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I heard the clicking of heels on the hallway floor. The clicking was getting closer. It was Kate. She had come to talk about our upcoming Voice/Silence Interactive Read Aloud Text Set, for which we haven’t decided up on yet. We talked for a few minutes, both of us sitting atop [...]
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Today’s the last day of the first-ever
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Check out “Why Blog?” in today’s NY Times.
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This afternoon I met up with A & her mom at the Barnes & Noble on Bald Hill Road in Warwick. They spotted me getting a “Tall, skim, no-whip, white mocha,” when they came in. Once my coffee was ready, we sauntered over to the children’s section where we got to work using [...]
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Please join us here at Two Writing Teachers each and every Tuesday, starting on Tues., 4/1/08, to share a slice of your life on a weekly basis. You may share a Slice of Life Story Post you wrote during the previous week or on the Tuesday you’re posting it. Regardless, stop by each [...]
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My 4th grade students did a unit of study in Reading Workshop entitled “Writing About Reading” this past fall. Therefore, they’ve become pretty adept at citing the text. However, I think that citing the text goes to a whole new level when you write literary essays. Therefore, I created yet another chart [...]
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Check out the article on pg. 11 of TC Today’s Spring 2008 issue. The article is moving and an excellent read.
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Can you believe that it’s already the thirtieth day of the
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Every Friday afternoon, last year, my class and I used to have a weekly Poetry Circle. However, this year I didn’t due to a lack of time on my part. However, I’ve decided now that National Poetry Month is just around the corner, it’s time to reinstate [...]
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My students are going to be drafting while I’m out of the room doing reading assessments this-coming Thursday. Hence, I’m a little bit panicked since I don’t like being out of the room on days when kids are selecting a seed idea or when they start drafting. (I have an amazing guest teacher… [...]
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Earlier in the day, Marc admitted to being a “Social Coffee Drinker.” I thought that sounded funny. I’ve never heard anyone label themselves with that kind of status before. “Morning Coffee Drinker,” yes; “Social Coffee Drinker,” no.
We were having dinner at 242 with Marc’s aunt and uncle tonight. Our server came [...]
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Right after work I picked up all of the letters I created for my students so they could all take-home a piece of pottery when we have the next (ticket-bidding) Pottery Auction. I was pretty happy with the glazing results:
I decided to spend the next hour or so wrapping each one in newspaper (again) [...]
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I liked the photo I attached to yesterday’s SOLSC Post so much that I tried to replicate it with another photograph of my crystal-like brads (aka: fasteners). Since it’s Poetry Friday, I decided to take another stab at writing an ode, which I haven’t tried since July.
An Ode to the Crystal-Like Brads on My [...]
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It’s true what Lucy always said about speaking loud enough so other students hear you while you confer… they do learn by listening in! I’ve known this for awhile, but was reminded of it yesterday when I brought six of my students up to my classroom at lunchtime to further assist them with creating [...]
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I fell asleep on my couch around 9ish this evening. I was grading papers and got tired, so I turned on the TV, laid down, and well… fell fast asleep. Marc tapped me on the shoulder about an hour later and woke me up. Good thing he did since I realized that [...]
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My Slice of Life Story for March 26th, 2008
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I kind of felt like a student today. I wasn’t sure what to write about. I had lots of stories, but I couldn’t decide which one to pick.
This is the Slice I [...]
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SOLS 032508
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My SOLS was inspired by two of my students today. I’m happy to report that our afternoon with our new desk arrangement went well. Should be interesting to see if how long this lasts. (Hopefully longer than the [...]
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