WN Collecting Idea
Writer Jordana Horn went into her son’s class, filled with seven and eight year-old kids, earlier this month to lead a session on journaling. She asked the students to write what they don’t… Read More
Category Archive: writer’s notebook
Introducing Throwback Thursday
Peruse some of our past posts that will help you and your students find more things to write about.
Hosting a notebook SOLSC for your students?
Even if your students won’t be blogging in March, you can still dip-in & dip-out of the Classroom Challenge in one of two ways.
Making Writer’s Notebooks Personal
In my last post, there was this comment: Heather on Saturday August 4, 2012 at 1:06 pm said: Thanks for these ideas! But I really can’t wait to read about your ideas on writer’s notebooks on… Read More
Blogs & Microblogs in the Classroom
“The act of telling your story and sharing part of your life with somebody is alive and well—even more so than at the dawn of blogging.” –Lee Rainie, director of the Internet and… Read More
Deeper Thinking About Notebook Work
This week I had the opportunity to interview author John Claude Bemis. This is is latest book: I asked him about notebook work and his response led me to a deeper understanding of… Read More
Get out of a Writing Rut
I keep a private, family-only blog about my daughter’s daily life. I began keeping it about a week after she was born. Unless we were out of town, I blogged each and every… Read More
I’ve been studying sentence structure…
I was watching or listening or reading something this week — I don’t remember what — but the message was: You can’t be a writer if you’re not a reader. True. (And probably… Read More
A Scavenger Hunt
Last week I talked with a group of intermediate teachers about writers’ notebooks. We discussed the importance of writers’ notebooks to the life of a writer, as well as how to get them… Read More
GUEST BLOG POST: Weaving the “Slice of Life” Routine into Writing Workshop
Tara Smith teaches writing workshop, Language Arts and Social Studies to sixth graders at a middle school in suburban New Jersey. Before she was a teacher, she was an editor first at the… Read More
{Discover. Play. Build.} Character Wants
One of the best ways to get to know characters (or people in general) is to figure out what they want. Often these wants drive our stories Whether you are crafting a fiction… Read More
{Discover. Play. Build.} More on Maps
Last week… Stacey blogged about updating heart maps. (See everything we’ve blogged about heart maps here.) B. blogged about hand lists. I was reminded about writing close to the bones. I kept thinking… Read More
Facebook Event – Day 5
Our Stenhouse Facebook Event concludes today with a final downloadable and printable writing tip is entitled “Record-Keeping Systems That Make Sense for You.” You can find this tip on our Facebook Event. Here’s… Read More
Updating Your Map
The navigation system I have in my car is three years old. Considering there’s been a great deal of construction in an area I travel to frequently, my GPS doesn’t do a great… Read More
Facebook Event – Day 2
Our Stenhouse Facebook Event continues today. Today’s downloadable, printable writing tip is entitled “Collecting Bits of Life.” You can find this tip on our Facebook Page. Here’s what you need to do to… Read More
GUEST BLOG POST: Writer’s Notebooks: Traveling as a Pathway to Writing More (for You!)
Sarah Mulhern Gross has been a middle school language arts teacher and currently teaches 9th and 12th grade English. She has a keen interest in young adult fiction and nonfiction and strives to… Read More
Happy 4th + {Discover. Play. Build.}
To anyone celebrating today, we hope you are enjoying all of the good stuff of Independence Day: Watermelon, grilled meals, corn on the cob, and the blessings of freedom. The {Discover. Play. Build.}… Read More
Fear as Inspiration {Discover. Play. Build.}
One of the basics I’ve stumbled across while writing fiction is to know what your characters’ fears are. Often tension is built around fear, making stories weave around and get to the heart… Read More
All-Write Reflection + {Discover. Play. Build.}
Sometimes when an experience seems so big it is hard to focus a reflection. Sometimes it is hard to settle the thoughts and find the meaning. Sometimes it is difficult to even know… Read More
