shared writing · writing workshop

Shared Writing: A tool to come back to

For many writers, myself included, completing a piece of writing is a major accomplishment. For some writers, it's hard to even envision a completed piece of writing. Shared writing can be a really useful strategy for inspiring these writers!

giveaway · Slice of Life Story Challenge

14th Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge Prize Reveal

Are you ready? Here is a peek at all of the prizes for the 14th Annual SOLSC!

Slice of Life Story Challenge

SOL Tuesday #SOL21

Please take a moment to read today's announcements prior to leaving the link to your slice of life story.

blogging · mentor texts · Slice of Life Story Challenge · writing workshop

Blogging to Build a Writing Habit

Preparing for a presentation on how blogging can help you build a writing habit, I've been reflecting on the power of blogging. The rewards are many. How has blogging shaped your life?

choice · community · Distance Learning · Freewriting · guest blogger · Voices from the Community · writing workshop

Becoming Writers Together: The Joyful Writers’ Club

Carving out space and time for experiences that honor student agency and their diverse writing lives is not only empowering but also gifts them with the habit of writing and the identity as writers. We can write our way through this pandemic, together and emerge as writers.

routines · writing workshop routines

Ways to Warm Up for Writing (At All Ages and Stages)

Athletes warm up before practice, musicians warm up before a rehearsal--so why wouldn't writers warm up before writing?

Slice of Life Story Challenge

SOL Tuesday #SOL21

We're less than one month away from the beginning of our month-long writing challenge. Therefore, please read today's announcements before sharing the link to your slice of life story.

agency · feedback · kindergarten

Joy and Agency: An Origin Story

What are the ways I can let writers know that I SEE them, that I understand and appreciate all that they are bringing to the page and the process? How might my feedback serve as a mirror, reflecting back to writers a clear image of who they are, of what is important to them, of evidence of their growth?

Slice of Life Story Challenge

Participant Information Form #SOL21

Attention first-year and returning Slicers: Please fill out this year’s participant information form. Filling out the form takes less than five minutes and helps us stay organized during the Challenge.

At-Home Learning · Distance Learning · independent writing · kindergarten · rehearsal · writing workshop

Deconstructing the Rehearsal

Intentionally putting a focus on rehearsal took me on a deeper exploration of its importance in my remote classroom.

Slice of Life Story Challenge

Join the Welcome Wagon! Another Call for Volunteers

We are still looking for Welcome Wagon volunteers to provide new slicers with a daily audience. Please consider joining us!

Slice of Life Story Challenge

Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge

It's Tuesday, it's busy, and you might be talking yourself out of making space to write. . . Push back against the idea that there isn't time for you to create. Carving out time for yourself as a writer is important. We hope you will take a few minutes to craft a slice of life to share with the #TWTBlog community.