“This is our goal as writers, I think; to help others have this sense of--please forgive me--wonder, of seeing things anew, things that can catch us off guard, that break in on our small, bordered worlds. When this happens, everything feels more spacious. Try walking around with a child who's going, "Wow, wow! Look at… Continue reading WRITE. SHARE. GIVE. IT’S SOL TIME.
Write. Share. Give. It’s SOL Time.
“What is the purpose of writing? For me personally, it is really to explain the mystery of life, and the mystery of life includes, of course, the personal, the political, the forces that make us what we are while there's another force from inside battling to make us something else.” ― Nadine Gordimer Nadine Gordimer (20… Continue reading Write. Share. Give. It’s SOL Time.
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Gifts From the Enemy: Book review and win a copy of this very special book.
“There are those who say that what I’ve lived through never happened. But I’m here to tell you that it did. My name is Alter Wiener and I am an ordinary person with an extraordinary past.” So begins Trudy Ludwig’s remarkable picture book, Gifts from the Enemy, based on Alter Wiener’s true story. That extraordinary… Continue reading Gifts From the Enemy: Book review and win a copy of this very special book.
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Write. Share. Give. It’s SOL time.
“This is our goal as writers, I think; to help others have this sense of--please forgive me--wonder, of seeing things anew, things that can catch us off guard, that break in on our small, bordered worlds. When this happens, everything feels more spacious. Try walking around with a child who's going, "Wow,… Continue reading Write. Share. Give. It’s SOL time.
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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 SOLSC bloggers. Summer is here at last, and we hope that your days are filled with all the delights of summer: time to be with family and… Continue reading Write, Share, Give: It’s SOL time
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Two Writing Teachers Summer Vacation
The six of us will be recharging our batteries, planning and brainstorming, coming up with even more great ideas to share with our lovely community of teachers and writers. But don't worry, we've got lots to keep you going in the meantime!
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Let’s Get it Started!
Start a writing journey today!
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Role reversal: Writing Workshop with Linda Rief at the Boothbay Literacy Retreat
As a writing teacher, I know that I must write - and I do: blog posts, book reviews, a Slice of Life every Tuesday, letters to my students in the reading journals and writer’s notebooks, lesson plan writing, curriculum writing, all kinds of writing. So, why was it that I was making my way to… Continue reading Role reversal: Writing Workshop with Linda Rief at the Boothbay Literacy Retreat
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Flash-Drafting Leads to Large-Scale Revision
Flash-drafting helps get thoughts down on the page quickly so writers are open to large-scale revisions.
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Writing for the Internet
The internet has changed the way we read and write. Here is a lead-in lesson to consider those changes with your students.
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A Writing Teacher’s Summer Project: Building a Teaching Toolkit
Looking for a summer project? Spruce up your teaching toolkit.
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