Mrs. Larson

7th Grade Language Arts Teacher

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Book Report Alternative: Middle level students create comic strips highlighting scenes from books they have read: https://t.co/21tpLyTu8S

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Yes. https://t.co/uzBajwl37M

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Multiple-personality-teacher: changing one's personality in accordance with the need of each student.

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"Mrs. L, I read 20 minutes yesterday"
"Cool, we do that in class each day"
"No, I read 20 minutes... AT HOME"
#reluctantreaders #goodbooks

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"Argument arises from inquiry" #planwrite #KellyGToGo

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"Embrace Confusion--it gives the reader an opportunity to learn" #planwrite #KellyGToGo

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"Good readers live with ambiguity; we trust that the writer will fill in the blanks as we continue to read" #planwrite #KellyGToGo

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"Writing helps process what you don't know that you need to know" #planwrite @KellyGToGo

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Discover your thinking. Write. #planwrite
@KellyGToGo

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"Write to generate new questions, new possibilities-- to generate thinking" -@KellyGToGo #planwrite

[Jessie @Jesstorto]

When kids notice what authors do, they DO what authors do. - Kelly Gallagher #planwrite

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"The point to argumentative writing is to challenge deeply held beliefs and to analyze strengths and weakness". - Nancy Booth #planwrite

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Learning Progression: "recall"-"develop"... Verbs in the K-12 ELA CCSS #WritingAboutReading #planwrite

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"Think within the text, beyond the text and about the text." #planwrite

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"Teachers who analyze student work together are more likely to make significant changes in their teaching" #planwrite

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"Through writing, readers can express and expand their thinking..." #planwrite #barabooproud

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An instructional change in one classroom creates a ripple effect. Change is possible. Writing Conference commences!#planwrite #Barabooproud

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@FredricksonSam Agreed. How do we guide students to the questions? Are there right ones vs wrong?

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@LChappetto Do you provide them with an example of what you come up with? Or will they just copy that example?

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The goal for students should not be to "know" the answer but how to FIND it #edcampec