Our blog series on writing workshop fundamentals continues through the weekend. Take a look at how you can benefit from incorporating small groups into your daily writing workshop routine.
Conferring: Writing Workshop Fundamentals
“Lift the ball with your right hand, and pretend your right knee is tied to your right elbow.” Placing the orange ball uncertainly in my right hand, I glanced over at Mr. Brown, my new basketball coach. Fixing his gaze squarely upon me, he added, “You can do this.” It was my 8th grade year,… Continue reading Conferring: Writing Workshop Fundamentals
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Minilessons: Writing Workshop Fundamentals
Everything students are asked to do in writing workshop builds on effective teaching during the minilesson. It's important to understand the basics of writing minilessons so we can write them quickly and teach our students to become stronger writers every time we bring them to the meeting area to teach them something new.
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Structure: Writing Workshop Fundamentals
Writing Workshops have important structural components.
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Unit Planning: Writing Workshop Fundamentals
Planning a unit of study is like planning for anything in life. You can't predict exactly what will happen, but you can project what you think will mostly likely happen, based on what you know.
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Blog Series: Fundamentals of Writing Workshop
Growing up as a young person, I devoted a great deal of time to playing sports. Now, I didn't participate in a lot of different sports -- I played primarily soccer, with short stints in both basketball and tennis -- but these sports I chose to participate in consumed a great deal of time and… Continue reading Blog Series: Fundamentals of Writing Workshop
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It’s Tuesday! Share a Slice of Life!
Welcome to the Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge. Write your post. Share the permalink here in the comments section. Be sure to comment on three other posts sometime today. The coauthors of Two Writing Teachers are thrilled to back after our July blogging vacation. If you haven't already, check out our August blog series:… Continue reading It’s Tuesday! Share a Slice of Life!
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It’s Tuesday! Write. Share. Give.
It's Tuesday! Write. Share. Give.
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It’s Tuesday! Write. Share. Give.
It's Tuesday! Write. Share. Give.
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It’s Tuesday! Write. Share. Give.
It's Tuesday! Write. Share. Give.
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It's Tuesday! Write. Share. Give.
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July Blogging Break
Ah, summer vacation! Time to exhale, reboot, and recharge. At Two Writing Teachers, we are taking a short blogging break for the month of July. We will be spending time with our families, reading, writing, reflecting, and, of course, planning new blog posts to share with you as we get ready to start a new school year.
