I teach writing very differently from the way in which I was taught writing. I suspect that many of the parents of my sixth graders feel the same way when their kids come home with stories about mini lessons, mentor texts, and genre studies. “What do all these terms mean anyway?” they must wonder, “and exactly how do they advance my kid’s writing?”.
Category: writing workshop
Blogging Through the Day
Join me in Warsaw as I blog through the day at the ALL WRITE!!! conference.
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Nature Writing for All Ages and Stages
In our family, bringing along a small notebook or a journal when we travel has become a tradition. Maybe you'll make it part of your summer plans as well.
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Diving Into Kidblogs
As the year winds down, I am reflecting on our classroom blogging experience and what I've learned.
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Third Grade Writing Units of Study – A First Look
Our guest blogger takes a look at the 3rd grade Units Of Study
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Blogging Adventures
What challenges do your student bloggers face? How are you supporting their growth as blog writers?
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The end of the year writing survey: looking back to plan ahead
Next week, as we wrap up our writing workshop year and prepare for our final writing celebration, I will have one last task for my kids: the end of the year survey...
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Give yourself a pat on the back!
Take some time to celebrate what your students have accomplished, thanks to your teaching, in writing workshop. Name something -- big or small -- you're proud of from this school year.
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Burning Stories
What's your burning story?
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What Do You See?
We see what we choose to see when we look at student writing.
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The Importance of Wait Time and Think Time
how do you become the kind of teacher who leaves plenty of think time? How do you go from rapid-fire, to more thoughtful questioning?
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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...
