Sometimes the most effective way to help writers leap ahead, is to slow things down and take a step back.
Category: writing workshop
Q and A with Author Cindy Jenson-Elliot and a Giveaway!
Author Cindy Jenson-Elliot answer questions about her newest book, Antsy Ansel: Ansel Adams, A Life in Nature. Comment for a chance to win a copy of this beautiful book that is destined to be one of your mentor texts!
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It’s Tuesday! Write. Share. Give.
Happy October! 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 SOL bloggers.
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Helping Parents See Progress Through the Process
As learners ourselves, we know students need a supportive culture where taking risks, asking questions, and understanding the value of the process is omnipresent.
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Writing A Teaching Point
A formula for writing clear teaching points
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Making Connections with Poetry
I am on a technology roll lately! First Evernote and now Padlet. Check out the start of a new tool to inspire my students.
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Insights from an Author and a Giveaway
Claudia Mills' newest book Write This down was released on September 27th. In a recent essay, she shares some of her processes and revision decisions as she worked through drafts to published copy.
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The Six Week Check-in
Many of us are fast approaching the sixth week of school. Many of us consider that the first of countless milestones in our school year. Six weeks in, routines are beginning to solidify, and we see signs of a coalescing community in our classrooms. Six weeks in, we are building rapport and connections with our… Continue reading The Six Week Check-in
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Writing: A Path to Become an Intentional Educator
What if there was a way to build in opportunities to reflect, in writing, about my teaching right in the place where the lesson plans reside? And what if that place could also offer daily inspiration and opportunities to set positive intentions for the week ahead?
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Protecting Student Writing Time
My students won’t become writers just because I want them to be writers. Writers need to wallow in new information, time to let all the words, ideas and questions wash over them, connect with their schema, and let the new information become their own.
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It’s a Boy! Share your Joy!
We have been on pins and needles over here at Two Writing Teachers as Stacey's due date approached. We have all been anxiously checking our email and text messages for news. Today we are so happy to announce the arrival of Stacey's son, Ari Frederic. Ari was born at 7 lb 14 oz and 20.5… Continue reading It’s a Boy! Share your Joy!
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Making Comparisons: A Little Glimpse at Discovering Similes
This week I've been checking and monitoring my students' work and making plans. I've been delving into some fun lessons from, The Big Book of Details by Roz Linder for inspiration and using them as exercises to spur revision techniques for mid-workshop lessons while we build our stamina. You can read a full review of the… Continue reading Making Comparisons: A Little Glimpse at Discovering Similes
