It is important when cultivating a language for writing building …Read the Rest
Archive for October, 2009
Mapping Your Life # 2: Neighborhood Map (Aerial View)
There are so many ways for young writers to come …Read the Rest
Mapping Your Life: Heart Maps Idea Generation
There are so many ways for young writers to come …Read the Rest
Graphic Novels Unlock Boys’ Inhibitions to Write
Writing teachers would agree that the most difficult population to …Read the Rest
Our Class Genre List As Of October 28th, 2009
I have introduced many kinds of writing already this year. …Read the Rest
Foundation for A Successful Writing Workshop
I often talk about writing workshop with schools and how …Read the Rest
Writing Workshop Mini Lessons on Flipcharts
In the writing class, the flipchart mini lesson is a …Read the Rest
Ashtyn Reads: Imagine – Inspired by the Mentor Text Imagine A Day
Ashtyn reads her poem, Imagine. She was inspired by the …Read the Rest
I Love Technology! But It Is NOT Always The Best Way…
I’ve spent thirty years exploring every aspect of what technology …Read the Rest
Boy Writers in the Writing Workshop
Writing teachers would agree that the most difficult population to …Read the Rest
Patricia MacLachlan is an extraordinary writer and one a writing teacher can freely use to model writing in the wriitng workshop. In her book, All The Places To Love, she displays the use of skillfully using prepositional phrases that tell you when and where things are happening. Sometimes she puts the prepositional phrases at the beginning of her lovely sentences. But sometimes they can be found in the middle or at the sentence’s end. By using these prepositional phrases it will give your writing fluency and beauty for the reader to enjoy.
I Never Told Anyone – Poetry Mini Lesson
Everyone has secrets. This lesson taps into that human equation. …Read the Rest



