Ha! I just found an online article with nearly the same title as my blog! Instead of "A Writer Within" it was called "THE Writer Within."
I never knew this article (written in 2004) existed when I created my blog - I thought it was a great article on using sketching to draw (no pun intended) out details before writing... especially because it inspired some reluctant boys to write ... very interesting - I may have to try this idea in my classroom.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
A Student Again
Quick news... very exciting...
Just wanted to post that I received word this week that I've been awarded an Aetna Fellowship to study with the Connecticut Writing Project this summer at their Summer Invitational Institute.
The CWP is part of the National Writing Project (NWP). In the summer institute, I'll get to work with a group of fellow writers and educators, devote 4 weeks to researching a topic of interest in teaching writing effectively, create and present a 90 minute workshop to the group, as well as develop 4 of my own pieces of writing in a writing group to present/share.
I'm thrilled about this opportunity, although it is 4 weeks of my summer, because I've been wanting to do something more to jump start my writing process/product. Blogging more often has helped, but this will focus me a lot more on developing larger finished pieces.
Some topics I'm thinking about researching are: Teaching Grammar in Writing Workshop; Inspiring Boys to Write; Using Mentor Texts to Teach Writing... I'm strongly considering the last one b/c I've been starting to use mentor texts a lot more in my classroom and am finding them to be so effective - so I could hopefully combine some of my experience with my research and develop this aspect of my teaching to a deeper level.
Will keep you posted...
Just wanted to post that I received word this week that I've been awarded an Aetna Fellowship to study with the Connecticut Writing Project this summer at their Summer Invitational Institute.
The CWP is part of the National Writing Project (NWP). In the summer institute, I'll get to work with a group of fellow writers and educators, devote 4 weeks to researching a topic of interest in teaching writing effectively, create and present a 90 minute workshop to the group, as well as develop 4 of my own pieces of writing in a writing group to present/share.
I'm thrilled about this opportunity, although it is 4 weeks of my summer, because I've been wanting to do something more to jump start my writing process/product. Blogging more often has helped, but this will focus me a lot more on developing larger finished pieces.
Some topics I'm thinking about researching are: Teaching Grammar in Writing Workshop; Inspiring Boys to Write; Using Mentor Texts to Teach Writing... I'm strongly considering the last one b/c I've been starting to use mentor texts a lot more in my classroom and am finding them to be so effective - so I could hopefully combine some of my experience with my research and develop this aspect of my teaching to a deeper level.
Will keep you posted...
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
InspireMeThursday Prompt: Ghost
SNAP!
My eyes
flew open
like a windowshade
pulled up too quickly
But outside my two windows
nothing could be seen
in the heavy
darkness
"Did you hear that?"
a whisper
from my husband
slides towards me
As I gave
an invisible nod
the sound repeated
ghosting through the night
A moose call
echoing deeply
up and down
the riverbank
My eyes
flew open
like a windowshade
pulled up too quickly
But outside my two windows
nothing could be seen
in the heavy
darkness
"Did you hear that?"
a whisper
from my husband
slides towards me
As I gave
an invisible nod
the sound repeated
ghosting through the night
A moose call
echoing deeply
up and down
the riverbank
Monday, March 23, 2009
WRITING PROMPT: What We Learn From
Richard Peck said (Saturday in his keynote address to the Workshop Reunion Folks from Teacher's College, Columbia Univ.) that "we learn the most from the experiences we would have avoided if we could have."
Well said. What a great writing prompt THAT statement is! Make a list of all the experiences you've had that you wish you could have avoided... then make another list of what you've learned from these experiences. If you haven't learned anything yet, then maybe it's time to take stock.
Let me know if you try this prompt & how it works for you by leaving a comment!
Well said. What a great writing prompt THAT statement is! Make a list of all the experiences you've had that you wish you could have avoided... then make another list of what you've learned from these experiences. If you haven't learned anything yet, then maybe it's time to take stock.
Let me know if you try this prompt & how it works for you by leaving a comment!
Saturday, March 14, 2009
WonderWriter: In Color!
I'm still laughing about this picture a student drew... and THANKFULLY I found out that she put the grammar error in on PURPOSE to be funny! Phew! Just when I was thinking, "What AM I teaching these kids!?"
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