Theme Setter: Laurie Halse Anderson
Theme:
After the Gold Rush—Making The Most of Life After Testing
Spring 2008 Edition
Teens And Writing Workshop
Did you ever want to ask the author, in person, questions about her book? Here’s your opportunity. Learn how Laurie Halse Anderson creates her NY Times bestsellers and develops her historical fiction. Plan to do writing and interact with this award winning Young Adult author!
New Fashioned Canning
Preserving Stories & Making Connections
with Families & Students
in the Oral Tradition
For 9th–12th Grade Teachers
With Maralina Bennett Milazzo
We all wish we could go back to someone we love and say, “tell me about the time…” Let’s give our students the tools to get these stories written and recorded for future generations, and, at the same time, [...]
Fever 1793
For 4th–8th Grade Teachers
With Suzanne Murphy
With Anderson’s sharply drawn novel about the 17th–century Philadelphia yellow fever epidemic, Suzanne Murphy demonstrates how to use historical novels to guide several types of student writing. Using this reading, her students practice writing summaries about research topics, produce a replica of historical news, and compose a poem generated from [...]
Creating Inspirational Sparks
For K–3rd Grade Teachers
With Victoria Baxter
Participants will have great fun creating inspirational sparks and using them as writing prompts. Three of the creative writing activities we’ll explore in this workshop are:
Photo Cubes,
Wordless Books, and
Story Cards
These prompts will be used to help guide and encourage young students to select their own writing topics as a means [...]
The Missing Link: Building Student Engagement in Analytical Writing
For 9th–12th Grade Teachers
With Maria Clinton
We’ve heard of creative writing, where students combine past experiences and imagination to “create” stories and poems. But, there’s not much “creating” going on in English classrooms when it comes to reading. Too often, students are asked to summarize and/or answer basic comprehension recall questions. Why don’t we teach creative [...]
Creative Reading—Ways to More Meaningful Responses to Literature
For 4th–8th Grade Teachers
With Jay Richards
We’ve heard of creative writing, where students combine past experiences and imagination to “create” stories and poems. But, there’s not much “creating” going on in English classrooms when it comes to reading. Too often, students are asked to summarize and/or answer basic comprehension recall questions. Why don’t we teach creative [...]
Reading and Writing: A Parallel Process
For K–3rd Grade Teachers
With Karen Foss and Sara Tolle
We all know that students who read a lot tend to be stronger writers. A natural connection exists between reading and writing, enabling students to adapt skills learned in one area to the other. This workshop examines this natural connection and provides tips for successfully implementing the [...]