tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12810477857697305922023-11-16T11:06:34.891-08:00Invitational Summer and Fall Institute -- 2015Brigid Smith-Franeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15200680801415273128noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281047785769730592.post-84752263008524246132015-10-31T17:14:00.000-07:002015-10-31T17:15:35.519-07:00Thank you<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcxEu9rP1v-wfz6AZ1to1uF7qHSzU2nI8ktoEFrNgAWChB3SQmO7sFIVMEzq4P52-t-J5qAqbec9BNLwV1W3xoXfXunC5s-cTa7Xxc9U2Cvd1HZdUUpabLOAP_WoKt6QnYwK2AjdBSOKq1/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-10-31+at+8.11.28+PM.png" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcxEu9rP1v-wfz6AZ1to1uF7qHSzU2nI8ktoEFrNgAWChB3SQmO7sFIVMEzq4P52-t-J5qAqbec9BNLwV1W3xoXfXunC5s-cTa7Xxc9U2Cvd1HZdUUpabLOAP_WoKt6QnYwK2AjdBSOKq1/s320/Screen+Shot+2015-10-31+at+8.11.28+PM.png" /></a><br />
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As I drove home today I was mindful of the beautiful day it was :)<br />
But I was also very aware of how truly honored and blessed I was to <br />
have been in your presence during this institute.<br />
You all allowed me to share my voice and you encouraged<br />
me to write using it.<br />
For that gift I thank you. But more importantly I thank you <br />
for your friendship and unconditional acceptance. <br />
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I wish for you all a wonderful rest of your fall and school year.<br />
I hope we cross paths again and in the mean time enjoy the poetic words <br />
of a favorite song that seems appropriate:<br />
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<i>If my words did glow with the gold of sunshine<br />
And my tunes were played on the harp unstrung,<br />
Would you hear my voice come through the music?<br />
Would you hold it near as it were your own?</i><br />
Writer(s): Jerome J. Garcia, Robert C. Hunter<br />
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Keep on writing!<br />
MaryMary Dunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18287227769371622812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281047785769730592.post-17680847067380209452015-10-31T10:23:00.001-07:002015-10-31T10:23:11.870-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281047785769730592.post-68190434897947956182015-10-31T08:02:00.002-07:002015-10-31T08:02:40.137-07:00MIndfulness at ChewonkiHere is the link for the workshop at Chewonki<br />
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http://www.chewonki.org/workshops/mindful_education.asp<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00708983651312982405noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281047785769730592.post-56717261041400404752015-10-31T06:56:00.002-07:002015-10-31T06:56:50.372-07:00<a href="http://awakemind.org/quiz.php">Mindfulness questionairre</a>svanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09237936094939197157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281047785769730592.post-4215688300571383332015-10-31T05:20:00.001-07:002015-10-31T05:20:15.706-07:00Last Day To-Do'sPlease complete the three tasks on <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1N1AP6_cGV5DO5phswcuH-Ls9W0PtUZZElmkHLeqHa7k/pub">this to do list</a>. I've kept the portfolio links from the summer, so if you simply added your fall pieces to you summer portfolio, then you don't need to update your link. If you made a new portfolio for fall, please update the link.Brigid Smith-Franeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15200680801415273128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281047785769730592.post-90675604832480437242015-10-29T07:48:00.001-07:002015-10-29T07:48:27.434-07:00Saturday, October 17Blogging the Day: October 17<br />
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Opening Moment: https://youtu.be/dkHqPFbxmOU<br />
