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RT @JudyArzt: @MaryAnnReilly Particularly like the artistic flair of your blog, but appreciate the thoughtful posts as well. Terrific re ...
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Almost any tool can be used to transform a text from page to pixel. #engchat
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@MsRossEnglish @shfarnsworth I assessed them on the culture to myth connection. ex hunter gather society have animal connecting? #engchat
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@jgmac1106 @NaNoWriMoYWP @JudyArzt You can usually pinpoint 5-7 usual suspects per genre. Assign 2-3 per student based on need. #engchat
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@NaNoWriMoYWP @JudyArzt It depends on foramtive or summative nature. I prefer to set up individual writing goals. #engchat
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Another project i did was during mythology. Analyzed creation myths around world. Invented a culture then developed a myth #engchat
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RT @mrami2: RT @nanowrimoywp: @MaryAnnReilly: You can do it, too. Teachers who write November novels are so inspiring! #engchat
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@MsRossEnglish @grammasheri @iowasboy @MaryAnnReilly I didnt mean to get #engchat off on tangent. But want all students to have this opp
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@misskatrina I have done found image poetry where students have to capture images of social injustice in their worlds.
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@misskatrina Another I do w/ images & have them draw on emotional content. If they are building characters pull images 4 descrptin #engchat
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@MsRossEnglish @grammasheri @iowasboy @MaryAnnReilly Yes it is an imperative. I just believe it to be less of a reality. #engchat
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@JudyArzt Was a generalization but in CT just be glad @NanoWriMoYWP isnt in Feb or March #engchat
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@misskatrina It seems more with striving writers, focus on sensory writing, have students write two scenes w/ same pic diff mood #engchat
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@grammasheri @iowasboy @MaryAnnReilly It seems choice in education is a luxury afforded to only our more affluent students #engchat
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@mrami2 @nanowrimoywp I am finding more and more student prewriting more successful driven by images not a graphic organizer #engchat
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@JudyArzt We should think about some kind of collaborative projects with students next fall. #engchat
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I have never tried any #NaNpWrMo in my classrooms. Will think about ways of incorporating it with my preservice teachers next fall #engchat
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RT @JudyArzt: @NaNoWriMoYWP Animoto, GoAnimate, Xtranormal. Also, will use PhotoStory, iMovie & MovieMaker for greater flexibility a ...
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RT @KatyGartside: @NaNoWriMoYWP I'm going to learn more about it from yr site & try to get in on it for next school year! #engchat
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I get a kick looking back at the first collaborative story my 6th graders wrote in gDocs back in 2005 http://bit.ly/JmbnpO #engchat
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