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Endings: What Can You Teach?, Julie Patterson Mar 2014

Endings: What Can You Teach?, Julie Patterson

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Our writer-in-residence shares strategies for crafting the perfect ending to a story.


Beginnings: 3 Examples (And Why They Work), Julie Patterson Mar 2014

Beginnings: 3 Examples (And Why They Work), Julie Patterson

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Our writer-in-residence helps us look closely at the beginnings of three short stories.


Hold Readers At A Climax, Julie Patterson Feb 2014

Hold Readers At A Climax, Julie Patterson

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Our writer-in-residence says: A climax is long. In fact, it's a place to hold readers.


4 Craft Strategies To Notice In The Leaving Morning (And Why), Julie Patterson Oct 2013

4 Craft Strategies To Notice In The Leaving Morning (And Why), Julie Patterson

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What can you learn about writing from a picture book? Lots!


What’S The Point? Five Writers Offer Lifelines For Post-Mfa Despair, Bryan M. Furuness May 2013

What’S The Point? Five Writers Offer Lifelines For Post-Mfa Despair, Bryan M. Furuness

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Play From The Heart: Five Notes On Creativity, Bryan M. Furuness Mar 2013

Play From The Heart: Five Notes On Creativity, Bryan M. Furuness

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The First Time I Figured Out What My Novel Was About, Bryan M. Furuness Feb 2013

The First Time I Figured Out What My Novel Was About, Bryan M. Furuness

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Interactive Bulletin Boards That Support Writing, Julie Patterson Nov 2012

Interactive Bulletin Boards That Support Writing, Julie Patterson

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Great writing instruction = student created bulletin boards. Here are some ideas.


Assessing A Young Writer’S Story, Julie Patterson Sep 2012

Assessing A Young Writer’S Story, Julie Patterson

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Now that's a story! Find out what this 1st grader is doing well and what our writer-in-residence would teach next.


5 Things Writing Workshop Teachers Want Parents To Know, Libby Duggan Aug 2012

5 Things Writing Workshop Teachers Want Parents To Know, Libby Duggan

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When I was teaching, I wanted parents to know how to support the work that we were doing in the classroom. Perhaps most importantly, I wanted to be sure that what students were told about their writing at home was consistent with what I taught in the classroom. So with that in mind, I've assembled an article that you can share with families: "5 Things Writing Workshop Teachers Want Parents to Know."


On Deadlifting, Bryan M. Furuness Aug 2012

On Deadlifting, Bryan M. Furuness

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The first time I picked up four hundred pounds, I thought my eyeballs were going to explode.


Evolution, Bryan M. Furuness Jul 2012

Evolution, Bryan M. Furuness

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Feed Your Writer’S Notebook This Summer, Julie Patterson Jul 2012

Feed Your Writer’S Notebook This Summer, Julie Patterson

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Summer is a great time to tend to your writer's notebook. You can "stock up" on notebook entries that will support your mini-lessons during the school year. Not sure what to write? Here are some notebook strategies to help fuel your inspiration.


6 Ways To Celebrate Student Writing, Susan C. Adamson Jan 2011

6 Ways To Celebrate Student Writing, Susan C. Adamson

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Susan Adamson, executive director of the Indiana Partnership for Young Writers, shares a few of her favorite strategies for celebrating student writing at the end of a unit of study.


Must Be Nice, Bryan M. Furuness Oct 2010

Must Be Nice, Bryan M. Furuness

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Excerpts From Two Lists, Bryan M. Furuness Oct 2010

Excerpts From Two Lists, Bryan M. Furuness

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The Wonder Of Geese, Bryan M. Furuness Sep 2010

The Wonder Of Geese, Bryan M. Furuness

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Bryan Furuness Is Writing An Essay On Facebook Status Updates, Bryan M. Furuness Apr 2010

Bryan Furuness Is Writing An Essay On Facebook Status Updates, Bryan M. Furuness

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On Tubes, By Ted Stevens, Bryan M. Furuness Dec 2009

On Tubes, By Ted Stevens, Bryan M. Furuness

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Man Of Steel, Bryan M. Furuness Apr 2009

Man Of Steel, Bryan M. Furuness

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Love And Mono, Bryan M. Furuness Jan 2005

Love And Mono, Bryan M. Furuness

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