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Writing Marathon: The Method
During the month of February I hosted a Writing Marathon for 4th and 5th grade students at my school. We (yes, I wrote with them) wrote for 26 out of 28 days, at least 30 minutes a day. Why? Writing daily, like any other habit, takes time to develop.…
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Writing Wednesday: Using MARTIN AND MAHALIA as a Writing Mentor Text
MARTIN AND MAHALIA: HIS WORDS, HER SONG By Andrea Davis Pinkney Illustrated by Brian Pinkney Little, Brown 2013 This book moves me to tears every time I read it. The beauty of the words and the illustrations feel like a song and celebration. The Pinkneys have woven two…
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Mentor Text Spreadsheet: Picture Book Month in Review
Picture Book Month is officially over. But I have created one last thing to share with you on mentor texts. Each day, I shared a mentor text post with you featuring different ways that each of these books could be used to teach writing skills to young…
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We’re All in This Together: Favorite Writing Quotes
We’re All in This Together is back! I asked everyone if they had a favorite writing quote that they put near their computer or nearby to inspire them. I hope you will be inspired by reading all of the quotes. EW Clark YA novelist ewclark.net I don’t! What I…
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10 for 10: Top 10 Favorite Picture Books to Use as Mentor Texts for Word Choice
UPDATE OCTOBER 2014: This post has become so popular that I expanded it and turned it into a downloadable PDF. You can get the downloadable PDF for free when you sign up for my teacher newsletter (sign up is on the right-hand sidebar). This year, I’m participating in…
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Writing Process Blog Hop
My critique group friend, Alayne Kay Christian, tagged me in a blog hop about my writing process. Hop over to her blog to read her post, then hop back here to read mine. 1. What are you working on? I’m always juggling multiple projects. Here are a few of…
