Sorry that we missed you last week. If you're like me, you probably still sliced even though you didn't link up to a weekly call for slices. However, if you took the week off, then I hope you'll join us again today since the weekly challenge is back! Please link the Slice of Life Story… Continue reading The Weekly Slice of Life Story Challenge Is Back!
The Book Stack
I have a new obsession...London. It started stirring slowly, but now I'm curious about London. This book sent my curiousity over the edge. Now I have nagging questions and bits of stories bouncing around my brain. I want to learn as much as possible. For the first time in my life, I have a strong… Continue reading The Book Stack
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We’re taking a vacation.
We're not traveling to any kind of exotic location, though that would be nice. However, we've decided to take a week off from blogging. The reason? The Fifth Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge kept both of us quite busy this year! Hence, we both need a week to catch up on some of our… Continue reading We’re taking a vacation.
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Words that are Speaking to Me
THE JADE NOTEBOOK and Laura Resau are all kinds of inspiration for me right now. Check out Ruth Ayres Writes next week as I share more (and bring back the Discover. Play. Build. Challenge). Meanwhile, be sure to check out Laura Resau's blog, Ocean in a Saucer. You won't be disappointed. A beautiful mess. I often claim this… Continue reading Words that are Speaking to Me
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Who are your mentors?
I've been preparing for the graduate course, "Children's Literature in Teaching Writing," I'm teaching in June every time my daughter goes down for a nap, heads to sleep, etc. I read through a sleuth of journal articles last month in order to pick the right ones for the course. One of the articles I read,… Continue reading Who are your mentors?
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Vote for Me Giveaway Recipient
Congratulations to Anita whose commenter number corresponds to the random number drawn for Ben Clanton’s new book Vote for Me. Many thanks to Kids Can Press for sponsoring this giveaway. If you missed the original post about this book, then click here to read it now.
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Notice something different?
Today is a big day around here. It's the day we've finally retired the blog theme (Digg 3) we have been using since we started Two Writing Teachers in June 2007. We decided it was time for a change. As of today, we have a new blog theme (Triton Lite). Our new theme looks quite… Continue reading Notice something different?
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First Attempt at Poetry
Yesterday Lori Hickman and I launched a poetry unit of study in her kindergarten classroom. Since we wanted to see what they already knew about writing poetry, we decided to have them write a poem. This made me a little nervous. What if they just stared at the paper or chaos ensued because they had… Continue reading First Attempt at Poetry
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The Weekly Slice of Life Story Challenge
Please link the Slice of Life Story you write today to this post by leaving a comment. Be sure to check out other bloggers' writing by clicking through the links in the comment section of this post. Come back later today (or even tomorrow) to read through the links of a few other Slicers who… Continue reading The Weekly Slice of Life Story Challenge
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Prizes for the Fifth Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge
It's my pleasure to announce the winners of the prizes from the 5th Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge. While I thought about using technology for the giveaway, I opted to do it the old fashioned way... pulling names out of a hat (well, in this case, an envelope). Here's a look at my not-so-high-tech… Continue reading Prizes for the Fifth Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge
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Found Poetry Giveaway Recipient
Congratulations to Justin Green whose commenter number corresponds to the random number drawn for Georgia Heard's new book of poems The Arrow Finds Its Mark: A Book of Found Poems. Many thanks to Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group for sponsoring this giveaway. If you missed the original post about this book, then click here to read… Continue reading Found Poetry Giveaway Recipient
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The Book Stack
I have three gems for you. I. LOVE. These. Books. Love them. Micah Player previously worked for Paul Frank Industries. His illustrations and story are whimsical made me fall in love on the spot. Check out Chronicle Books website for more information on CHLOE INSTEAD. I'm looking forward to using this text in writing workshop for these… Continue reading The Book Stack
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