Class 1-Jan. 13: Introduction to course, blogging, and Writer’s Notebook
Introduction to Teaching the Language Arts
- Getting to know you/Getting to know the course
- Invitations
- Reading/Writing Workshop:Journal/Notebooks
- http://www.wimpykid.com/
- http://www.marissamoss.com/index.php
Beautiful-Teacher Blogs!
- http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=1337 (Kathy Cassidy)
- http://web2.burke.k12.nc.us/blogs/cwheeler
- http://jenteacherslife.blogspot.com/
- http://readingyear.blogspot.com/
- http://medinger.wordpress.com/ Monica Edinger
- http://blogs.dalton.org/edinger/ Her class blog!
Go to our class page on creating your own blog.
Assignments:
- Complete Journal/Notebook Writing Assignment( Parts 1 & 2) and print the document.
- Use part 1 of your Journal/Notebook Assignment to begin the About Me page of your blog- Make sure grammar and spelling are correct!
- Please read The Writer’s Notebook by Ralph Fletcher–1 page
and - Please read Chapters 1-4 from Janet Elliott’s Using the Writer’s Notebook in Grades 3-8. See our Writer’s Notebook Page.
- Download Journal Notebook Handout and bring to next class.
Bring your journal/writer’s notebook to all subsequent class meetings.
