character traits
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Writing Tips from a Parent
Recently, the mom of one of my students talked to our class about her work as a writer of YA books. She prepared a PowerPoint presentation using Scaredy Squirrel by Melanie Watt as her mentor text. The following list includes some of the tips she gave the children. (1) First, it’s important to write about Read more
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Character Traits
About a year ago, maybe more, I read The Complete Four by Pam Allyn. See it here http://amzn.to/zpRRWl I appreciated the concept of integrating reading and writing lessons so that what you do in reading workshop directly impacts what you do in writing workshop. Here’s what the authors say about “the complete year”: “Organized around the Complete Read more
Elisa Waingort 