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The Importance of Wait Time and Think Time
how do you become the kind of teacher who leaves plenty of think time? How do you go from rapid-fire, to more thoughtful questioning?
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OLW 2015 Check-In
How is your OLW serving you?
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Six things you need to do before the writing workshop year ends.
Next week, I will have to tear off the month of May from my office calendar and face June. This is always a rather terrifying moment for me - less than four weeks till the end of school...
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Reflecting: What kind of writer am I?
Before you plan to ask your students to reflect on the kinds of writers they are (for their end-of-year self-assessments), be sure you ask yourself "What kind of writer am I?"
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Guess Your Feedback
An activity to use with student writers to encourage self-reflection
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Crafting Nonfiction: Conducting Research and Organizing Information
Melissa Stewart, award-winning author of more than 150 nonfiction books for children, steps into our Author's Spotlight today. In her post, she shares about the chunk and check process, which will help your students conduct research.
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Tuesday Slice of Life
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A Love of Grammar
Here is a round-up of some of my favorite grammar-related websites and resources. You will notice that there are no worksheets here.
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What is Your Mantra?
Do you have a mantra?
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The Argument Protocol in action!
At TC’s Summer Institute a few years ago, Mary Ehrenworth introduced our session to the Argument Protocol: a highly engaging and interactive way in which to gather evidence and formulate strong, well-reasoned claims, which could then lead to compelling persuasive writing....
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Goals & Techniques Cards
Reflecting on my first experience using TCRWP's goals & technique cards for informational writing with a small group of writers.
