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SOL Tuesday
WRITE a slice of life story on your blog. SHARE a link to your post in the comments section. GIVE comments to at least three other SOLS bloggers. If you are a slicer attending NCTE in St. Louis and you’re interested in joining Stacey and me for dinner on 11/18 at 7:30 p.m. (NOTE the TIME… Continue reading SOL Tuesday
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Sticky Notes, Arrows, and Margins, Oh My!
Sharing strategies to prepare for revision later can set up students for success.
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Using Writing for Research in the Content Area: It’s Not Just for ELA
Today's guest blog post comes from Library Media Specialist, Shannon Betts.
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What Are They Looking At? Tackling Slow Starters
Helping students take back their writing time when they are a slow starter.
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It’s Not All About Blog: The Work Before The Blog
Take the first step together; write, read, and comment on blogs as a class. These first steps will help your students learn the feel and expectations of a blogging community.
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IT’S TUESDAY! PLEASE JOIN US WITH A SLICE OF LIFE!
WRITE. SHARE. GIVE. We hope you'll join us all as we tell our stories. Write your post and please share the permalink to your own blog post with the community. Comment on at least three other posts. If you are a slicer who is attending NCTE in St. Louis and you’re interested in joining Stacey and Deb for dinner on… Continue reading IT’S TUESDAY! PLEASE JOIN US WITH A SLICE OF LIFE!
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Providing Ladders of Expectations
All writers learn from studying each other's writing.
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Make Your Teaching Vivid: Show, Don’t Tell
You are probably familiar with the writing move SHOW, DON'T TELL. However, do you recognize its potential as a teaching move? Enjoy the start of two journeys with two students who are seeing their potential unfold.
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Lights, Camera, Action! 3 Tips for Creating Maximum Effect During a Writing Lesson
Walking ourselves through and rehearsing what we will model for young writers so as to create the desired effect(s) can be extremely helpful. Whatever curriculum we are using, it's just so important to walk through the big steps of our teaching ahead of time so that we plan for maximum learning impact. But what type of "effects" might be desired?
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Powerful Punctuation!
Punctuation is a pesky problem. Third grade students often forget their punctuation, writing an entire story without a single period in sight. As I launched writing workshop this year, I've been looking for ways to show my students that punctuation can add voice and meaning to their piece of writing.
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IT’S TUESDAY! PLEASE JOIN US WITH A SLICE OF LIFE!
WRITE. SHARE. GIVE If you are a slicer who is attending NCTE in St. Louis and you’re interested in joining Stacey and Deb for dinner on 11/18 at 7 pm, please email Stacey at stacey[at]staceyshubitz[dot]com. They’d love to raise a glass and toast members of our community in person!
