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On Ending the Year with Poetry

Posted on June 13, 2018 by lbloxom

I try to leave enough time at the end of the year for a poetry unit.  I read a few “mentor” texts, and then I walk students through writing assignments that let them practice the poetry skills I’m highlighting.  For … Continue reading →

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Express / Reflect / Inform / Explain – Writing Activities from “Write Like This”

Posted on May 28, 2018 by lbloxom

Chapters 2-3: Writing Territories in Depth Chapters 2 through 7 in Kelly Gallagher’s book Write Like This: Teaching Real-World Writing Through Modeling and Mentoring are organized by the writing territories he outlined in the first chapter. Each chapter begins with an anecdote … Continue reading →

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