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Lorry started the day with her presentation: <i>Teaching Writing Through Literature</i>. She started by having the class read Alice Walker's <i>Feminist Prose: In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens</i> and highlight or underline an important passage. She called a small group into a circle to model what she would do in her classroom. Each "student" read aloud their passage, and then afterwards everyone went back and explained why they chose it. This was known as "The Quiet Circle of Voices." Then, the group revisited the passage to look at the author's element of style using the writer's toolbox. Finally, there was a discussion about how the meaning of the piece was enhanced by style.<br />
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Margi presented next: <i>Writing About Informational Text</i>. Not only did we learn all kinds of fun facts about owls, but we learned to be mindful about choosing nonfiction texts to read with our students. Margi discussed ways to help students picture images while reading, how to help them navigate material on the page, how to take notes and find key information, and she gave us time to practice all of these strategies. We categorized; we acted; we made predictions; and we learned how to have fun with informational texts in the classroom.<br />
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Kerstin and Kelli presented about <i>Writing Across the Curriculum</i>. They showed a video where they interviewed their staff about their prior experiences with writing, and then they reviewed common grading strategies as well as writing strategies to use in every classroom. Erin and Stephen shared an introduction to the Lucy Calkins' Writing Program that they plan to present at their school this year. <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"></span><br />
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Mary presented about the importance of mindfulness in the classroom. Her research did not have the results that she'd hoped it would, but this could have been because of emojis. She talked about the procedure of mindfulness in her classroom: quiet chime, gentle neck rolls, and other relaxation techniques were used before writing time. She explained that hesitant students started to look forward to this time in her classroom, which was validation enough to continue the practice in her classroom and to promote it for others.<br />
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Kate presented about pre-writing exercises for the college essays and whether or not this helped students. Unfortunately, she missed many classes with her group and by the time they returned to her, they had already completed the essay. Her results were inconclusive, but she explained that she wants to continue pre-writing exercises and also to communicate with teachers about what they are doing for college essay prep in their own classrooms.<br />
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Closing Moment: Kahlil Gibran's "On Teaching"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281047785769730592.post-64345124723966802462015-10-27T04:47:00.001-07:002015-10-27T04:47:53.573-07:00True Facts About the Owl!I was thinking of this video all day last Saturday after reading the awesome book Margi shared about owls.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281047785769730592.post-57848634272250689162015-10-17T13:24:00.002-07:002015-10-17T13:24:31.232-07:00Writing Group<br />
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Come experience SMWP's monthly writing group this Monday, October 19, at McAuley High School beginning at 4:00. We typically write for 45 minutes. Leah offers a prompt which you can choose to use or not and then some folks, or everyone, will share. Enjoy the camaraderie and debunk the myth that writing is a solitary occupation! <br />
McAuley High School is located on 631 Stevens Avenue. Feel free to text or call Rebecca when you get there. Her cell is: 332-1627.<br />
Hope to see you there!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281047785769730592.post-48990149140047644222015-10-17T08:44:00.000-07:002015-10-17T08:44:17.053-07:00Writing Through Reading<div class="MsoNormal">
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Annotating a passage on the board:</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.5pt;">I am in shock. First there
is intense fever, which my father tries to break using lily leaves bound around
my head. Then there are chills; my mother tries to get me to eat soup.
