The Cognitive Content Dictionary (CCD) was first introduced to me in my tier 1 Project Guided Language Acquisition Design training. It is both linguistically and culturally responsive and, above all, brings joy into the classroom.
It’s Tuesday: Welcome to Slice of Life!
In this writing community, Tuesdays mean writing a slice of life, sharing it, and appreciating the writing of others through comments.
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A Peek Into A Journalism Unit
Journalism inspires students to write personally without as much vulnerability as personal narratives sometimes require. However, I still learned SO much about what these students cared about and who they are as people!
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Classroom SOLSC Week 3: Comments Make Community!
We are beginning Week 3 of the Classroom SOLSC! How are your student bloggers doing? This week, we will focus on how essential thoughtful comments are for bloggers. Please share your ideas on how you teach your writers to comment in meaningful ways in the comments of this post.
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The Final Prize Announcement for the 14th Annual SOLSC
While cultivating a daily writing habit and being part of a writing community are the real reward of the SOLSC, there are prizes. Find out if you won one by scrolling through this announcement.
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The Writing Teacher’s Happiness Project
To end the year on a happy note, I am setting some goals for April, May and June in my own version of a Writing Teacher's Happiness Project. What would you work on to end your year in a happy way?
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It’s Tuesday: Welcome to Slice of Life!
Many slicers spent the month of March finding inspiration, writing, sharing, and commenting every day. Throughout the year, we welcome you back together on Tuesdays!
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Why Teach Syntax?
Grammar is a set of craft moves, not a set of rules.
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Classroom SOLSC Week 2- Building a Writing Habit
It's Week 2 of the Classroom SOLSC!
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Day 31 of the March SOLSC! #SOL21
It is the final day of the March Slice of Life Story Challenge! In the announcements today we have a video message, a badge, and more prizes!
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Day 30 of the March SOLSC! #SOL21
Today is day 30 of 31! So close to the finish line. . .
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Mining Your Writing for Mentor Texts
My March 2021 SOLSC blog posts can be used as mentor texts as my class embarks on the April 2021 Classroom SOLSC! Read on for more details about using your own writing as mentor texts for your students.
