Ever since I first received my copy of the middle school Units of Study in Argument, Information, and Narrative Writing , this book has been in my book bag and on my desk, read and re-read, marked up and festooned with post it notes for quick reference : Why? Because once our writing year begins… Continue reading Student Self-Assessment: Introducing the Writing Checklist
Write, Share, Give: It’s SOL Time
“There is, of course, always the personal satisfaction of writing down one's experiences so they may be saved, caught and pinned under glass, hoarded against the winter of forgetfulness. Time has been cheated a little, at least in one's own life, and a personal, trivial immortality of an old self assured. And there is another… Continue reading Write, Share, Give: It’s SOL Time
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A Sneak Peek
Here is a Sneak Peek at our NCTE Presentation.
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Writing about Reading: Considering Perspective Paves the Way for Critical Thinking
Rubin's vase is a famous optical illusion that can be interpreted in multiple ways. When looked at one way, it appears to be a vase. When looked at another way, it appears to be two faces peering at each other. This image was developed by a Danish Psychologist, Edgar Rubin. About this image, Rubin remarked: "When… Continue reading Writing about Reading: Considering Perspective Paves the Way for Critical Thinking
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Creative Scheduling in Middle School
The one question that comes up again and again, no matter what part of the country I happen to visiting, is TIME.
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Visualizing a Plan
Visualizing a plan helps students see their story before putting it to paper.
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Write, Share, Give: It’s SOL time
WRITE a slice of life story on your own blog. SHARE a link to your post in the comments section. GIVE comments to at least three other Slicers who link below. SHARE YOUR SLICE WITH THE WORLD TODAY! TWT T-SHIRT FUNDRAISER Thanks to this wonderful community, we raised $277.82 through sales of our Slice of… Continue reading Write, Share, Give: It’s SOL time
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Some Notes from the September 22nd, 2014 TCRWP Conference
Some notes from the September 22nd. TCRWP one-day conference, Units of Study: Implementing Rigorous, Coherent Writing Curriculum for Grades 6-8 presented by Mary Ehrenworth. Something worth charting - a visual for how workshop goes: is it clear to us? is it clear to our students? This graphic comes from the notebook of my colleague Rosemarie, who… Continue reading Some Notes from the September 22nd, 2014 TCRWP Conference
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Creative Writing is Not Hot
Each year for the past nineteen years, the International Reading Association has published a list of What's Hot and What's Not in literacy education in their magazine, Reading Today. The list is based on surveys of twenty five of the world's top literacy gurus, such as Richard Allington, P. David Pearson, and Timothy Rasinski. Survey respondents were… Continue reading Creative Writing is Not Hot
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What’s An On-Demand?
On-demand assessments allow us to check and see, rather than speculate, on what kids already know and can do. Then we can make well-informed choices about what to teach.
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A Tool for Talking During the Workshop
Kathy Collins inspired a new writing tool in my classroom!
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Write, Share, Give: It’s SOL time
"You are an expert at your own life. Nobody else is." --Jen Bryant
