Here we are, once again, at one of my favorite times of the week: the Tuesday Slice of Life post. Write, comment with your blog link, and share the joy by commenting on at least three others' posts. Happy writing! Words have the power to really help us take in the world around us, understand… Continue reading It’s Tuesday! Time for the Slice of Life with #TWTBlog!
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It’s Tuesday! Welcome to Slice of Life with #TWTBlog
It's time for the Tuesday Slice of Life! Live a little, write a little, share a little. Post your blog link in the comments below, and don't forget to share the love by commenting on posts from three other Slicers. Happy writing! "Writing, to me, is simply thinking through my fingers." Isaac Asimov
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Trusted Reader Circles: The Power of Having Writing Peers
Students care about writing when they know they’re being read. When they feel the power that written expression holds for themselves and one another, THEN they have a true desire to practice and improve their craft. Until then, it’s just routines and class assignments and writing prompts.
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It’s Tuesday! Welcome to Slice of Life with #TWTBlog
It's time for the weekly Slice of Life post, and we'd love to hear what you have to say to the world today! Write, copy your blog link into the comments, and respond to the work of three amazing members of this writing community.
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It’s Tuesday! Welcome to Slice of Life with #TWTBlog
It's Tuesday! That means it's time to write, share, and enjoy the work of others. Craft your slice, drop a link in the comments, and respond to at least three other Slicers' posts. While you're at it, enjoy this inspiration from Garth Greenwell, author of Cleanness: "To write a story or a poem or an essay is to make a claim about what we find beautiful, about what moves us, to reveal a vision of the world, which is always terrifying; to write seriously is to find ourselves always pressed against not just our technical but our moral limits."
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Talking it Out: Oral Language as a Tool for Revision
It’s no secret that storytelling helps children develop a sense of story. It’s no secret that oral language supports kids who don’t yet have the mechanics of writing. And it’s no secret that storytelling and oral language allow students to compose writing in a low-risk, often fun way. What many don’t realize, however, is that oral language can support writing throughout the writing process, and that learners of all ages - through adulthood! - can benefit from bringing oral language into the picture. In this post, I’ll share a few activities that highlight the way oral language can strengthen writing instruction. Focused on later parts of the writing process, these activities support revision and feedback. I’ll explain each activity, tell you why I love it so much, and offer tips for adapting each one for different learners.
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Taming the Clutter: Bringing Focus to Professional Learning
Sometimes, I am overwhelmed with the amount of new learning about writing that I wish to incorporate. I’ve come to realize I’m not alone. I’m not the only person with more resources and ideas than they know what to do with, and I‘m not the only one who risks inertia because I don’t know where to start. If that’s also you, or someone you know and love, I’ll be sharing my process for how I work my way to more clarity and focus.
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Word Games in the Workshop
Creative play with words can spur ideas writers didn't know they had tucked away!
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Interrogating Our Feedback: Resetting Our Workshop Practices
As I get ready to head back into my classroom, I am thinking about my feedback and the intention vs. outcome.
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Opening the Door to Reflection: Resetting Our Workshop Practices Blog Series
At Two Writing Teachers, we know how important it is to learn in a safe space, so this week, we invite you into ours. We will share some of the growth experienced in our own teaching and what that was like for our students and for us. You might recognize yourself in some of our journeys, or you may see into an experience quite different from your own.
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Writing About Reading: Gorgeous Notebook Pages and Summer Stacks
The end of the school year is here and all I can think about is curling up on a picnic blanket under the trees while my kids play around me so I can read. Nothing feels better than losing myself in a text, when I’m reminded how much I love stories, connect with characters, and… Continue reading Writing About Reading: Gorgeous Notebook Pages and Summer Stacks
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Wrapping Up Writing Workshop: Finding Joy to Carry Along
Here we are, many of us ready to wrap up the school year... We CAN re-align our moral compass with student instruction. We CAN commit ourselves to being sincerely, wholeheartedly, a community of learners. This summer, I’ll be gearing up for what, I’m hoping, will be a year of excitement and discovery. I also hope that somewhere, you, too can find a kernel of hope, joy, or idealism to carry with you into the summer.
