minilesson – moving writers

September 17, 2021September 17, 2021Brett Vogelsinger

Learning From Poems: Brevity

The brevity of poems allows us to slip them into lessons as we develop skills for writing in any genre.

December 21, 2015April 19, 2016Allison Marchetti

What Do You Do in the Last Days of a Writing Study?

As a writing study dwindles to an end, it can be hard to know what to do in those last few days — what minilessons your students want, whether to plan for more conferring time, how to address the range of needs at the end. Students are working toward a common deadline, but this can […]