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Middle school publishing houses?
Most writing is meant to have an audience. With the exception of private journaling and “notes to self,” most of us write in order to communicate with others - whether it be to inform, per… more »
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Middle school publishing houses?
rachelbowers wrote 3 months ago: Most writing is meant to have an audience. With the exception of private journaling and “notes … more »
The Wilds of Writing Assessments
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rachelbowers wrote 4 months ago: “The five-paragraph essay does not exist in the wild,” writes Barry Gilmore in Is it Don … more »
A revolution where libraries are the weapons
rachelbowers wrote 6 months ago: Anne Lamott, author and activist, wants to propose a revolution. But not your typical revolutionary … more »
How to write a novel in 30 days
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harrisk wrote 8 months ago: November is National Novel Writing Month (lovingly dubbed NaNoRiMo). Participants sign up, begin wri … more »
Busboys and poets, teaching for change
rachelbowers wrote 9 months ago: Last weekend, I went home to D.C. to visit family, and discovered a great new cafe/bookstore: Busboy … more »
Narrative Writing in the classroom
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rachelbowers wrote 9 months ago: You’ve seen the movies (and I’ve discussed them before here): slam poetry in the classro … more »
Adolescent Literary Theorists?
rachelbowers wrote 9 months ago: Last weekend at the annual conference of the Tennessee Council of Teachers of English, Deborah Apple … more »
Finding joy in a (literary?) book
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rachelbowers wrote 10 months ago: It is a beautiful thing when assigned reading for a class becomes a joy to accomplish. That’s … more »
Why do we write?
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Peter wrote 1 year ago: What we have loved Others will love, and we will teach them how. (The Prelude, 1850, Book XIV, 1.44 … more »
Dyslexia means reading right-handed
Peter wrote 1 year ago: Researchers in New Zealand, using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology to compare the brains … more »
Podcasts and education?
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rachelbowers wrote 1 year ago: ‘Literacy’ may not mean what you think it does. In evaluating a person’s literacy, … more »
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