Eventually, I do not know how, my parents learn what has happened. A week after
the “accident” they take me to see a doctor. “Why did you wait so long to
come?” he asks, looking into my eye and shaking his head. “Eyes are
sympathetic,” he says, “If one is blind, the other will likely become blind
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.5pt;">1. Complete the following sentence and write a paragraph that
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.5pt;">6. I remember a time…</span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.5pt;">7. I do not remember…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.5pt;">8. A time when you were silent.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.5pt;">9. A time when you were silenced.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.5pt;">How do your tools reflect the mood and message of your piece?</span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.5pt;">What is necessary? What can you delete?</span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00708983651312982405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281047785769730592.post-91106244387165752042015-09-27T10:00:00.001-07:002015-09-27T10:00:02.374-07:00September 26, 1015<br />
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We returned to Bailey Hall for a day of presentations and a book discussion. Here is the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQxgxdh4Zo8&feature=em-share_video_user">link</a> to the video from S7 Airlines that I used on my opening moment on imagination and naivete. <br />
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Mary Lou started off the day with her presentation on<i> Our Youngest Writers-Where Do We Start?</i><br />
She walked us through the process of how she helps guide kindergarteners through the writing process by generating their very own book. First she helped us get into the mindset of our youngest writers by providing us with props that helped us to understand the constraints, both cognitive and physical, of these very young writers. With or without our props (Coke-bottle glasses, gloves of varying thickness, mittens and a giant pencil,) we were assigned the task of copying the sentence, "I love my dad," writing with our non-dominant hand and with the wrong end of our crayons, reproducing the sentence using the opposite end of the alphabet. We struggled, complained, discussed strategies and downright shut down, just as might happen to kindergarteners in the classroom. She then walked us through the process of writing a book. She focused on 8 Kindergarten Mini-Lessons (see below Mary Lou's post) and by the end of her presentation we learned a lot more about our youngest learners and their challenges with a hands-on illustration of many of her mini-lessons and analysis of sample books. Thank you, Mary Lou for a thought-provoking and fun presentation. I understand you had been sick all week with bronchitis and this took some cognitive and physical effort on your part to present on this Saturday.<br />
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Ben followed with his presentation entitled, <i>Wanna Argue About It? </i>Ben's presentation was on his instruction of rhetoric with multimedia in his high school classroom. He began by helping us to understand our everyday use of arguments and why it is so important that all students-AP and otherwise, understand rhetoric. He showed us Joliffe's Rhetorical Analysis Framework Design, as the basis for his instruction and how his students come to understand and recognize each component as they analyze rhetorical writing. He underscored and illustrated the meaning of syntax with his "I NEVER SAID HE HE HIT HIS WIFE, demo. He then showed us Mary Ewald's letter and how his students learn that rhetorical writing can mean life and death. We then were presented with various print media ads and in small groups, analyzed them for ethos, logos, etc. Both print ads and video ads were shown and discussed and we were given a great basis of rhetoric and examples of projects on balanced letters, photo analysis (Ben's FaceBook page), the creation of PSA ad which the students produce before they ever write their first rhetorical analysis essay. Thank you Ben for showing us the importance of rhetorical writing and your innovative and engaging multi-media approach.<br />
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Sue Van Wyck<br />
Sept 26 Hostsvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09237936094939197157noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281047785769730592.post-5907003799744725602015-09-25T15:28:00.001-07:002015-09-25T15:28:43.385-07:00Kindergarten Writing Mini-Lessons<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> by Mary Lou Shuster</span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here is the link for the individual mini-lessons presented during my workshop.</span> </span></span><div style="text-align: left;">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281047785769730592.post-41339237597532642042015-09-13T10:09:00.000-07:002015-09-13T10:09:24.634-07:00Welcome Back! We began the day catching up with friends on summer fun, discussing the heat and humidity as we all headed back to school, and eating the variety of breakfast items and snacks provided by this weeks hosts, Diane and Ben. <br />
