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A Winter Recess
A winter recess is upon us here at Two Writing Teachers! While we're looking forward to our blogging break, we have a lot in store for 2019! Find out more in this post.
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They Are All Precious
Each life we impact matters. Each one of the children with whom we interact is currently living into an uncertain future. Thus, with kindness and resolution, we greet writers each day and do all we can to help them learn what it takes to make their voices heard through the power of the metaphorical pen. This is our work.
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The Notes App and Notetaking In The Multimedia Writing Workshop
Fast forward, ten months and today I offer you another powerful tool for today's multimedia writer.
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SOL Tuesday
Stop for a moment today and write.
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Reimagining Writing Assessment: A Reflection + Giveaway
In the opening pages of Maja Wilson's book, REIMAGINING WRITING ASSESSMENT, Thomas Newkirk gets the ball rolling with this statement, "Rubrics regularly fail to offer help to a writer because they focus on what writing has (features) not what writing does (effect)." Today I'm sharing my reflections as well as offering a giveaway to one lucky reader.
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A Writer Emerges: Watching My Daughter Grow as a Writer
How do you when you are a writer? I've been following my daughter's journey and watching her grow in her belief she is a writer. I'm a believer, too.
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Transitioning From Support to Independence
What areas of independence do you wish writers took on more freely in your workshop?
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Getting Started With Beginning Writers, A Review and Giveaway
In A Teacher’s Guide to Getting Started With Beginning Writers, Katie Wood Ray and Lisa Cleaveland help us think with our beliefs -- in the decisions we make, in the questions we ask, in our actions, in the language we use, and in how we see children. In everything we do, we send a message, and that message should align with our beliefs.
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Write. Share. Give.
Welcome to the final month of 2018's Slice of Life community!
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The Joys of Sharing Expository Nonfiction Mentor Texts with Students + a Giveaway
Consider sharing these six books with your fact-loving students. Leave a comment on this post for a chance to win all six books for your classroom library.
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An Elaboration Tool for Self-reflection and Revision
"Show don't tell," we say over and over to students but--it's harder than it sounds, though, maybe for multiple reasons.
