After the Writer’s Notebook training in the Spring I began the writing activities. I was shocked at how excited the children were to write in their binders. Even my most reluctant writers were anxious to start the new writing activities and everyone wanted to share what they wrote. They also were interested in watching me [...]
Monthly Archive for May, 2008
Last night I spent some time at Smithville School where Suzy Kline, author of the Horrible Harry series, was sharing her experiences as a writer with students, parents, and staff. Suzy’s presentation totally engaged everyone in the room regardless of age, profession, whatever. For me, the sterling moment came when Suzy actually held up her [...]
When I read the Launching Strategy: History of a Name from Aimee Buckner, it reminded me of a strategy one of my professors demonstrated last semester at Stockton to get students thinking and writing about themselves. She had us make a list of words and phrases that described who we are and where we come from. We then turned those [...]
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