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<b>Opening Moment: Meditation</b><br />
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Life in a Pond<br />
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You find yourself sitting in the middle of a huge lily pad. It is early morning and the frogs are still singing. There are dozens of water lily buds standing proudly. As you look over the edge of your lily pad you see lots of small fishes swimming around. When they see your shadow, they dive deep into the pond. The sun strikes the water and you watch dozens of pink water lilies open and greet the day.<br />
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As you watch the petals unfold, you feel your heart open and fill with love. You take a deep breath and watch as dragonflies drift by, just touching the surface of the water. You watch water spiders dart around, seemingly walking on the water. You are fascinate with all the different life forms that inhabit the pond.<br />
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As you watch in awe, you realize you are no longer sitting on the lily pad. you are standing beside the pond and you smile at the gift you have just been given.<br />
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"And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our fear, our presence automatically liberates others." Marianne Williamson<br />
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<b>Team Building</b><br />
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Pass the bean bag Name Game<br />
Rock Paper Scissors Shoot<br />
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<b>Writing Time</b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281047785769730592.post-60824100479304740002015-07-06T10:45:00.000-07:002015-07-06T10:45:07.973-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYnJJb9zw2oMGRv5d3jNbtBZUnS22T4aVdcCPx7LTLjUFMc4RHoB7Iboyf3ESqIoX_OKWJF7ZJZoHDHe_qrEKvDmzdxGE74-ERC1-OHInotdBI0-SFDResEdQQHkMMT-v2kJiBOl1VInIu/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-07-06+at+1.43.53+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYnJJb9zw2oMGRv5d3jNbtBZUnS22T4aVdcCPx7LTLjUFMc4RHoB7Iboyf3ESqIoX_OKWJF7ZJZoHDHe_qrEKvDmzdxGE74-ERC1-OHInotdBI0-SFDResEdQQHkMMT-v2kJiBOl1VInIu/s400/Screen+Shot+2015-07-06+at+1.43.53+PM.png" /></a></div>
Thought you might enjoy. Very endearing. A tribute to the late, great Walter Dean Myers -
<a href="http://www.cbcdiversity.com/post/123370330093/andrea-davis-pinkney-is-the-new-york-times">http://www.cbcdiversity.com/post/123370330093/andrea-davis-pinkney-is-the-new-york-times</a>Mary Dunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18287227769371622812noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281047785769730592.post-72105083234904550032015-07-02T12:11:00.001-07:002015-07-02T12:11:51.567-07:00Portfolio Share<br />
What a memorable experience! The oral readings to the computer-based readings, looking at the diversity of work and thinking is splendid!<br />
Even reading all the entries, knowing the people and what they've shared over the past week, brings the writing to life in magical ways. To see pieces grow from infancy to maturing, reflections the desire and passion of everyone aspiring to write.<br />
Well done work by all.<br />
A pleasure to be amongst such incredible talentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281047785769730592.post-61933487050723448702015-07-02T08:28:00.000-07:002015-07-02T08:28:36.663-07:00Closing Moment on Closing Day<h3 class="title" id="yui_3_10_0_1_1435849045650_418">
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Shared a poem at the Boothbay Literacy Retreat offered by Kylene Beers and Bob Probst (Heinemann). </h3>
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The poem was submitted and taken for "Flow." This is a trifold placard (menu) that is given to patient's during hospital stays. Some read these poems as the are patient's patiently waiting for food and their hospital stay to end.</h3>
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<br />The poem, the first one, is her first ever written in English.</h3>
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I use this poem as a reminder, that as well all depart ISFI for the summer, wondering if we may ever be published, just look around, your opportunity awaits you! </h3>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281047785769730592.post-35140320255328079462015-07-02T08:21:00.000-07:002015-07-02T08:24:24.135-07:00Kara reading "with passion"!Many people asked to have a copy of this video of my friend's granddaughter reading her picture book. At the young age of 13 months, she demonstrates that if you read to children as soon as possible they <b>do</b> pick up on the Concepts of Print - i.e. books carry meaning, in order to read a book you turn the pages from left to right, your voice carries inflection as you read, a book is read from top to bottom and front to back. So many of our kindergarten students do not enter school with basic skills because they are not read to on a daily basis.<br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv3nISjTFN4" target="_blank">Kara reading "with passion"!</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281047785769730592.post-63645132153265066462015-07-02T08:05:00.000-07:002015-07-02T08:05:00.136-07:00What to do with SMWP! (After the Institute)<b>Young Authors Camp</b><br />
