EmmadeBCbankstreet

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[EmmadeBCbankstreet @b_emmade]

Build partnerships that encourage students to be looking at and giving feedback on their own and others work! Then pick a few kids a week to look through their folders. Use conferences to skim folder contents with the student #litbankstreet #nctechat

[National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) @ncte]

Q5: How can teachers with large classes better manage the volume of writing? –@MsBridgesLHS #NCTEChat #WhyIWrite

[EmmadeBCbankstreet @b_emmade]

#litbankstreet

[Sarah Beaucham @sketchesbysaz]

A2: Writing cannot and should not always be formal. Not everything we write can or should be assessed. Taking the pressure off of writing allows us to try new things, experiment, think outside the box, and take risks in writing. #nctechat

[EmmadeBCbankstreet @b_emmade]

Find what compels them or catch them doing something that compels them. Come up with a beginning middle and end. Leave a lot of space for great detailed drawing, and a few words. Then CELEBRATE them til the words add up ! #litbankstreet #NCTEchat

[National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) @ncte]

Q4: How can we teach writing to those who cannot read or do not wish to do so? –@lmd3 #NCTEChat #WhyIWrite

[EmmadeBCbankstreet @b_emmade]

Let’s write it messy! Love it! #NCTEchat #litbankstreet

[EmmadeBCbankstreet @b_emmade]

This question inspires me to do more. My students want to write letters, I am going to make sure I get out good letter materials this week #NCTEchat #litbankstreet

[National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) @ncte]

Q3: What are you doing to teach students to use writing as agency? –@ReadKellyWrite #NCTEChat #WhyIWrite

[EmmadeBCbankstreet @b_emmade]

#litbankstreet

[Derrick Schellenberg @Mr_Schellenberg]

@ncte @ReadKellyWrite A3: Choice and voice are closely aligned with empowering students. If students can construct their own portfolio, give and receive feedback, make ongoing revision, and determine what they want to write about then a sense of agency will follow. #NCTEchat

[EmmadeBCbankstreet @b_emmade]

I spend time every day letting students tell stories about their lives. I hear stories about fires, death, sports, moving, weird things that happen on the subway. When studies are truly fascinated with topics, that’s the juicy time to start writing #NCTEchat #litbankstreet

[National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) @ncte]

Q2: How do we make writing purposeful and authentic every day of the school year? –@RyanBretsch #NCTEChat #WhyIWrite

[EmmadeBCbankstreet @b_emmade]

Beautiful #NCTEchat #litbankstreet I hope to find a secret thought in a secret place!

[Leslie Sunderland @Lessunderl22]

I often write to position a thought in a secret place that I hope someone else will stumble upon long after I’m gone. I’ve done this since I was a child. I write for me now, a phantom audience later. @ncte #WhyIWrite

[EmmadeBCbankstreet @b_emmade]

@ncte I write because it’s the best anxiety relief, best emotional release, best way to keep track of great ideas, and because it can be really silly and fun #NCTEchat #litbankstreet #WhyIWrite

[Emma @justanotherem_]

I write because I have been gifted with a unique circumstance..I can not expect awareness or change in how able-body people treat those with chronic illness unless I speak up
So I write

[EmmadeBCbankstreet @b_emmade]

That’s a great idea, I might do the same #nctechat #litbankstreet

[Jaimie Ridgely @JaimieRidgely]

@ncte Hi! I’m Jaimie, and I teach 7th and 8th grade writers! Tomorrow we will share #WhyIWrite testimonials, discuss what writing means to each of us, and have a little snowball writing fun! #NCTEchat

[EmmadeBCbankstreet @b_emmade]

Agreed! Writing is most meaningful when it’s got an authentic purpose #nctechat #litbankstreet

[National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) @ncte]

A1: “Instruction is most successful when teachers engage their students in thinking, reading, writing, speaking, listening, and interacting in discipline-specific ways.” Read more in this policy brief: https://t.co/EMaZmhRjdK #NCTEchat #WhyIWrite

[Mr. Towner @mrtowner]

A1: When working with non-ELA teachers, emphasize that writing doesn't always need to be graded and isn't always as extensive as a full-length essay or lab report. Encourage bringing in short writing, maybe metacognitive/reflective writing. #NCTEchat

[EmmadeBCbankstreet @b_emmade]

#litbankstreet agreed! I try to keep in mind the question: why do we write? If students are communicating their ideas, the grammar/punctuation is secondary

[EmmadeBCbankstreet @b_emmade]

@ncte I’m Emma I teach first grade in Brooklyn. Tomorrow I will be going to visit the shore of Prospect Park lake and doing observational writing. Students will share their favorite writing from the shore so far #litbankstreet #NCTEchat

[National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) @ncte]

Please introduce yourself and share with us how you celebrated, or plan to celebrate the National Day on Writing® in your classroom! #NCTEchat #WhyIWrite

[EmmadeBCbankstreet @b_emmade]

Q6: yes! every project needs multiple modes for maximum creativity and accessibility #G2great #litbankstreet

[Dr. Mary Howard @DrMaryHoward]

#G2Great Q6 written by Jack Michael & Jason Nguyen
@jackmichael776 @JasonNg70025993

@MisterAMisterA
@franmcveigh
@hayhurst3
@brennanamy
#BowTieBoys

[EmmadeBCbankstreet @b_emmade]

Agreed....question 2 made me think about doing the same with music! #g2great #litbankstreet

[Fran McVeigh @franmcveigh]

A1. Visuals - perfect entry point for new skill. Levels the playing field. How do we READ this visual?
Then assess the talk and understanding after practice and BEFORE using print.
No surprises - know the task & purpose when add print.
#BowTieBoys
#HairBowGirls
#G2great

[EmmadeBCbankstreet @b_emmade]

I teach elementary, so I don't! I worry about use of social media and technology in schools. Its a great skillset, but other kinds of skills are necessary, and I worry about the impact of technology use on very young minds. #g2great #litbankstreet

[Dr. Mary Howard @DrMaryHoward]

#G2Great Q5 written by Ryan Beaver & Rishi Singh
@RBeaver05 @RishiSingh08

@MisterAMisterA
@franmcveigh
@hayhurst3
@brennanamy
#BowTieBoys

[EmmadeBCbankstreet @b_emmade]

@aschoenborn @ncte letting students write their own stories makes a huge difference! #g2great #litbankstreet

[EmmadeBCbankstreet @b_emmade]

Q4: keep topics concrete and RELEVANT to what students are actually experiencing. don't be dishonest about historic or present xenophobia/oppression in order to protect, be AUTHENTIC and tell the truth! Real history is everything! #g2great #litbankstreet