In my experience, many young writers struggle to use a writer’s notebook as a tool. They’re excited to have a notebook but unclear about what to “do” in there. Shared writing can be a powerful way to teach writers how to generate ideas for writing and to get themselves started, based on the books we are reading and discussing as a community.
Seen, Valued, Heard: The Riskiness and Power of Teaching Personal Narrative Writing at the Start of the Year
How do you build a community of writers at the start of the year who can trust each other with their stories? And how can you do that in a hybrid or distance learning model?
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Seen, Valued, Heard: Writing Partnerships to Establish Community
In our blog series this week, the team at Two Writing Teachers hopes to support you in the common purpose of building community in your classrooms, however those classrooms may look this year. One important building block of community is helping kids feel connected through partnerships. Read on for ideas on this important topic . . .
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Seen, Valued, Heard: Creating Heart Maps to Build Identity
What do you notice in the world that you would like to change?” “Are there examples of injustices, inequality, or prejudice in my school, neighborhood, town or city?”
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Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge
It's Tuesday! Gift yourself time to write, share, and give. (It will be worth every minute!)
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Seen, Valued, Heard: Honoring Identity to Establish Community
More than ever, identities matter, and more than ever, we must rise to the challenge of learning about our students, valuing them, and inspiring them to share all that matters in their worlds.
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Seen, Valued, Heard: Name Studies to Establish Community
There is importance in a name. Our names are entry ways into our identities and they can have great impact in cultivating classroom communities where students can thrive and grow.
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Seen, Valued, Heard: Writing to Establish Community Blog Series
The Two Writing Teachers co-author team returns this week. As we all venture toward a new school year, our team has felt pulled to see, value, and hear our community and respond with ways to help you reimagine building your own communities this fall.
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Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge
It's Tuesday! Time to write, share and give! The Two Writing Teachers team returns from our summer break on August 2nd with our new blog series "Seen, Valued and Heard: Writing to Establish Community." We hope you will join us and offer your ideas, thoughts and questions.
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Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge
It's Tuesday! Time to write, share and give!
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Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge
It's Tuesday! Time to write, share and give!
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Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge
It's Tuesday! Time to write, share and give!