* one week camp (16-20 hrs)<br />
* 8 Students minimum<br />
* Writing marathon done with kids!<br />
* Closing & Opening moments<br />
* Not just for struggling writers, open to all!!<br />
* USM & SMWP does alot of the leg work for you.<br />
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<b>Nurturing Self as a Writer</b><br />
* Burnt Island Writing Retreat, Aug 4-6<br />
* Chance to write alot, relax, be with like minded people, become one with nature.<br />
* Chance to come up with ideas talking with other writers and teachers, over dinner and Bocce.<br />
* $350 for three days (included a place to sleep & food. Unless you want to sleep in your car?)<br />
* There is an octagonal table!<br />
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*Monthly Writing Group<br />
*Meets a few times over the year, tries to be once a month.<br />
*Opportunity to share the variety of writing.<br />
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<b>Continued Professional Groups </b><br />
* Sharing work with others, spreading the SMWP "way"<br />
* Building capacity for writing instruction<br />
* What's not done that you can make possible!<br />
* Chance to represent your school; show off your institute work.<br />
* Conferences, mainly TC people, very positive.<br />
* Modest stipend for offer workshops at places, institute facilitators, if asked.<br />
* USM/SMWP there to back you for some entrepreneurship's?<br />
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* Study Groups, TC's can take the lead (empowerment) to answer questions, institute practice.<br />
* Grass roots initiatives.<br />
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Check your e-mail. Group e-mails will becoming!!<br />
<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281047785769730592.post-88210616524660292082015-07-02T07:15:00.000-07:002015-07-02T07:15:01.636-07:00Saying good bye to writing time.Can you tell we are all thinking about 12:15?<br />
No, not lunch time... but the portfolio share. Writing time has become an exciting dash of urgency as we try to make sure links work, presentation appeal is present, and the writing is enjoyed by all.<br />
Good Luck everyone. Enjoy the ride!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281047785769730592.post-8239107981211855122015-07-02T06:57:00.005-07:002015-07-02T06:57:49.882-07:00A Fun use for Wordle<br />
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In My Classroom we use Wordle sometimes to make predictions about what we are about to read. Copy and paste an entire chapter into a Wordle, and have the students make predictions about what is going to happen in the upcoming reading.<br />
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In the beginning of the story, their guesses are all over the map. As they meet the characters and understand their relationships a bit more their predictions get scarily accurate.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281047785769730592.post-39291769379227309202015-07-02T06:55:00.000-07:002015-07-02T06:55:01.760-07:00Final Day<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's our final day of the summer writing project and Justin greeted our writers with scrambled eggs! As we wrestle with computer settings so we can share our final portfolios and battle with USM over registrations and our electronic evaluation, we prepare to share one last piece of writing. I look forward to hearing from this community of learners, feeling I know them all just a little more intimately, after hearing their learning biographies. I know my writing group - Kerstin with her quiet demeanor yet descriptive writing; Ben with his deliciously devious Demetrious Duke and Alex our deep, dark many-layered muse. Although we part now, we can look forward to seeing each other again in the fall - recounting more adventures and stories of our lives!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Mary Lou </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281047785769730592.post-10378127035479005272015-07-02T05:50:00.002-07:002015-07-02T05:51:01.259-07:00Festive Final Day Atmosphere!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281047785769730592.post-54593171760774728982015-07-01T16:59:00.002-07:002015-07-01T16:59:40.906-07:00Hi Mary,<br />
This is for you: <br />
<span id="docs-internal-guid-e09b4fdd-4c10-5bc6-a803-2b73634ba3d4"><span style="font-size: 14.6666666666667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“A friend of mine says that the first draft is the downdraft--you just get it down. The second draft is the up draft--you fix it up. You try to say what you have to say more accurately. And the third draft is the dental draft, where you check every tooth, to see if it’s loose or cramped or decayed, or even, God help us, healthy.” (p. 26, <i>Bird by Bird</i>, Anne Lamott)</span></span>svanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09237936094939197157noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281047785769730592.post-48785850224878512092015-07-01T12:57:00.000-07:002015-07-01T12:57:08.662-07:00Wednesday, July1 afternoon<br />
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<b>Revision Workshop</b><i> <b>with Leah & Anne</b></i><br />
