There I was, all set to publish a post gushing about the online Slicer meetup we had yesterday evening. What a good time it was! We shared where we were from, how many years we’ve been slicing, what types of writing we really enjoy, and what challenges we’ve faced as writers. I always have anContinue reading “Slice of Life Day 11: Technically Speaking”
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Slice of Life Day 10: Current Sitch
There are lots of places around my house that I could work. I could sit in the recliner chair with my feet up, right in the middle of the family room. I could also sit on the family room couch, right next to the hubs as he watches TV. I could nestle under my favoriteContinue reading “Slice of Life Day 10: Current Sitch”
Slice of Life Day 8: Six-Word Slicelets
I’m a fan of the 6-word memoir form. Thanks to Britt, for reminding me how much fun it is to play with!
Slice of Life Day 7: Planning and Plotting
Today, I took advantage of a rare day of light classes and meetings to work with a fellow colleague (co-conspirator?) to develop poetry units for a couple of grade levels. Sure, we knew we needed to use the Common Core Standards as the basis for content, but c’mon. It’s POETRY. We want our units centeredContinue reading “Slice of Life Day 7: Planning and Plotting”
Slice of Life Day 6: A Story of Our Own
Earlier today, I posted an article to Two Wring Teachers on “crowdsourcing” as a tool for story building and revision. When I read the post to my fourth grade students (the subject of my article) I could see their nods and smiles as confirmation that, together, we did a GREAT THING. Even my most ruggedContinue reading “Slice of Life Day 6: A Story of Our Own”
Slice of Life Day 5: Testing the Waters
I don’t enjoy writing fiction.
THERE. I said it.
There are times, though, that I do need to pull something together, especially when I’m demonstrating a process with my students.
My students are crafting stories in the style of Leo Lionni. Below is my work-in-progress. I thought I’d share it with you here. Who knows? I may even end up finishing it at some point. If so, you bet I’ll post again!
Slice of Life Day 1: Here We Go!
I love the Slice of Life challenge. Writing and sharing for a full month takes a bravery and persistence I’m never quite sure I have when I pull up to my keyboard each March. Certainly, I have reasons to pass up the opportunity. Yet here I am, back at it. What keeps me going?
Slice of Life Tuesday: Give it a Go
This week on the Two Writing Teachers site, I posted about a strategy I tried with my students: Give it a Go.
I introduced the idea today, so I thought I’d share what I wrote alongside them. Here’s my (admittedly autobiographical) contribution…
Slice of Life Tuesday: Sharing the Wealth
I’m on a mission. I believe that kids really aren’t going to care about essay structure, or grammar, or spelling, or mechanics, or writer’s craft, if they don’t see a point to writing. Because I believe that if kids don’t think they have something to say, or that nobody is going to listen, there reallyContinue reading “Slice of Life Tuesday: Sharing the Wealth”
Slice of Life Day 12: Time Capsule
Here we are at Day 12 of the Slice of Life Challenge. We’re almost halfway through, friends! I’m not much of a Facebooker anymore. I used to be on there often, commenting and posting and what-not. Now, I’m there to do two things: 1) lurk around a little bit, and 2) look back over atContinue reading “Slice of Life Day 12: Time Capsule”
Soapbox: The Way I see Things 