CLASSROOM SLICE OF LIFE STORY CHALLENGE: DAY 28 OF 31 It is Day Twenty-Eight of the Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge. Hooray! At this point your kids have generated a ton of stories. Why not teach them that another way to create a story is to revise something you've written into something new? Some ideas for… Continue reading Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge: Day 28 of 31
Day 27 of the March SOLSC! #SOL15
Day 27 of the March SOLSC: Write, Share, Give
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Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge: Day 27 of 31
You and your students are on the home stretch! You can do it!
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What the Healthcare System Taught Me About Persuasive Writing
Frustrated? Write about it!
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Day 26 of the March SOLSC! #SOL15
Day 26 of the March SOLSC
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Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge: Day 26 of 31
CLASSROOM SLICE OF LIFE STORY CHALLENGE: DAY 26 OF 31 Welcome to Day 26! As I've been reading all month long, I've been enjoying all the stories about kids' lives. Hanging out with friends, fights with siblings, grandma's cooking, weekend trips with the family... and every once in a while a kid will actually write a story… Continue reading Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge: Day 26 of 31
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Day 25 of the March SOLSC! #SOL15
Write, Share, Give
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Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge: Day 25 of 31
A really great lead sentence can really pull a reader into your story--not only that but as a writer, once you have a great lead sentence, the rest of the writing comes more easily! Check out some great leads by students over the past few days and weeks:
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Congratulations to the Winner
Announcing the winner of our second Commenting Challenge!
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Day 24 of the March SOLSC! #SOL15
Write your Slice, share your link, and give at least three comments to other bloggers. We're in the home stretch now!
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Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge: Day 24 of 31
Do you teach English Language Learners? Some ideas and resources for blogging with ELLs.
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Family Stories: A New “Mini Unit”
Our sixth grade writing workshop year follows a predictable and well planned path: personal narrative, followed by memoir, then feature articles and argument. Until my students suggest something new ...