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<i>Goals:</i><br />
Shared thinking about revision, why it is valuable, and how to facilitate it<br />
Generate ideas to use in your writing groups, with colleagues, and with students<br />
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Sharing - "what does word revision mean to each of us?"<br />
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Sharing - "what does revision mean to your students?"<br />
-noted difference between editing(mechanics) & revising(words & ideas)<br />
-some give revision checklists<br />
-colored pencils for particular problems<br />
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Re <i>vision - </i>look at writing in new ways<br />
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Writing is a PROCESS<br />
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presenters<br />
-have students find acknowledgements by author<br />
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top, collaborate, listen<br />
-S<i>top</i> occasionally to thick aout how your piece is progressing<br />
-C<i>ollaborate</i> with friends and peers to improve your work<br />
-L<i>isten</i> to their advice and also to your own thoughts about the progress of your writing<br />
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How do you know if your writing is finished?<br />
-Is your piece--> raw extremely personal?<br />
-Are you still-->writing to learn?<br />
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But when the piece feels important, can speak to others, then it may be ready for revision<br />
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Remember to consistently ask yourself: Is this piece of writing all it could be?<br />
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To the revisers: Make sure to separate the writer from...............the writing<br />
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Make sure to create an environment where it is SAFE to SHARE<br />
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Honor your work: REVISE<br />
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Strategies:<br />
-list #1: essay content<br />
-list #2: style, sentences, & grammar<br />
-Flipped Paragraph - compare 2 versions, example can help students see how sentence changes<br />
when important/powerful sentence is placed in a new location<br />
-narrative essay peer review<br />
-questions for peer to use after reading paper<br />
-revising for sentences and clarity<br />
-bless, address, press <br />
-writer's questions can help reviser focus his attention<br />
-group revision - teacher sets up structure, writer/presenter pitches to group, group has protocol to<br />
follow, then presenter comes back<br />
-important to teach students how to give good feedback - words & body language important to<br />
practice in a safe place, learn to interact positively in the world, model these ideas first before<br />
students begin to try this on their own<br />
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Group work - revising a piece<br />
-don't name writer by name<br />
-what moments stand out?<br />
-what type of mood does the piece describe?<br />
-most exciting, intense, or energetic sentence?<br />
-wait time - super important<br />
-monitor yourself<br />
-cue card might help younger student with sentence starter<br />
-ask "was that helpful?"<br />
-teacher needs to encourage attentiveness in readers<br />
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Divided into writing groups<br />
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Reading Discussion - "teaching writing" book talk, useful strategies<br />
-<i>Write for Insight - </i>teacher friendly, easy to flip through and find techniques to use<br />
-writing to learn - summarize the main idea of a lesson, have them switch pens to the opposite<br />
hand, makes us focus on using our hand than on what you want to convey, important to be<br />
fluent writers<br />
-<i>After THE END</i><br />
-asking questions throughout the writing process<br />
-<i>The Story of My Thinking, </i>diverse reactions<br />
-kerneling, taking a small detail and expanding it<br />
-<i>Write Like This</i><br />
-one idea was "evaluate and judge," focusing on having a real world purpose for writing<br />
-<i>Craft Lessons</i><br />
-divided by grade levels, millions of ideas, all very good<br />
-<i>Writing Reminders</i><br />
<i> </i>-much good information, type of book you go back to for different types of lessons<br />
-encourage students to be independent of us, useful ideas before, during, after<br />
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Tomorrow<br />
-longer writing time<br />
-how you can get involved with SMWP beyond the Invitational<br />
-hammer out your plan for your project with your mentor<br />
-portfolio sharing<br />
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Closing Moment - quote from <i>This is the Story of a Happy Marriage.</i> In this book the author shares how she became a writer. The quote relates to how difficult it is for writers to make a living.<br />
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<br />Margaret Sudrabinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07465651588123816705noreply@blogger.com0