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		<title>How many exclamation points should one use to end a sentence?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2012 15:42:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacey Shubitz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I changed the way I used exclamation points as a result of reading Dan Feigelson&#8217;s Practical Punctuation: Lessons on Rule Making and Rule Breaking in Elementary Writing. Prior to reading Feigelson&#8217;s book I was&#8230; <a class="read-more" href="http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/06/01/exclamationpoint/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twowritingteachers.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1220974&#038;post=11455&#038;subd=twowritingteachers&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Summer Writing Camp</title>
		<link>http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/05/31/summer-writing-camp/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 11:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacey Shubitz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[professional development]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My summers away at sleep away camp were some of the best of my life.  However, sleep away camp gave way to summer internships, which eventually gave way to jobs.  Ah, the passage&#8230; <a class="read-more" href="http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/05/31/summer-writing-camp/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twowritingteachers.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1220974&#038;post=11556&#038;subd=twowritingteachers&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>End of the Year Reflection</title>
		<link>http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/05/30/end-of-the-year-reflection/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 16:39:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruth Ayres</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[reflective practice]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I think reflective practice is the heart of a growing teacher. Without reflection, we stagnate. Over time, reflection has become a state of mind for me. However, if I never write it down,&#8230; <a class="read-more" href="http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/05/30/end-of-the-year-reflection/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twowritingteachers.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1220974&#038;post=11554&#038;subd=twowritingteachers&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Weekly Slice of Life Story Challenge</title>
		<link>http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/05/29/the-weekly-slice-of-life-story-challenge-4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2012 04:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacey Shubitz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Slice of Life Story Challenge]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Please link the Slice of Life Story you write today to this post by leaving a comment. Be sure to check out other bloggers&#8217; writing by clicking through the links in the comment&#8230; <a class="read-more" href="http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/05/29/the-weekly-slice-of-life-story-challenge-4/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twowritingteachers.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1220974&#038;post=11490&#038;subd=twowritingteachers&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Book Stack</title>
		<link>http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/the-book-stack-8/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2012 13:24:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruth Ayres</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No surprise here that this was in my book stack this week. If you missed the interview on Ruth Ayres Writes, click here. If you missed the way John influenced my thinking about&#8230; <a class="read-more" href="http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/the-book-stack-8/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twowritingteachers.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1220974&#038;post=11545&#038;subd=twowritingteachers&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
	
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		<title>Words from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.</title>
		<link>http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/05/27/mlkwords/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2012 15:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacey Shubitz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I traveled to Washington, DC for a family vacation.  While we were there we visited the Washington DC Martin Luther King National Memorial, which opened since our last trip to DC. &#8230; <a class="read-more" href="http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/05/27/mlkwords/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twowritingteachers.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1220974&#038;post=11535&#038;subd=twowritingteachers&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Deeper Thinking About Notebook Work</title>
		<link>http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/05/24/deeper-thinking-about-notebook-work/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 14:08:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruth Ayres</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[writer's notebook]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week I had the opportunity to interview author John Claude Bemis. This is is latest book: I asked him about notebook work and his response led me to a deeper understanding of&#8230; <a class="read-more" href="http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/05/24/deeper-thinking-about-notebook-work/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twowritingteachers.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1220974&#038;post=11528&#038;subd=twowritingteachers&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
	
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		<title>Wow. Just Wow.</title>
		<link>http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/05/23/wow-just-wow/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 14:11:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruth Ayres</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Awhile ago I was a 7th grade language arts teacher. My last year in the classroom I had one of the coolest classes that may have ever been compiled. It was the last&#8230; <a class="read-more" href="http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/05/23/wow-just-wow/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twowritingteachers.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1220974&#038;post=11524&#038;subd=twowritingteachers&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>25</slash:comments>
	
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		<title>The Weekly Slice of Life Story Challenge</title>
		<link>http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/the-weekly-slice-of-life-story-challenge-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruth Ayres</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Slice of Life Story Challenge]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Please link the Slice of Life Story you write today to this post by leaving a comment. Be sure to check out other bloggers&#8217; writing by clicking through the links in the comment&#8230; <a class="read-more" href="http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/the-weekly-slice-of-life-story-challenge-3/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twowritingteachers.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1220974&#038;post=11488&#038;subd=twowritingteachers&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>65</slash:comments>
	
