Comparing two writing samples may be as effective as scoring using a rubric
Category: writing workshop
Lessons from Characters Who Are Writers: Discovering the Writer’s Life
Kids often feel as though that they are the only ones who have ever been stuck for ideas, or been laughed at, or had a story rejected (by a teacher, or friend). No matter where you live, no matter what you write, there is no need to discover every writing problem all on your own. That's where characters in books come in. Why not learn from them?
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Using Artifacts and Photos to Inspire Writing: Discovering the Writer’s Life
Using artifacts and photos from our life allows us to reconnect with stories and breathes in new life to our writer's notebooks.
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STORIES FROM OUR WORLD: DISCOVERING THE WRITER’S LIFE
We spend so much of our writing workshop time focused on craft moves, and how to make our writing engaging and beautiful; but I want my kids to know that the writer’s life is also about paying attention to the world...
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Breathing Life Back into Notebooks: Discovering the Writer’s Life
In the middle of the school year, how can we breathe new life and energy into writer's notebooks?
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Keeping a Class List of Writing Ideas: Discovering the Writer’s Life Blog Series
One way to show students how to live a writer's life
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Discovering the Writer’s Life Blog Series
How do you encourage your students to live a writerly life? Check out this week's blog series.
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The Schedule: How Do You Fit It All In?
In this post, I share several examples of daily schedules, along with links to other resources.
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Story: Still the Heart of Literacy Learning
Take a little tour with me as I share highlights from this new book by Katie Egan Cunningham.
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Starting with Story
I recently had the pleasure of attending the 25th Annual Comprehensive Literacy and Reading Recovery Conference in Illinois. One of the sessions I attended was led by the brilliant and endearing Christopher Lehman. His session centered around using our stories to generate topics for information writing. It is a unique approach to a genre that can sometimes feel… Continue reading Starting with Story
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Join the Fourth Annual Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge!
This March marks the fourth year of the classroom version of the Slice of Life Story Challenge, or Classroom SOLSC. We hope that many of you will join the challenge with your classes!
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SOLS
Today is Tuesday which means it is time to write your Slice, share your link, and give at least three comments to other bloggers. Don't forget to click on some unfamiliar names in the list of Slicers and get to know some new bloggers! If you are on Twitter, don't forget our new hashtag: #sol16.
