I submitted the essay I wrote , alongside my fourth graders who were writing research-based, "This I Believe" Essays, to ThisIBelieve.org almost six months ago. About three months after it wasn't published, I began to give up hope that it ever would be. Yesterday, out of the blue, I received an e-mail from ThisIBelieve.org stating… Continue reading It’s Finally Published!
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Submission
After three - four weeks of crafting, drafting, revising, and editing my "This I Believe" Essay, I finally submitted it for publication tonight! 🙂 It felt great to finally submit the essay, which is something I hope my students will do once they publish theirs in Writing Workshop next week.
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Values & Thesis Statements
Bubbl.us: Values and the Holocaust Originally uploaded by teachergal My students will be crafting their thesis statements for their essays today. As a pre-cursor to thesis creation, I had them complete a "Values Activity Sheet" from pg. 13 of the "This I Believe" Middle School Curriculum Guide. These were the values that seemed to be… Continue reading Values & Thesis Statements
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The Final Unit of Study
My students are embarking on their final unit of study of the school year. We're doing research-based essays, which I'm attempting to tie-into the "This I Believe" Style. I have my teaching points and some of my charts (well, the ones for this week at least!) ready-to-go, but I'm still trying to write my own… Continue reading The Final Unit of Study
