When it comes to reading fiction, I have no self-control. I tell myself novels are meant to be read over a series of days. I do not have to engulf an entire novel in one setting. It is fun when the characters linger at the edges of my mind, waiting for me to return. Still.… Continue reading Ruth’s SOLS: I Have No Self-Control
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Noticing the World
Last week, when the sun finally made an appearance on Friday afternoon, Christi and I ventured outside with her second graders and their notebooks. In the minilesson we talked about learning to write in new places. After all, I said to the class, summer break is coming and you'll want to find a place around… Continue reading Noticing the World
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Sundays for the Soul: Pass a Note
Happy Mother's Day. I hope you had a good day. It's a bittersweet day for me. I spent so many years missing a baby on this day that even now I'm reminded that it is a day where mothers miss children and kids are missing mothers. Whatever emotions today brings for you I want you… Continue reading Sundays for the Soul: Pass a Note
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Words that are Speaking to Me
The act of writing is an act of optimism. You would not take the trouble to do it if you felt it didn't matter. --- Edward Albee
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Guest Bloggers
We'll be starting our summer Friday guest blogger posts a little earlier than last year. In fact, our first guest blogger, Lisa Dewey Wells, will be posting next Friday, May 13th. I've lined up ten out of 17 of our guest bloggers this summer. That means there are seven spots left. Would you like to… Continue reading Guest Bloggers
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Update: Day by Day
There are a couple of exciting things that have happened with Day by Day since it came out late last fall. 1) Day by Day is now available as an E-Book. Same content as the book, just formatted for your e-Reader. 2) Part of the video footage Stenhouse shot of Ruth and I in November, right… Continue reading Update: Day by Day
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Little Writer or Little Monster?
Linda left a comment on my last rereading post reminding us about the voices we ask kids to turn off when they are writing. You know the voices -- the monsters that tell you evil things like: This is dumb; You can't write: Why are you writing those words? These monsters must be squelched. This… Continue reading Little Writer or Little Monster?
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I’m Back.
It’s been a little over four months since I’ve written a post on Two Writing Teachers, though I’ve been writing daily. Everyone said “your life will change after you have a baby.” I knew it would, but I didn’t know how much it would. Despite less time to sleep, lots more laundry, and hectic mealtimes,… Continue reading I’m Back.
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More on Rereading
Last Friday, after Christi read Thursday's post about rereading, she said, "Will you teach a lesson like that in here?" Naturally I was game and a little excited. Lessons are always better when you get to try them again. This time, I explained rereading is something writers do to get a feel for how the story… Continue reading More on Rereading
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Sundays for the Soul: Summer PD
Make plans now to attend the All-Write Summer Institute! I'll be there along with: Jeff Anderson Ann Marie Corgill Georgia Heard Lester Laminack Debbie Miller Katie Wood Ray Terry Thompson Cris Tovani Kristina McBride (YA author of Tension of Opposites) Barbara Morrow (children's author) As if this isn't enough, Gordon Korman will be speaking on… Continue reading Sundays for the Soul: Summer PD
