What if your students could see their stories come to life with just a few clicks? That’s exactly what happened when I introduced AI-generated images to my second-grade writers.
Tag: revision
Exploring Identity in Writing Workshop: Identity Webs as a Conferring Tool
Add a new tool to your conferring toolbox: students' identity webs. Identity webs can help students bring more of themselves to their writing.
Share this:
Share this:
Crowdsourcing: Straight from the Classroom
I’ve used crowdsourcing in writing instruction here and there, but this was the first project I designed and taught using the strategy as a foundation for our work. The verdict? Crowdsourcing improves writing and engages students. In this post, I’ll share our process, and I hope others will find ideas and inspiration.
Share this:
Share this:
Flailing and Feedback In Writing Process As Critical: KidLit Authors Share Why
Slowing down the brainstorming part of the writing process and recognizing the emotionality of feedback has big rewards for two published authors, in addition to our young classroom writers.
Share this:
Share this:
Advice for the Perfectionists in Writing Workshop
Do you consider yourself to be a perfectionist? Are there students in your classroom who might be described as perfectionists?
Share this:
Share this:
In Your Own Words
First drafts usually contain the words anybody can write. Revision is the key to crafting writing that sounds just like you.
Share this:
Share this:
Does “Published” Need to be “Perfect?”
There's a reason for second and third editions of really great books--a writer's work is never done, and is certainly never, ever perfect.
Share this:
Share this:
Correcting vs. Revising
I've been thinking about this post for a few weeks now. I've heard teachers ask students to "fix" their writing when asking them to revise. For some reason, this word -- fix -- hits me like a knife in my gut. What do they mean fix? And if the writing is so bad that it… Continue reading Correcting vs. Revising
