Gimmicks

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I’ve been known to use lots of gimmicky things to get kids to write in their notebooks. For instance, I’ll create mini-charts (aka: cheat sheets) of the large strategy charts I have hanging… Read More

Writer’s-Reader’s Notebook

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I received Linda Rief‘s Inside the Writer’s-Reader’s Notebook: A Workshop Essential (Heinemann 2007) the other day. I began reading it almost immediately. Even though Rief, a New Hampshire Middle School Teacher, gears her… Read More

Poetry Friday

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The sun is setting on another Rosh Hashanah. I’ve spent the past 48 hours with my family and my family-to-be. Hence, my Poetry Friday submission is a poem about the holiday that just… Read More

dear author.

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Last year Mindy Hoffar (the leader of All-Write) had shared an exchange of letters between a student and Laurie Halse Anderson from the book Dear Author: Letters of Hope (Top young adult authors… Read More

organizing.

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Today I had a few moments to spare, so I worked on organizing my focus lesson binders.  I pulled all my k-1 lessons and put them in a separate binder.  I organized it according… Read More

Welcome to the First-Ever Writing Notebook Wednesday!

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We had a major technical problem with Mr. Linky (he didn’t want to link!!!) this morning. Therefore, please post a comment with a link to your entry so we can do a round-up… Read More

ruth’s wn entry: rocks.

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written:  August 23, 2007, after reading April Pulley Sayre’s Stars Beneath Your Bed:   The Surprising Story of Dust.  Rocks.  I used to not notice them.  And if I’m honest, which I am (especially… Read More

ruth’s wn entry: september 11

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As I was getting dressed this morning, wearing red, white, & blue in honor of September 11 and placing my flag pin on my shirt, I thought I want to write an entry… Read More

Stacey’s WN Entry: September 11th

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Today is September 11th. My heart aches to be back in the City that I stood in on Tuesday, September 11th, 2001. I will never forget the words, “A plane flew into the… Read More

Gearing up for tomorrow’s Workshop

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Here’s my chart for tomorrow’s LOOKING AT YOUR PLACE Activity. I’ve been contemplating modeling for them, but I’m leaning more towards a guided practice where I take them through the entire exercise step-by-step,… Read More

Aren’t they lovely?

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Take a look at the way my students personalized their writer’s notebooks today. Each one of their Moleskines different from each other; just as they are all different from one another.

A slightly tawdry request

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DonorsChoose is giving existing teacher-users who refer other teachers $100 towards their referrals for referring others. If you signed up for DonorsChoose as a result of the post I wrote last week, would… Read More

moleskine journal site!

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There is an art of reading, as well as an art of thinking, and an art of writing.  ~ Isaac D’Israeli  Stacey’s students are getting their very own moleskine writer’s notebooks today & I… Read More

Open up your writer’s notebook and get ready to share!

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You’ve heard of Poetry Friday (and some folks even know of Poetry Thursday) and blog carnivals. We’re going to be starting something very similar to both of those here at Two Writing Teachers.… Read More

Monday’s the Day!

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Monday is the day when my students will get their Moleskine Writer’s Notebooks. One student originally said on Wednesday, “What if I don’t want to use that one? Can I use the spiral… Read More

Voice

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I just read a nifty article on Scholastic.com about teaching kids how to add voice to their writing. Click here to read it.

Join the Reading and Writing Teachers Book Club on Goodreads

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Feel free to join the Reading and Writing Teachers Book Club!

poetry friday: another one for the wn

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My colleague, Tammy Hess, gave this poem to me to put in my writer’s notebook.  It’s one she gave all of her students.  One seventh grader replied, “You copied these just for us?”  Sweet,… Read More

Getting ready for the notebook launch

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I’m going to be putting these little buttons, as well as the Bagert poem on notebooks, inside my kids Moleskine Notebooks, which they’ll be decorating on Monday. I showed my students their new… Read More

Pencils: A Poem by a Former Student

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During the 2005 – 06 school year I had a student who needed a new pencil every day. We have communal supplies in my classroom, so I had more than enough to give… Read More

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