The Reading Workshop

Students have spent time in Reading Workshop reading and writing blogs, so their grade should reflect their efforts.  In a previous post, w...

The word for today is sanity. Statistics say that one of four persons is suffering from some sort of mental illness. Think of your three ...

When someone reads a post you wrote, do they know it's you?  Having a writer's voice and a style of your own comes from writing, wri...

As we start a new year in Reading Workshop , one of the main goals is making writing meaningful using descriptive writing with many support...

I read Cassie's blog yesterday, and thought about it several times throughout the evening.  I woke up this morning and thought about it...

One of the challenges of having students write all of their assignments on a blog is coming up with a fair and objective way of grading.  Wr...

Everyone that blogs wants readers.  And, we wish that every single person that visited our blog would comment.  In fact, almost any comment...

Mrs. Scott, the principal stopped by the room as she so often does, just to see how things were going.  Up came Chomper Sue, the gum chewing...

Her homework paper said she read exactly 30 minutes a day.  She read exactly 10 pages each time.  As I looked at the paper, I thought, ...

As the Reading Workshop students begin to blog regularly (see links in the sidebar), one might question, what do you want the students to g...

Students, as you begin blogging on a regular basis, the need to write cleanly is paramount if you want your audience to take you seriously. ...

Student blogs this year were created and hosted at WordPress .  In the past, we used Blogger, but due to the recent changes, (like requiring...

Students are creating blogs to post their writing about their thoughts, ideas, opinions, and responses.  Using this Web 2.0 tool in the clas...

How does the book you are reading fit in with this list? 1) You enjoy reading the book. You are glad you picked it up. You don't want t...

How to give a good Book Talk: 1.  Choose a book you like, and that you feel is special enough to share. 2.  Read the book! 3.  Once you ...

Each week students have an assignment to read at home. Students choose a book that they want to read from home, the library, or the book roo...

I am a lifetime Cincinnati Reds fan. I grew up rooting for Johnny Bench , Tony Perez , and the rest of the Big Red Machine . The New York...

Students were given excerpts from the President's speech and asked to respond. Many of the comments were insightful, and showed a real ...

The sun is breaking over the horizon, anticipation builds, at the dawning of a new day. School is starting. New faces walk into the buildi...

Student Blog Rubric Score Basis for Scoring ------------------------= = 4 or A ...