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STRONG EMOTIONS MINILESSON

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I was asked, by Ro, about my Strong Emotions/Skittles Lesson. I normally don’t post minilessons I write in this forum for several reasons (one of which is that it doesn’t align with the… Read More →

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Ruth & Units of Study.

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Earlier today Stacey posted an introduction about units of study.  I’ll use Stacey’s post as a “mentor” for this one.  First my background: I was first introduced to Writing Workshop through the All-Write Consortium,… Read More →

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Units of Study

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I noticed that 30% of the people (i.e., 27/89) who’ve taken our poll, thus-far, have said they’d like us to post more about units of study. However, since only a few people have… Read More →

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If you’re looking for information about a specific topic or a post you’ve seen in the past, you may want to use the search box in the top right corner, just under our… Read More →

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Want your W.W. to run (nearly) seamlessly? If so, consider putting some or all of these structures in-place.

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Yesterday’s post about structures and routines scratched the surface. THIS post gets nitty-gritty with the structures I try to put in-place, with regard to Writing Workshop, every September. Transitions to and from the… Read More →

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Collecting Ephemera.

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Today I asked a classroom of students to bring in artifacts from their lives.  I asked the classroom full of teachers to do the same.  I’m going to hunt for a few items… Read More →

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Get More Tools at http://twowritingteachers.com!

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Last August we made our blog live. This August, we’re delighted to announce the launch of Two Writing Teachers — The Website! Essentially, our new website is a place where you can go… Read More →

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Literacy Gifts

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Jen, Sarah, and Ruth gave me some fantastic ideas about ways to make the launch of writer’s notebooks and using the classroom library more exciting for children in September. I thought their ideas… Read More →

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The wrecking has begun!

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Ruth gave me a copy of Wreck This Journal by Keri Smith when I arrived in Indiana. Essentially, the purpose of this book is to explore “creative destruction,” which is totally new to… Read More →

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A Labor of Love: Because My Students’ Lives and Experiences Matter

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Here’s what I’m working on now… Originally uploaded by teachergal Last year one of my fifth graders, Lauren, wrote a persuasive letter to a very large yearbook company’s CEO asking him to give… Read More →

Ruth’s Memoir Monday: Collecting Memories

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Not so much a memoir post, but a post about collecting memories.  Soon after the girls arrived in our home a book arrived in my mail.  Photo Freedom by Stacy Julian has revolutionized… Read More →

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Writing-Related Birthday Gifts

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Writing-Related Birthday Gifts Originally uploaded by teachergal Yesterday was my birthday and I received two writer’s notebooks: one from my best friend and one from one of my students. (Do you think people… Read More →

Poetry Walking Tour

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We managed to duck the rain on today’s Providence Poetry Walk. Ten of my twenty students showed up with their family members to do today’s Poetry Walk. I think having 50% of my… Read More →

SOLSC Student Stuff

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Special writing “awards” for students who wrote 25 – 31 Slices of Life Stories in their writer’s notebooks last month. Reminder: The weekly Slice of Life Story Challenge will be here tomorrow.

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March has gone by sooooo fast!

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My students and I were at Closing Circle today and one remarked, “If next week is the last week of March, does that mean it’s the last week of the ‘Slice of Life… Read More →

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STEPS: One Little Word

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steps Originally uploaded by teachergal I’m took the first OLW Challenge of the New Year this evening. I know I’m not submitting this for the OLW Contest since the “Steps” Contest ended a… Read More →

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Narrative Feedback to a Student

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Narrative Feedback to a Student Originally uploaded by teachergal When we returned from Winter Recess I had my students complete self-evaluations of their Writer’s Notebooks. (They do this in the middle and at… Read More →

Writerly Matters

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Kelly at Big A little a has some wonderful blogging about the topic of “writerly matters.” Do check it out if you want to do some more thinking about the ‘basics’ I’ve sometimes… Read More →

Ideas Galore!!!

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Ideas Galore Originally uploaded by teachergal I disseminated a packet of four touchstone texts, written by my former students, that will serve as mentors for my students to use in the persuasive letter… Read More →

New Professional Notebook

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I felt like a kid earlier this morning as I broke out the stickers and began decorating my new notebook. Even though it’s for professional use, I think it’s truly okay to jazz… Read More →

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