Linda B. Gambrell, President of the International Reading Association, has a great column in the April/May 2008 Issue entitled "Closing the summer reading gap: You can make a difference!" It's a great column on ways teachers can help their present classes stave-off summer reading loss. (Something I fear every September when a new class comes… Continue reading Closing the Summer Writing Gap????
Category: writing
Quick Writes for A Kid
Quick Writes Note To Student Originally uploaded by teachergal I came across my list of follow-ups from Family-Teacher Conferences on my desk this evening as I was trying to clean up. I found something I didn't do yet... "Provide her with Quick Writes." That was the note I wrote to remind myself to give one… Continue reading Quick Writes for A Kid
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Scrapbooks for the Slicers
One of the Two Handmade SOLSC Scrapbooks Originally uploaded by teachergal I enlisted myself for the preservation of my four students' Slices of Life (i.e., the ones who completed all 31 March). I created a scrapbook for each of them. They decided if they'd be handmade or digital. Personally, I love the handmade ones (pictured… Continue reading Scrapbooks for the Slicers
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Thinking about on-demand lit. essay writing
When my students return from vacation they're going to be spending a week in their notebooks before we start our memoir unit of study. (We're saving poetry for last since I didn't feel we HAD to do Poetry now just b/c it's National Poetry Month. I've always done it in April, but wanted to change-it-up… Continue reading Thinking about on-demand lit. essay writing
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NY Times Article
My friend Dan sent me this article this morning. Do click over to The New York Times and read it when you have a few moments. New York Region With Mentors at Their Sides, Girls in Need Write Their Stories and Find New Lives By J. COURTNEY SULLIVAN Published: April 14, 2008 Girls Write Now,… Continue reading NY Times Article
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Stacey’s Fifth of Eight Poems
A Senryu About My Tummy Ache Sampling “Pesach” food Gefilte fish and pickles Tummy ache galore! I'm not sure why I chose that combination of things (there was more), but I was limited to seven syllables for my second line.
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This Tuesday’s SOLSC Is Here!
Please add the following image to your post and/or link back to this post so that folks can find other participants. Consider inviting-in someone new to the SOLSC Community. Know a blogger who already writes slices of life stories, but just doesn't link them. Go ahead and invite them to participate in this weekly challenge.… Continue reading This Tuesday’s SOLSC Is Here!
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Stacey’s Slice of Life Story
I've been doing some very light hammering for the past hour. There are more holes in some of my walls than I should even admit to. Why? I'm trying to find spaces for some of our wedding pictures that just came in, while still trying to keep the photos up that we've grown to love.… Continue reading Stacey’s Slice of Life Story
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Word Count Feels So Restricting
I started a Word Count Journal nine days ago. I like the concept, but I find it so restricting! With the exception of articles I wrote (in my former life when I was an assistant editor at iVillage) and essays I wrote in college/grad school, I haven't been restricted by word counts for a long… Continue reading Word Count Feels So Restricting
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Student Resources on ReadWriteThink
One of my students contacted me yesterday asking for things to do online because she was bored. Hence, I found some great student resources over at ReadWriteThink that I shared with her. There are quite a few writing resources on the page, which definitely deserves a look!
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A One Week Poetry Challenge: Day 3 of 8
Ruth got me thinking about writing a poem for two voices, which I attempted once (and failed at). Hence, I modified my thinking about poems for two voices since I started thinking about the two voices we have: what we say and what we wish we could say. Hence, here's today's poetic inspiration (if you… Continue reading A One Week Poetry Challenge: Day 3 of 8
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Stacey’s Second of Eight Poems
My best friend had a baby on March 10th, 2008. The distance between us (she lives in Southern CT), coupled with my busy work schedule, meant that I didn't get down to see her until yesterday. I thought about taking the train since my neck has really been bothering me, but I had a fire… Continue reading Stacey’s Second of Eight Poems
