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The Writing Round-Up {4.07.18}

Jennifer Laffin

Apr 7, 2018
2 min

The Writing Round-Up {4.07.18}

Welcome to the April 7, 2018 edition of The Writing Round-Up, a gathering of tips for teaching writing and for growing a writing habit yourself. Thank you for stopping by! For Teachers of Writers Hooking Your Reader: Did you catch our post this week, "Fantastic First Lines?" It includes a free resource for you to use with your students to help them play with their opening lines and try on a few different techniques to find one that will really grab the attention of their read

The Writing Round-Up {1.06.17}

Jennifer Laffin

Jan 7, 2018
2 min

The Writing Round-Up {1.06.17}

Happy new year! Welcome to the first Writing Round-Up of 2018. We are glad you are here! We are excited to dive back into sharing our favorite finds for teaching writing and for being a teacher who writes. Let's get started! For Teachers of Writers Sound Familiar? When asked "What is the biggest mistake teachers make in writing instruction and what can they do instead?" teacher-author Larry Ferlazzo went to four industry leaders for answers. Read his Education Week article an

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The Writing Round-Up {10.15.17}

Jennifer Laffin

Oct 15, 2017
3 min

The Writing Round-Up {10.15.17}

Welcome to the October 15, 2017 edition of the Writing Round-Up. Thanks for stopping by to check out some of my finds for teaching writing and being a teacher who writes. I'm glad you're here! I'm super excited about the tips I found to share this week. Please read on.... For Teachers of Writers Mentor Text Lessons Galore: When I had first started teaching using the writing workshop method, I stumbled across the Writing Fix website and their extensive list of writing mentor t

The Writing Round-Up {10.1.17}

Jennifer Laffin

Oct 1, 2017
2 min

The Writing Round-Up {10.1.17}

Welcome to the October 1, 2017 edition of the Writing Round-Up, my weekly sharing of tips and tricks for teaching writing and being a teacher who writes! If you'd like to get the Writing Round-Up delivered right to your inbox every Sunday, please sign up here. Let's get started... For Teachers of Writers Show Students That Writing Matters: Do your students know how much writing means to you? Kathleen Sokolowski of Two Writing Teachers has an invitation for you to create writi