From time to time I check in on Sara Holbrook's blog. Today I was shocked and saddened by the death of her 7 year old granddaughter earlier this month. I was also touched by her genuine emotions and willingness to share these emotions with the strangers of cyber space. I was reminded of the importance of being… Continue reading remember this.
Category: writing workshop
end of the year student reflection.
Last week I posted an end of the year refection for teachers to use to assess their writing workshops. I also believe it's important for students to do this same sort of work. Although I have students complete writing analysis alongside each published piece, I also ask they do a more comprehensive reflection on themselves… Continue reading end of the year student reflection.
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Ruth’s SOLSC: Keeping Company.
Sunday morning the little voice came to me through the monitor, "Momma, I'm uuuupppp." Since I was single-parenting-it (due to some massive sporting event in Indy that my husband was attending) and had just stepped out of the shower I thought, You're going to have to waaaaait. Then the knock at the door. Just a minute,… Continue reading Ruth’s SOLSC: Keeping Company.
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Poetry: 50 Stories Above the Surface
Prudential Center: Skywalk Observatory Originally uploaded by teachergal The entire fourth grade went high on Friday. What did we do? We went up to the Skywalk Observatory at the Prudential Center in Boston. (We didn't hit any traffic AND no one got motion sickness.) Kate and I gave our students a packet for them to… Continue reading Poetry: 50 Stories Above the Surface
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WN ENTRY: This Work Matters!
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“Responding to Poetry” – Form Evolution
Kate and I have been going back-and-forth with "the best" format we can use for getting our kids to start responding to poetry. After something didn't work as well with my fourth graders (as it did with my fifth graders), we worked together to recreate the fifth grade sheet I had so that it would… Continue reading “Responding to Poetry” – Form Evolution
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What do you notice about this poem?
Brainstorming About "Pencils" by Barbara Esbensen Originally uploaded by teachergal Since I came back today, my kids only had one day's worth of formal poetry instruction. Hence, I wanted to spend some time doing some noticing of the tools one poet used in their poem (in this case, Barbara Esbensen's Poem "Pencils," which I've used… Continue reading What do you notice about this poem?
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Writing Workshop Teacher – Reflection
A few days ago Ruth blogged about "end of the year reflections," where she posted a link to her wiki where one could download an end of the year teaching reflection about Writing Workshop. Still wound-up from my day in Boston, and needing to get focused back on preparing for the week ahead, I decided… Continue reading Writing Workshop Teacher – Reflection
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Meme.
Stacey tagged me, so here it goes. 1. The rules of the game get posted at the beginning. 2. Each player answers the questions about themselves. 3. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5-6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them… Continue reading Meme.
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Rubric: Memoir Unit of Study
When I woke up this morning, I realized I never created an assessment rubric for memoir! My first thought was :How could I forget to do that!??! My second thought was: The Publishing Party is this Friday and there's no rubric! YIKES! It's 6:02 a.m., and the problem is finally solved since I sat down… Continue reading Rubric: Memoir Unit of Study
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Decisions, Decisions, Decisions…
Draft II: A Letter Back to a Student Originally uploaded by teachergal This note is a response to a student who turned-in her second draft yesterday. She did a phenomenal job mentoring herself after Cynthia Rylant's Book When I Was Young in the Mountains, changing it to "When I was four on Lonsdale Avenue." She… Continue reading Decisions, Decisions, Decisions…
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Meme
Bonnie tagged me for a meme, so here goes! 1. The rules of the game get posted at the beginning. 2. Each player answers the questions about themselves. 3. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5-6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment,… Continue reading Meme
