Slice of Life Challenge 2011. Please share your unique URL to your daily slice in the comments of this post. Feel free to grab this button and use it to your blog. Happy Slicing. Oh my! I am overwhelmed by your support of this challenge. Don't you just get goosebumps thinking about our community… Continue reading SOLSC. 2011. 2 of 31.
And So It Begins (Ruth’s SOLS)
Hello March. I've been waiting for you. My soul feels you. Last summer I longed for a change in season. Summer wasn't in my heart, but it held on and kept coming back and back and back. I couldn't escape the summer memories, memories reminding me that sometimes life is just plain hard. Winter was… Continue reading And So It Begins (Ruth’s SOLS)
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SOLSC. 2011. 1 of 31(Translation: Slice of Life Story Challenge 2011. Day 1 of 31)
And it begins . . . Important information about participating in the Slice of Life Story Challenge 2011. Need to know how to start a blog? What's a Slice? Cool News: Stenhouse is offering free shipping to Slicers throughout the month of March. Just enter the code SOL.
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SOLS Challenge in the Classroom
I am thrilled to hear so many plans to extend Slice of Life Story Challenge to your classrooms. Thank you to those who have shared their thinking. My friend Ruth Metcalfe (she posts in the comments as "the other ruth"), has generously shared her reflective thinking, anchor chart, and templates for a SOLS Challenge book… Continue reading SOLS Challenge in the Classroom
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Important Info if You Wanna Play SOLS Challenge 2011
Hello writer friends. Are you as excited about the Challenge starting as I am? Here are some important things for you to know if you are planning to join us for Slice of Life Story Challenge 2011. Here is a button just for this year’s challenge. Thanks for this suggestion! I changed the… Continue reading Important Info if You Wanna Play SOLS Challenge 2011
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Words that are Speaking to Me
"It is important that you say what you mean to say. Time is too short. You must speak words that matter." --- Kate DiCamillo, The Magician's Elephant
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Standardized Writing Prompts
In Indiana, many students will be taking the state writing test next week. So I've been thinking about what is most important for our young writers to know prior to taking the standardized test. I've decided it is this: You know everything you need to know to be successful. As with most things when it… Continue reading Standardized Writing Prompts
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You Up for a Writing Challenge?
I'm hoping you plan to join the Slice of Life Story Challenge in March. I'm also hoping you talk to your friends, parents, children, spouses, or strangers in the grocery store line about the challenge because documenting the little moments in our ordinary days is rewarding. (Mom, are you reading this? It's time for you… Continue reading You Up for a Writing Challenge?
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What does she mean add details?
My daughter shook a paper in front my face, with her other hand on her hip she said, "I lost points because she [the teacher] said I have to add more details. How do you add more details to this?" I looked at her paper. At the top of the worksheet she wrote each of… Continue reading What does she mean add details?
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Slice of Life
Link your Slice here. Happy writing!
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From the Past: Gearing up for a Classroom SOLS Challenge
In February 2009, Stacey wrote this post about bringing the Slice of Life Challenge into the classroom. Check it out for some of her ideas, including an announcement sent home with students explaining the challenge. If you are a classroom teacher, you may want to bring the challenge into your classroom. Kids don't have to… Continue reading From the Past: Gearing up for a Classroom SOLS Challenge
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Sundays for the Soul: A Challenge!
The Annual Slice of Life Challenge is coming soon! In March, we challenge you to write. Every. Single. Day. I know it's not easy to write, post, and link every single day in the month of March. That's why it is a challenge. Still, Slice of Life Challenge is good for the soul because: Writing… Continue reading Sundays for the Soul: A Challenge!
