How can we nurture our own writing lives once the school year begins? 5 ways to help us keep writing.
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So, Why Do I Write? Discovering the Writer’s Life
When the co-authors of Two Writing Teachers invited me to join the team, I was overwhelmed. When Julie Johnson asked me to co-author an iBook through the Columbus Area Writing Project, I was again submerged in fear. I found myself wondering if these writers had read my writing. I mean, if they had read my ramblings on my personal blog they wouldn't be inviting me, right? Do writers ever lose their doubts?
Making space for writing (lots of it) in Social Studies
I love teaching writing and reading workshop, but there’s a special place in my heart for the third subject I teach: social studies. Part of the reason for this is just a love of history, and part of the reason is because it allows me to reach into my reading/writing bag of tricks in order… Continue reading Making space for writing (lots of it) in Social Studies
Introduction: Beth Moore
Hello Readers! Please allow me to introduce myself. I am thrilled to become a part of this fabulous team of teachers and writers. It is such an honor to be a part of this fantastic project. I have always wanted to be a writer. At seven or eight years old, I used to spend whole days… Continue reading Introduction: Beth Moore
Reflecting on Reading Like a Writer
So I took some time to create a video about the system I created in order to track and reflect on my summer reading. Because I pushed myself to reflect in a new medium, I feel like I dug deeper into the work I've done with reading like a writer. (I hope it's not too… Continue reading Reflecting on Reading Like a Writer
Memoir Monday Is Here & So Is the New Badge!
Please link your Memoir Monday Post to this one by leaving a comment. (I've given up hope with Mr. Linky.) Thanks! Also, feel free to use the new badge, left, alongside your Memoir Monday Post.
Weekly Challenges
Some writers live a solitary life. Many write in isolation and put their work out into the world only when they feel it's, well, perfect. As a reader of the Two Writing Teachers Blog, I have a feeling you are aware that Ruth and I have been trying to ensure that teachers of writing do… Continue reading Weekly Challenges
S.I.H. Class Starts Tomorrow
Just a reminder, for those of you that signed up and will be joining Ruth and I (and probably 50,000 other people), that the Stories in Hand Class begins tomorrow. Make sure you have a 6" x 6" binder for the project. (Ruth kindly sent me one since this size binder was sold out everywhere… Continue reading S.I.H. Class Starts Tomorrow
Word Up Ruth!
Ruth liked the idea of keeping all of my OLWs in the same binder. Hence, I decided to go back to the 2007 OLW Word Up List and created pages that illustrate the following words: my delight perfect balance (This is my OLW for 2008.) seek I'm hoping to finish (over the course of the… Continue reading Word Up Ruth!

