People often forget that writing is something ou do, not something you know. On page 136 Ray gave critical points about organizing a study of craft in your classroom.
How can you apply this knowledge in your classroom?
How has your reading and writing changed as a result of reading Wonderous Words? Do you find yourself “reading …
Chapter 6
Podcasting…
Here are links to the podcasts you created this evening.
http://cbroestler.podbean.com/
http://msalter.podbean.com
http://kellyarnett.podbean.com
You can comment and discuss in the comments section of each podcast, just like you can with this blog. Give the podcasts a listen and leave a comment.
In the comments section of this blog post, let’s have a more formal discussion. How do you imagine you …
Chapter 5 Studying writer’s office work
Chapter 5 has dialogue between inexperienced and experienced writers.
What three points spoke to you about your classroom?
This will be an opportunity to share and a way to showcase the grade you teach.
Chapter 4 Reading Aloud
On page 70-71
Ray begins a wonderful discussion about the “sound of good writing”. In your classroom, how do you use the idea of “sound”?
How do you guide students to know when writing sounds right?
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Chapter 3
On page 57
The ability to envision more of what you can do with writing comes from reading like a writer…
As a new teacher, where do you go to search for new ideas and possibilities in writing/or every day preparation for your classroom?
What areas/subjects are your strengths? Your weaknesses?
Where do you as a new teacher need …
Chapter 2 The Craft of Writing
1.Mrs. Ray asks you to define and give shape to what we mean by the craft of writing, both in process and in text. So after reading the chapter how do you answer that statement? What does it mean to you in your teaching?
2. Chapter 2 gives quite a bit of information about the organization …
Why Cauley Writes Well: A Close Look at What a Difference Good Teaching Can Make-discussion
I can’t imagine being a teacher of writing and not being able to pull something of value from this article.
Instead of posing the classic, factual question, I would like to know something else. What did you highlight? Not so much physically highlight, but what stood out to you? What could you literally integrate into your …
Chapter 1 Reading like Writers
Mrs. Ray makes the comment that writing is individual-it is not unique.
What did you learn about “writing style”?
List several ideas that you picked out of Chapter 1 that influence you in your teaching.
A Day In The NTI Classroom In Three Acts
Cast of Characters:
Participants: All students attending NTI on Nov.4, 2009
Narrator: Joyce Webb (using creative license at times in this script)
Teacher #1: Pat Porter
Teacher #2: Mandy Flora
Teacher #3: Beth Lloyd Boster
Guest Speaker: Jill Smith
Scenery : A typical classroom setting with desks, chairs, books, and computers.
Act 1:
Narrator: “Teacher #1 reads aloud November, by Cynthia Rylant. November is a picture book …