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Looking for Prize Donations
We are looking for readers of our blog who are willing to donate a writing-related prize for the 8th Annual SOLSC.
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TARA’S ONE LITTLE WORD OF 2015
When I was twelve, my father came home from a long business trip abroad with a magical gift just for me: a Polaroid camera with half a dozen boxes of film. This was, even among my classmates in our ritzy Bombay school, an item to be marveled at and coveted. One glorious afternoon, I gathered… Continue reading TARA’S ONE LITTLE WORD OF 2015
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Beth’s One Little Word for 2015
This morning, as usual, we were running a little behind schedule. "Lily, put on your coat," I said to my daughter, who is five, as I zipped up my son, Jackson's, snowsuit. Lily rolled lazily on the floor, with her coat over her face. A minute later. "Lily, please put on your coat," I said again,… Continue reading Beth’s One Little Word for 2015
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SOLS and a New Hashtag
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Throwback Week: How To Read A Unit of Study
Learn some tricks for reading the Units of Study, whether you're new to the units or have been using them for many years.
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Demonstration Texts, Part Deux
Thinking about your demonstration texts this way can give you some inspiration for multiple ways to teach the same minilesson, to the whole class, or to small groups as follow-up.
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Workshop Routines: Sometimes It’s Time For The Reset Button
Sixth graders have short-term memories. Just when I’d thought that I’d nailed down efficient routines, and I was sure that my writing workshop was going to run smoothly for the rest of the year… my kids returned from Thanksgiving Break and appeared to have forgotten everything about those routines. Every. Single. Thing. Monday’s writing workshop… Continue reading Workshop Routines: Sometimes It’s Time For The Reset Button
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Four Types of Demonstration Texts
The way I felt about starting my first garden is probably how a lot of kids feel during writing workshop when we give mysterious directions to "add more detail" or "grab the reader's interest." The language many of us use during writing workshop probably makes perfect sense to adults--but for kids we need to be more explicit. Teaching just by telling is not enough.
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Who Inspires You? Expressing Teacher-Mentor Gratitude
When you share your gratitude for someone's support, you give them energy and inspiration to keep on going.
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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”.
