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Category: writing workshop
ICYMI: Notebooks as a Writer’s Tool
We hope you enjoyed our November Blog Series all about writer's notebooks. In case you missed it, here is the recap to get you up to speed!
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Four Mentor Texts to Nurture the Relationship Between a Writer and a Notebook: Notebooks as a Writers Tool
Writers pause to notice the obvious and obscure moments in life. They preserve their memories in their notebooks by jotting words, tucking away photographs, ticket stubs, and other items that have left an imprint. Each of these items waits inside the notebook until the writer pulls them out and forms them into a story to… Continue reading Four Mentor Texts to Nurture the Relationship Between a Writer and a Notebook: Notebooks as a Writers Tool
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What goes in a Writer’s Notebook? Notebooks as a Writer’s Tool
Regardless of genre, we want to inspire students to develop their voices as writers, and then use those voices to entertain, inform, and change the world.
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Ways to Organize Writer’s Notebooks: Notebook as a Writer’s Tool
There is no one “correct” way to organize writer’s notebooks. So much depends upon the purpose the notebooks serve in your classroom and how students will utilize them during writing time. My goal with this post is to share different possibilities for organizing writer’s notebooks and present you with various options. To section or not to section will depend on how you see writer’s notebooks and the role they play in your workshop.
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The Idea Book: A Tool To Help Kids Live Like Writers
It's never too early to instill writerly habits. A class idea book will inspire kids to collect seeds for writing everywhere they go (and much, much more!).
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SOL (and Election) Tuesday
Somehow, I'm guessing that this community is not one that needs reminders to vote, but maybe we all need inspiration and energy to encourage everyone around us to get to the polls today. During a time when it's hard to know where to begin to take action, voting matters more than ever. And now on… Continue reading SOL (and Election) Tuesday
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Whose Notebook is it Anyway? Notebooks as a Writer’s Tool
Encouraging engagement with notebooks means we may need to get out of the way. The notebook should always feel like it belongs to the writer.
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Overview: Notebooks as a Writer’s Tool Blog Series
Though the topic of this series is notebooks, the spotlight of each of our posts shines on writers. Our goal is to foster the kind of writers who, at any age, habitually collect ideas. Writer’s notebooks can most certainly become a powerful tool for this.
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A License to Write: Giving Ownership to the Writer
I am a writer and a teacher of writing. I have experienced the pivotal role ownership has on my writing and my willingness to write. As teachers of writing, we have the opportunity to give the students in our classrooms the license of ownership over their writing.
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The Writing Process for Perfectionists
To put it simply, the writing process can be excruciating for our perfectionists. If we aren’t careful, we can unintentionally curb the enthusiasm of a writer who leans toward perfection.
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Thoughtful Third Grader: Building Relationships Through Writing
Making some time and space in the day to celebrate a student each week has enriched my class as readers, writers, and human beings. How do you use writing to lift up the students in your class?
