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Personal Narrative Texts.

Ruth Ayres4 Comments

In many of the classrooms I'm working in, we are moving into a Personal Narrative study.  I asked teachers to gather books they would like to use to anchor their teaching.  Below is a list of some of the texts: A Tree Named Steve by Alan Zweibel and David Catrow Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good,… Continue reading Personal Narrative Texts.

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SOLS: Mine Forever.

Ruth Ayres7 Comments

Prior to adult writing time, I read aloud Jamie Lee Curtis' book, Tell Me Again About the Night I was Born.  Then, thinking about SOLSC today, I decided to attempt to write about being given my son.  It didn't work out so well as a narrative, so I switched genres.  Here it is, in a… Continue reading SOLS: Mine Forever.