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Three years ago while my third-grade writer’s circle was still functioning, the students were provided a lesson on superstitions. Are you superstitious? I have definitely become less superstitious as I’ve…
Exploring Haiku Poems when I taught Writer’s Circle was one of my favorite activities. Some of the Haiku I offer today (the first and last) are examples from those lessons,…
Some years ago, about four – I think, I had my writer’s circle students write a compilation of alphabet poems. There were six students in my group, each getting four…
Cerulean sounds otherworldly. Can it be? Cerulean: a tinge of deep bluish purple in the vastness of outer space. Rich, yet cold, Cerulean says, “I am deep.” Deep like…
Two years ago there was a particularly engaged and talented student in my writer’s circle group. She has been submitting writing samples to me on and off since I had…
What kind of feedback do you offer your students on their writing? Are you red pen crazy? Do you mark up the paragraph, page, or essay with slashes, carots, and…
If there is one thing I could impart to students to not say, this is it! Earlier this week, I held my Tuesday Writer’s Circle meeting with six third graders…
In lieu of an essay today, I thought I would post some Haiku poetry that I will be sharing with my Writer’s Circle students tomorrow. Haiku is a form of Japanese…
