Reflective Practice · writing workshop

Do You Ever Wonder?

How do you respond to the recursive "I'm done," and every other form of the phrase? Maybe it isn't about them.

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It’s Tuesday! Welcome to Slice of Life!

Write. Share. Give. Please be sure to read at least 3 other posts and leave comments. Comments help us build our writing community! The eleventh annual Slice of Life Challenge starts up on March 1. For an overview of how this great event works, please link up to Stacey's post that she published yesterday. Also,… Continue reading It’s Tuesday! Welcome to Slice of Life!

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Tools of the Trade — A Guest Blog Post by Vicki Meigs-Kahlenberg

We can’t control what happen next in our news feeds or in the lives of our students. By making intentional time in our curriculum for writing, sharing and publishing, we can equip our students with the most powerful tools we have available to develop and strengthen their voices within our classrooms, and create a confidence within to speak their truths out in the world.

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In the Name of Accountability

When is the last time you asked yourself, "What do I believe?" Have you asked your students what they believe? Our level of success is often a reflection of what we believe in ourselves. Having the power to make moves in our learning is less about being held accountable and more about revising our beliefs as we learn.

Slice of Life Story Challenge · writing workshop

Rolling Out the Welcome Wagon!

Will you be willing to roll out the Welcome Wagon for our new Slicers this March?

charts · Kate Roberts · literary essay · Maggie Beattie Roberts · writing workshop

Literary Essays: Setting the Stage

As part my MFA program, I've had to write eight page papers on a paragraph or two of text. That's a lot of words about not too many words. I've also watched my daughters draft critical analyses on literary works in both high school and college. Writing a literary essay is a lifelong skill that… Continue reading Literary Essays: Setting the Stage

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Deb’s One Little Word for 2018

"Each scene has its own music, and the music is created for the scene. Woven into it in ways we do not understand no matter how we may love the melody of a bygone day or imagine the song of a future one; we must dance to the music of today.  If not we will be stumbling around in something that doesn't fit the moment."

One Little Word (OLW) · writing workshop

Beth’s OLW for 2018

I was often the shortest person in my class. I also cried a lot. Like... a lot. I also seemed to always have a terrible ear-ache, or a bad cough, and headaches... you name it. I was exceptionally clumsy. And forgetful. Basically, I was a weakling.

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Kathleen’s OLW for 2018

In 2018, I want to grow. I want to learn. I want to DO more and DO better. My One Little Word (OLW) for 2018 is DO.

One Little Word (OLW) · writing workshop

Melanie’s OLW for 2018

Happy Holidays from all of us at Two Writing Teachers! Have you chosen your One Little Word (OLW) for 2018 yet? Many of us in the Two Writing Teachers community and beyond have discovered how One Little Word can serve as a beacon, anchor or source of intention when life gets rocking and rolling. Instead… Continue reading Melanie’s OLW for 2018

slice of life · writing workshop

Slice of Life

Welcome to the last opportunity for slicing of 2017! Thanks to all of you who contibute to the vitality and spirit of this writing community!   WRITE a slice of life story on your own blog. SHARE a link to your post in the comments section. GIVE comments to at least three other SOLS bloggers.

slice of life · writing workshop

Slice of Life Tuesday

  Even when life seems busy, hectic, and crazy, find and celebrate those minutes to read and write. Celebrate this community of writers!   WRITE a slice of life story on your own blog. SHARE a link to your post in the comments section. GIVE comments to at least three other SOLS bloggers.