next week… Continue reading More Penny Inspiration.
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Answering Questions About Writing Workshop
I received a bunch of questions from a regular reader of TWT yesterday. Her questions seemed like ones that other folks might want the answers to, so I asked her if I could answer them on TWT without mentioning her name. She said yes. Q. My kids constantly tell me, "my mother conferred with me… Continue reading Answering Questions About Writing Workshop
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Check these out!
My friend and colleague, Karla Hayden, shared the following. Lookybook.com -- Check out the hundreds of titles that are read aloud! (This is great for SmartBoards.) Storyline Online (Screen Actors Guild) -- There's only about 20 titles, but the read alouds I have viewed are excellently performed.
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Am I making it too hard?
I've been wondering lately, am I making this -- writing workshop, reading workshop, teaching -- too hard? With my quest to zero in on good instruction, wise conferring, and powerful shares have I lost the magic? As I strive to take advantage of every moment, have I become too controlling? Too contriving? Too sequential? I am… Continue reading Am I making it too hard?
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Share Talk
Deb has a great post that contains some prompts, from Corgill's Book Of Primary Importance, to help kids when they're sharing. Click here to read the list of prompts, which I know I'm going to give my kids to scaffold them when they're presenting what we discussed in front of their peers.
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Fixing Up and Fancying Up
Tonight I asked my first grade daughter, "What did you do in writing workshop today?" She beamed -- literally beamed up at me with her toothless grin and said, "Oh Mom, it was great -- I learned how to fix up and fancy up my writing! A celebration is coming!" And here you have it… Continue reading Fixing Up and Fancying Up
