Chp. 2- Start with Celebration

This chapter reinforced the following key points for me:

1. Sharing stories is important, which helps one get their writing going.

2. It is so important for our students to see us write. I know that it is a little scary for me to write in front of them, but they enjoy it. I will continue to model and share my writing with them.

3. Poetry is a great way to get the students to write to express their thoughts.

4. Students grow to be successful writers when they write for an audience.

5. Take time to celebrate their beginnings, them trying something new, their stories!

6. Let them choose their topic that interests them in order to get some great writing.

I also enjoyed the topics that were listed on p.26-27 to use with my class. They look like topics that they could all relate to and I look forward to using them in my classroom.

1st Time Writing a Blog

Wow! I am excited to learn how to interact with the use of a Blog. I am enjoying learning something new!

Chp. 1- Simplify the Teaching of Writing

Here are some of the highlights that I am going to embrace, continue, and implement in my own classroom:
1. Have the students write with real purposes and audiences.
2. I must do more writing and share it with my students. It is so important for them to see that I go through the same process that I teach them to do.
3. I must continue to read aloud to the students and draw their attention to the way the
authors write.
4. I must continue to have conferences with students to give them valuable feedback and encouragement in order for them to grow as writers.

I can already tell from just reading the 1st chapter that I am going to learn so much, which in turn will make me a better writing teacher.