"You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club." -Jack London
Tag: writer’s block
Instagram Can Help Treat Writer’s Block
Encourage students to snap photos and save on Instagram, which they can revisit later when they need writerly inspiration.
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(Writing) Center Time for Older Students
Whenever I used to hear the words "Center Time" I immediately thought about early childhood classrooms. However, that notion changed in 2008 when I created a Poetry Station for my fourth graders. The Poetry Station was created for students to use during the "morning work" period of the school day. It was a choice, not… Continue reading (Writing) Center Time for Older Students
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Strategy Lessons for Writer’s Block
I'm giving my students the choice to sign-up for one of four strategy lessons after the minilesson is over tomorrow morning in Writing Workshop. You'll find a Scribd Document below which contains the text, not the writing samples I'm using, for tomorrow's strategy lessons. (Note: The hyperlinks got wedged-into other words. Pardon their appearance!)
