Welcome to the July 6, 2019 edition of the Teach Write Writing Round-Up.
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Facing Down Your Writing Fears:
This week, I listened to a great podcast about writing fears by author Mur Lafferty. You may find it helpful too.
Choice in the Writing Workshop:
Looking to bring more choice into your writing workshop? Check out this post from Katie Keier and CCIRA.
Need some writing ideas? Bryn Donovan shares 50 fun and creative writing prompts for summer writing on her blog.
Is it time to focus more of our efforts in our writing classrooms on building creativity and the art of storytelling instead of more rote (testable) skills? Read more here.
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Teaching Reading & Writing Together?:
Should reading and writing be taught together? This post from Literacy for Pleasure explores more.
How does creating something (a story, a painting, a poem, etc.) compare to building a house? Julie Duffy explores this interesting analogy in her Writer UnBoxed post.
Is your fear of writing a first draft that is not perfect holding you back from writing? Read this.
I will see you back here next week for the next edition of The Writing Round-Up. Wishing you a wonderful week with lots of memorable experiences to write about!
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