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Don’t Skimp on the Compliment.

Mark Twain once said, "I can live for two months on a good compliment." While our students should regularly receive compliments from their teachers, good ones can fuel their ambition and willingness to stretch themselves as writers.

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Happy Thanksgiving from the Two Writing Teachers Team

On behalf of our team at Two Writing Teachers, I’d like to thank you, our readers, for your dedication to the teaching of writing, and for the incredible community of educators you have helped us to build.

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From Markers to Emojis in Digital Writing: It’s All About the Purpose and Voice

My head was spinning and the next thing I knew I was wondering how the allure of emojis and marking up could lift student voice and motivation in writing

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Write. Share. Give.

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ICYMI: TWT’s Homework Mini-Series

Last week, we hosted a mini-series on homework and the role it plays in elementary and middle school writing workshops.

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Ways to Involve Caregivers: Homework and the Writing Workshop

I don't remember sharing writing experiences at home when my daughters were in elementary school. I wish we had.

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Nightly Writing: Homework and the Writing Workshop

Four ways to encourage students to write after the school day is finished WITHOUT assigning writing as homework.

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Some Issues to Consider: Homework and the Writing Workshop

Pushing the dance studio door open, I watched my two daughters and their two best friends bound playfully out to the parking lot.  Walking next to me was Jamie, their mother.  "Sorry," she whispered, "we can't do dinner tonight.  Blake's got homework."  Blake, a fourth grader, after attending school all day and now having finished… Continue reading Some Issues to Consider: Homework and the Writing Workshop

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Reimagining Homework: Homework and the Writing Workshop

This past summer, I found myself questioning homework- why I give it, what it accomplishes and if there might be an alternative.

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Misunderstandings Within The Writing Process

The writing process is not always linear, it is not a circle of steps, it is not something that needs to be done the same way twice. The writing process might be different everytime a writer sits down to start. It might be different for someone writing a poem one day and an essay a week later. The writing process is as unique as the writer. Embrace the process and its endless possibilities as students move forward.