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Blog postA couple of years ago I was volunteering in an elementary school and was asked to monitor a small group of 3rd graders who needed extended time to take the standardized state test. As I wandered around the room, I noticed one boy getting especially antsy and yet, to my surprise, he kept plodding ahead.
At one point, I heard him mumble to himself, “I know what the right answer is, but if I put down the wrong answer, I could be done with the test faster.” He cho -
Blog post“Through the years I’ve learned that the most successful writers are those who have learned to think about their process and reflect on their work.” Louise DeSalvo
When I teach writing, I want my students to see the 5-step writing process as a necessary tool to guide, inform and improve their writing. I want them to know and understand the skills and strategies contained in each step.
But I also want them to know so much more.
I want them to know that the reality -
Blog postSee how I used the reading process when researching and
writing Science of Fashion for Nomad Press, 2021. Teaching the Reading Process (with videos) As a writer of nonfiction, I use the Reading Process to guide my thinking in order to comprehend and then synthesize the information I get from research reading. As a middle school reading teacher, I organized my instruction around that same process.
The Reading Process refers to the three stages readers should go through as they a -
Blog postMy picture book biography, Monet Paints a Day, (Charlesbridge, 2011),was written using three different kinds of nonfiction. This was done because I had so much interesting information to present but wasn’t sure what information to leave in and what to leave out. In short, I faced the decision every writer faces as they move into … One Book. Three Types of Nonfiction: A Lesson For Students on How and Why to Use Different Types of Nonfiction in Their Writing Read More »
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Blog postWhenever I talk to students, whether in my own class or during school visits, I’m inevitably asked how my book, First Day Jitters, came into being.
The answer is simple. I owe it all to a timed writing assignment!
Over twenty years ago, my class and I were doing a 10 minute quick write on the topic of “school.” Students could write anything they wanted. It could be true or untrue, funny, or serious, a collection of memories or a made-up story. The only -
Blog postThroughout my years as a writing teacher, I consistently saw that many students didn’t know how to effectively revise. “My sentences are complete, and I’ve corrected my spelling. I’m done,” they would tell me. But they weren’t. And even if they had beautiful language, a well-organized beginning, middle and end, and grammatically correct paragraphs, their … Teaching Students How to Revise: A First Step Read More »
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Blog postObviously, as a writer, it is important to continually work at understanding your craft and improving your skills. However, to my mind, just as important to literary success is purposefully developing the irreplaceable attributes of a writer’s mindset; patience, perserverance, the ability to reflect, and most important of all, self-forgiveness. Patience: We all know that … Four Essential Attributes Every Writer Needs (And Teachers Too!) Read More »
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Blog postOn the wall facing the front door of the middle school I attended a long, long time ago, there was a saying, in big, bold letters, that caught my eye every morning as I walked into the building.
Another day, another chance.
I saw it. I read it. And I absorbed it. Not on purpose, mind you, but just because it was there.
A lifetime later, that quote popped, unprompted, into my head at opportune times. Often ironically, as I walked into the deserte -
Blog postI am not a football fan, but when I taught middle school, I pretended to be one, so I’d have something to talk about to some of the boys in my class. I will admit though, to discovering that I really liked the motivational stories of players’ grit and determination. As I read about the … What Teachers Can Learn About Motivation from NFL Coach Gary Kubiak Read More »
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Blog postWe’ve all heard the saying, “If Mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy.” Now, substitute the word teacher for mama. And then, substitute the words optimistic and supportive for the first happy in the quote. You now have a new, albeit, less memorable saying: If the teacher isn’t optimistic and supportive of student success, then the … Optimism and an “I Believe in You” Attitude Are Powerful Teaching Tools Read More »
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Women Icons of the West: Five Women Who Forged the American Frontier (Notable Western Women)
Feb 18, 2011
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