David Lee Finkle – moving writers

…In our classrooms, we can read for meaning, discuss meaning, and allow students to write things that mean something to them.

Writing with details and stories is not only more effective, it’s also more fun.

Thinking about our writing, big picture, helps us to think about who and how we want to be as people, and as we the people.

Sometimes, there isn’t one right answer. Sometimes it’s okay to admit we don’t know.

What does healthy literacy look like? What does a healthy reading life look like? What does Writing Health look like?

I thought, There must be a key to good endings. It must be a skill – a teachable, practice-able skill.
The answer: Irony.

Rubrics tend to be about compliance, not thinking…

What does Stephen Sondheim have to do with writing instruction? The answer: Everything.

Great student writers, the ones whose work I can’t wait to read, notice what writers do and begin to see how it all works together.