WritingFix: Community for Writing Teachers http://writingfix2.edublogs.org Teachers Sharing Writing Lessons. Teachers Adapting Writing Lessons. Teachers Sharing Adaptations. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:03:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Using the “Ages and Stages” Lesson http://writingfix2.edublogs.org/2009/11/05/using-the-ages-and-stages-lesson/ http://writingfix2.edublogs.org/2009/11/05/using-the-ages-and-stages-lesson/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:02:17 +0000 writingfix2 http://writingfix2.edublogs.org/2009/11/05/using-the-ages-and-stages-lesson/

WritingFix has a fun (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by the song “Cat’s in the Cradle” sung by Harry Chapin. Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources.

If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear:

1) What worked well for you with the lesson; or…
2) What adaptations did you make to have success with your students; or…
3) Anything else you think other teachers would enjoy hearing.

Share your ideas and adaptations by posting your thoughts in the “comment” box below. Thank you in advance for participating in this community.

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WritingFix has a fun (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by the picture book Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude by Kevin O’Malley.  Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources.

If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear:

1)  What worked well for you with the lesson; or…
2)  What adaptations did you make to have success with your students; or…
3)  Anything else you think other teachers would enjoy hearing.

Share your ideas and adaptations by posting your thoughts in the “comment” box below.   Thank you in advance for participating in this community.

]]> http://writingfix2.edublogs.org/2009/07/03/beyond-happily-ever-after-conclusions/feed/ 0 Using the “Turning Point Poems” Lesson http://writingfix2.edublogs.org/2009/07/03/using-the-turning-point-poems-lesson/ http://writingfix2.edublogs.org/2009/07/03/using-the-turning-point-poems-lesson/#comments Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:52:47 +0000 writingfix2 http://writingfix2.edublogs.org/?p=401

WritingFix has an enjoyable (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by Ellen Hopkins’ chapter book, Crank. Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources.

If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear:

1)  What worked well for you with the lesson; or…
2)  What adaptations did you make to have success with your students; or…
3)  Anything else you think other teachers would benefit from hearing.

Share your ideas and adaptations by posting your thoughts in the “comment” box below.   Thank you in advance for participating in this community.

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WritingFix has an enjoyable (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by Markus Zusak’s chapter book, The Book Thief. Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources.

If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear:

1)  What worked well for you with the lesson; or…
2)  What adaptations did you make to have success with your students; or…
3)  Anything else you think other teachers would benefit from hearing.

Share your ideas and adaptations by posting your thoughts in the “comment” box below.   Thank you in advance for participating in this community.

]]> http://writingfix2.edublogs.org/2009/04/20/400/feed/ 0 Using the “Find a Special Place” Lesson http://writingfix2.edublogs.org/2009/02/18/using-the-find-a-special-place-lesson/ http://writingfix2.edublogs.org/2009/02/18/using-the-find-a-special-place-lesson/#comments Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:38:05 +0000 writingfix2 http://writingfix2.edublogs.org/?p=397

WritingFix has a fun (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by the picture book A Quiet Place by Douglas Wood.  Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources.

If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear:

1)  What worked well for you with the lesson; or…
2)  What adaptations did you make to have success with your students; or…
3)  Anything else you think other teachers would enjoy hearing.

Share your ideas and adaptations by posting your thoughts in the “comment” box below.   Thank you in advance for participating in this community.

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WritingFix has a fun (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by the song “I Love” sung by Tom T. Hall. Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources.

If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear:

1)  What worked well for you with the lesson; or…
2)  What adaptations did you make to have success with your students; or…
3)  Anything else you think other teachers would benefit from hearing.

Share your ideas and adaptations by posting your thoughts in the “comment” box below.   Thank you in advance for participating in this community.

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WritingFix has a fun (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by the song “Addicted” sung by Kelly Clarkson. Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources.

If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear:

1)  What worked well for you with the lesson; or…
2)  What adaptations did you make to have success with your students; or…
3)  Anything else you think other teachers would benefit from hearing.

Share your ideas and adaptations by posting your thoughts in the “comment” box below.   Thank you in advance for participating in this community.

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WritingFix has a fun (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by the song “Heaven” sung by Bryan Adams. Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources.

If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear:

1)  What worked well for you with the lesson; or…
2)  What adaptations did you make to have success with your students; or…
3)  Anything else you think other teachers would benefit from hearing.

Share your ideas and adaptations by posting your thoughts in the “comment” box below.   Thank you in advance for participating in this community.

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WritingFix has a fun (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by the song “The Times They Are a-Changin’” sung by Bob Dylan. Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources.

If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear:

1)  What worked well for you with the lesson; or…
2)  What adaptations did you make to have success with your students; or…
3)  Anything else you think other teachers would benefit from hearing.

Share your ideas and adaptations by posting your thoughts in the “comment” box below.   Thank you in advance for participating in this community.

]]> http://writingfix2.edublogs.org/2009/01/28/using-the-call-for-change-lesson/feed/ 0 Using the “I Say to You…I Have a Dream” Lesson http://writingfix2.edublogs.org/2009/01/28/using-the-i-say-to-youi-have-a-dream-lesson/ http://writingfix2.edublogs.org/2009/01/28/using-the-i-say-to-youi-have-a-dream-lesson/#comments Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:57:32 +0000 writingfix2 http://writingfix2.edublogs.org/?p=387

WritingFix has a fun (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by the song “Pride (in the Name of Love)” by U2. Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources.

If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear:

1)  What worked well for you with the lesson; or…
2)  What adaptations did you make to have success with your students; or…
3)  Anything else you think other teachers would benefit from hearing.

Share your ideas and adaptations by posting your thoughts in the “comment” box below.   Thank you in advance for participating in this community.

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