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Announcing the Winner of the SOLSC Commenting Challenge

This weekend slicers had the opportunity to win a prize from Stenhouse Publishers featuring a workshop by Debbie Diller and her book, Growing Independent Learners. Check out the winner!

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Classroom SOLSC for Students: Day 14 of 31

Day 14 of today's Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge.

classroom environment · motivation · narrative · personal narrative · writing workshop

Shaking Up Personal Narrative

Ever since I read this post by Katie Kraushaar, I've been thinking about personal narrative and wondering why it is that students, particularly in middle elementary grades and beyond, are sometimes less than enthusiastic about this genre. Like Katie, I have felt the mood change in a classroom the moment the teacher mentions the words "personal narrative."… Continue reading Shaking Up Personal Narrative

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Day 13 of the March SOLSC #SOL17

Have you noticed the noticing? It always happens. When you begin writing every day you begin to notice everything small that before might have seemed like dust on a shelf. Missed. Forgotten. Unnoticed. Until now.

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Classroom SOLSC for Students: Day 13 of 31

Day 17 of the Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge!

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Day 12 of the March SOLSC #SOL17

What different styles have you tried for your slices? Poetry? Images and words? Lists of observations? Be sure to check out different ways to slice while you comment this weekend. Also, be sure to check out the commenting challenge post that went up yesterday!

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Classroom SOLSC for Students: Day 12 of 31

Welcome to Day 12 of the Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge!

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Day 11 of the March SOLSC #SOL17

Welcome back to the SOLSC. It's day eleven! Be sure to check out the commenting challenge post that is up today as well!

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Get Ready for a Commenting Challenge #SOL17

Are you ready for a challenge? It's our first mid-month challenge of the SOLSC! Get ready to roll out some extra comments.

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Classroom SOLSC for Students: Day 11 of 31

Welcome to Day 11 of the Classroom Slice of Life Challenge! If you're feeling like the initial excitement your students exhibited at the start of the challenge might be wearing off, don't worry, you are not alone. It's not necessarily a bad thing to work through the hard parts! One the amazing parts of experiencing… Continue reading Classroom SOLSC for Students: Day 11 of 31

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Day 10 of the March SOLSC #SOL17

Sometimes the stories are wrapped in memory and sometimes they are staring you in the face when you wake up in the morning. Either way, don't forget to share your slice today!

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Classroom SOLSC for Students: Day 10 of 31

Welcome to Day 10 of the Classroom Slice of Life Challenge! Keep up the great writing!