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Category: writing workshop
You Just Don’t Get It
Do you ever feel like kids just aren’t getting “it?” You look at what they are doing but the “what” isn’t telling you anything. Try looking below the surface to the find the “how.” I went to a session with Dorothy Barnhouse and Charlotte Butler at NCTE this past weekend called, What Stories Do Our… Continue reading You Just Don’t Get It
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Flash drafting our way to a “best first draft”.
We are trying something new in our memoir unit this year: flash drafting our way to a “best first draft”. The main reason for this is that for as long as I’ve taught memoir, I’ve always had a handful of students who would reach the midpoint of their first draft and then just stall. Our… Continue reading Flash drafting our way to a “best first draft”.
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Give It Your Best Try…And Move On!
If you are a young kid, and you are trying to spell a word, what do you do?
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Will We See You?
We are excited to present at #NCTE14 this year. Come check out our session G.07, Saturday at 9:30!
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Slice of Life Story Challenge: Every Tuesday!
Join us! Share a story from your life!
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Biographies: Creating Connections
Writers of biographies must draw their readers into the story.
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Five Quick Tips to Declutter your Writing Workshop
Feeling your writing workshop isn't running as smoothly as it could? Now is the time to declutter.
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Supporting Boy Writers: An Interview with Ralph Fletcher
Have you ever banned a topic from your writing workshop? If you have, you’re not alone…but you may want to think twice about that policy.
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Be a Teacher Who Writes Poetry
Need some inspiration? Try writing a poem today using one of these tips for getting started!
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Slice of Life Stories: Every Tuesday!
Share your Slice of Life Story today! Post a permalink to your story in the comments section below, and comment on at least three other slices! Do you love being a part of this community of teachers who write? Are you attending NCTE this year? Five (of the six) of us will be presenting at NCTE… Continue reading Slice of Life Stories: Every Tuesday!
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ICYMI: Work Smarter, Not Harder Blog Series Recap
In case you missed it, a recap of our Work Smarter, Not Harder Blog Series.
