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Category: writing workshop
Six things you need to do before the writing workshop year ends.
Next week, I will have to tear off the month of May from my office calendar and face June. This is always a rather terrifying moment for me - less than four weeks till the end of school...
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Guess Your Feedback
An activity to use with student writers to encourage self-reflection
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A Love of Grammar
Here is a round-up of some of my favorite grammar-related websites and resources. You will notice that there are no worksheets here.
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What is Your Mantra?
Do you have a mantra?
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The Argument Protocol in action!
At TC’s Summer Institute a few years ago, Mary Ehrenworth introduced our session to the Argument Protocol: a highly engaging and interactive way in which to gather evidence and formulate strong, well-reasoned claims, which could then lead to compelling persuasive writing....
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Making a Chart: When I’m Done with My Writing
A chart for first graders
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ICYMI: Conferring Toolkits Blog Series
In case you missed it! Check out our posts on conferring toolkits.
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Conferring Toolkits: Cheat Sheets
Add some cheat sheets to your Conferring Toolkits
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Conferring Toolkits: Supplies and How to Use Them
Here's a list of things in my conferring toolkit! What's in yours?
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Conferring Toolkits: Class Stories, Shared Writing and Interactive Writing
Whether it's storytelling, or shared writing, or interactive writing, any piece of writing that your whole class created together is going to be extremely helpful to have at your fingertips while you are moving about the classroom conferring.
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Blog Series: A Peek Inside Conferring Toolkits
This week my friends and I at Two Writing Teachers will take you on a tour of our writing toolkits. You won't want to miss a single post this week!
