Revision is the vegetable of the writing process. And, as such, we have to build capacity for revision — like building capacity for eating broccoli — by finding ways to sneak it in. I’ve been doing this in quick 10-minute bursts this year that I call Reflection + Revision. Here’s how it works: Students practice […]
All writers are vulnerable, but our multilingual writers carry especially vulnerable learning identities that can be complex and enriching. As our school has grown its ELD program, we have had to adjust our instructional tools to best fit these thinkers and writers. It can sometimes feel like we are all novices: teachers and students alike. […]
It’s not too late to register to join me TONIGHT (Wednesday, 10/25) at 7:30 pmEST to chat personal narrative writing. We’ll think about differentiation within your department or grade level team AND within your classroom. There will be time for Q&A, and you’ll walk away with an 18-page guide to teaching personal narrative writing filled […]
A few weeks ago, just days after I gave my AP Research students a stern but cautious speech about engaging with ChatGPT, College Board released a much-needed statement of guidance regarding the new variable of AI in the world of research and student writing. The tl;dr is this: Instead of ignoring it or forbidding it, […]
Mentor Text: The Sea Glass Collector by Lawrence Maxwell Techniques: Imagery Memoir Background – As we move further into the post-pandemic reality of education, a lot of things are going back to normal. For some of us, that means we’re returning to government mandated assessments. (Ugh. That sounds awful – I was trying to find a […]
You guys. I am so excited about this. More excited than I’ve been about a project in a long time. I’m currently teaching It’s Trevor Noah: Born a Crime for the first time. And, to save time and energy and maximize learning, I’m using it as the foundation of my personal essay unit. Which made […]
Every English teacher wants to talk about ChatGPT right now. When I thought about how I wanted to tackle this at Moving Writers, this first person who came to mind is today’s guest writer, my colleague, Philip Tickle. Philip wows and amuses me every day with his ability to use ChatGPT to make his teaching […]
My students came to me from a context where conferences were the times in class when the teacher would give 1-1 feedback to them, i.e., the teacher would list a bunch of things that needed to change by the next conference. I found that they spent most of their Independent Writing Time waiting for a […]
How The American Teenager project got my students talking and helped me get to know them better. Source About this time eight years ago I was searching for help. I had entered the world of education with a parade, waving a banner saying, “Look out students, this teacher is going to change your life!” It […]
This post is all out using students photography to generate writing juices in the classroom
