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Books That Move Us: Independent Writing by Colleen Cruz
This past fall at NCTE, I think startled Colleen Cruz when I gasped and, like a true fangirl, exclaimed, “Ohmygosh! Independent Writing! I read it on the plane! That book is major. REALLY major.” She was completely lovely to me but probably surprised to hear me raving about one of her older titles. I picked […]
Mentor Text Wednesday: Difficult Conversations
A mentor text to help your students think through and write about controversial topics!
On Teaching a Genre You Know Nothing About (or: an Infographic Study!)
Sometimes, no matter how good our routine, we need to shake it up. This is true in exercise; our muscles and our minds need to be surprised occasionally with a new move in order to achieve maximum results. It’s also true in writing. And it’s true in teaching. Sometimes the very thing we need to […]
Mentor Text Wednesday: Roadrunner Rules
The rules that Chuck Jones used for the writing of the Wile E. Coyote and Roadrunner cartoons reveals endless possibilities in the writing classroom!
#TheEdCollabGathering: Unearthing Discovery & Play
Did you know that on April 2, Chris Lehman and the generous geniuses at The Educator Collaborative are giving away a whole day of brilliant, free PD that you can watch from home in your jammies? We would love to have you join Allison and me from 11-12pm as we talk about bringing play back to the […]
No Writer Left Behind: How Night Writing Can Help Your Students
Night writing — the simple practice of writing after school hours — can be a game changer for some students.
Mentor Text Wednesday: Hometown Songs
Invite students to think critically and write about their hometowns using these easy-on-the-ears mentor texts!
Moving Speakers with “Mentor TEDs”
Early March is Optimist Club Oratorical Contest season in the freshman English classes at my school. Since our local Optimist Club chapter hosts its regional meet at our school in April, my department decided long ago to make the annual oratorical contest a component of our freshman speech unit. The prompts for the oratorical […]
A Writing With Mentors Interview
We had so much fun talking to Anna E. Baldwin (@annaebaldwin), a professor at the University of Montana, about writing workshop, mentor texts, and our new project!
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