It's day four of the Seventh Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge! How's it going so far? I'm in awe of the diversity of this group of writers. I decided to use the participant data form's geographic information to create a Wordle that represents where we're from (as of 3:00 p.m. yesterday). We're from 38… Continue reading Day 4 of the March SOLSC! #sol14
Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge: Day 4 of 31
Move Beyond "Great Job". Teach your students how to compliment well, based on all they know about qualities of good narrative writing.
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Late to Start? Good News!
It's not too late to start! We have late-starter prizes.
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Notes from the SOLSC my classroom: how to leave “constructive comments”.
Writing a Slice of Life every day is challenging for us, and challenging for our students. And, just as we (may) struggle with getting to everyone and leaving a meaningful comment, so it is for our students, too. For my students, who slice every Friday, all year, as part of our writing workshop routine, commenting was something that had… Continue reading Notes from the SOLSC my classroom: how to leave “constructive comments”.
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Day 3 of the March SOLSC! #sol14
It's day three of the Seventh Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge! Please write your slice, share your link, and give at least three other Slicers comments on their blogs.
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Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge: Day 3 of 31
Are your students writing every day? It's Day Three of the Slice of Life Story Challenge.
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Day 2 of the March SOLSC! #sol14
It's Day Two of the Seventh Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge! Happy to have you back! This is where you share the link to your slice of life story if you're participating in the individual challenge.
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Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge: Day 2 of 31
Welcome to Day 2 of the Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge!
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Welcome to Day 1 of the March SOLSC! #sol14
Welcome to the Seventh Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge! Whether you have a daily writing habit or are trying to create one, I am glad you are here!
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Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge: Day 1 of 31
Today Kicks off the Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge 2014. Welcome and Happy slicing.
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Writing in Preschool: Questions and Answers
Before this series of posts on preschool writers began, I asked you to tell me what burning questions you had. Get ready for a Q&A!
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So you say you want to write children’s books?
Last weekend I took a major step forward towards my dream of publishing children's books. I attended the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Annual Conference in New York. This post includes highlights from the keynotes and breakout sessions.
TWO WRITING TEACHERS 