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		<title>Go Make a Difference</title>
		<link>http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/05/21/go-make-a-difference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 01:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruth Ayres</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[reflective practice]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tonight&#8217;s post is just a little reminder. Your story matters. Your teaching matters. Take a minute and remember why you joined the profession in the first place. Do you remember? I do. I&#8230; <a class="read-more" href="http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/05/21/go-make-a-difference/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twowritingteachers.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1220974&#038;post=11517&#038;subd=twowritingteachers&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Words that are Speaking to Me</title>
		<link>http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/words-that-are-speaking-to-me-49/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 12:09:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruth Ayres</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bingley was by no means deficient, but Darcy was clever. He was at the same time haughty, reserved, and fastidious, and his manners, though well-bred, were not inviting. &#8212; Jane Austen, Pride and&#8230; <a class="read-more" href="http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/words-that-are-speaking-to-me-49/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twowritingteachers.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1220974&#038;post=11514&#038;subd=twowritingteachers&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Talking with Taylor Mali + a Giveaway</title>
		<link>http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/05/18/taylormali/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 11:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacey Shubitz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[charter schools]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On a tough day in the classroom, all of us have turned to Taylor Mali&#8216;s poem &#8220;What Teachers Make&#8221; for some solace.  Last month Taylor published a book, What Teachers Make: In Praise&#8230; <a class="read-more" href="http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/05/18/taylormali/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twowritingteachers.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1220974&#038;post=11365&#038;subd=twowritingteachers&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What do you think of this minilesson?</title>
		<link>http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/mentortextminilesson/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 04:07:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacey Shubitz</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/?p=11504</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been working on a few sample minilessons to give my grad students next month when I start teaching &#8220;Children&#8217;s Literature in Teaching Writing.&#8221;  I&#8217;ve been making tweaks to the traditional minilesson structure&#8230; <a class="read-more" href="http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/mentortextminilesson/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twowritingteachers.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1220974&#038;post=11504&#038;subd=twowritingteachers&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Another Kind of Share</title>
		<link>http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/05/16/another-kind-of-share/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 15:42:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruth Ayres</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[reflective practice]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve been researching in Keith Bollman&#8217;s 5th grade class. Because Keith and I have been working together for years, I know he will let me play a little in writing workshop. I can&#8230; <a class="read-more" href="http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/05/16/another-kind-of-share/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twowritingteachers.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1220974&#038;post=11499&#038;subd=twowritingteachers&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Weekly Slice of Life Story Challenge</title>
		<link>http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/05/15/the-weekly-slice-of-life-story-challenge-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 04:02:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacey Shubitz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Slice of Life Story Challenge]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Please link the Slice of Life Story you write today to this post by leaving a comment. Be sure to check out other bloggers&#8217; writing by clicking through the links in the comment&#8230; <a class="read-more" href="http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/05/15/the-weekly-slice-of-life-story-challenge-2/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twowritingteachers.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1220974&#038;post=11485&#038;subd=twowritingteachers&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>End of Year Traditions</title>
		<link>http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/05/14/end-of-year-traditions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 02:06:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruth Ayres</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just curious&#8230; What are some of your end of year traditions with your classrooms? Please share in the comments.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twowritingteachers.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1220974&#038;post=11497&#038;subd=twowritingteachers&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Documenting Our Learning</title>
		<link>http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/05/11/documenting-our-learning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 11:46:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruth Ayres</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes I think about the amazing work happening in writing workshops, and then wonder if anyone else notices. Sometimes the things that are most amazing are small bits that pack big meaning. Sometimes&#8230; <a class="read-more" href="http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/05/11/documenting-our-learning/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twowritingteachers.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1220974&#038;post=11492&#038;subd=twowritingteachers&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Raise Your Glass: The Making of a Wedding Toast</title>
		<link>http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/05/10/a-wedding-toast/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 14:17:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacey Shubitz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My brother-in-law is getting married this Sunday.  Marc, my husband, is his brother&#8217;s best man.  As is tradition at most weddings, Marc will be delivering a toast at the reception. Last weekend Marc&#8230; <a class="read-more" href="http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/05/10/a-wedding-toast/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twowritingteachers.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1220974&#038;post=11463&#038;subd=twowritingteachers&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Kindergarten Poetry Celebration</title>
		<link>http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/05/09/kindergarten-poetry-celebration/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 15:13:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruth Ayres</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is great. We&#8217;re going to play it this afternoon with the class. Popcorn, apple juice, and a movie to celebrate our work in poetry. Please watch the first minute, because the teacher,&#8230; <a class="read-more" href="http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/05/09/kindergarten-poetry-celebration/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twowritingteachers.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1220974&#038;post=11477&#038;subd=twowritingteachers&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>An Interview with Maribeth Boelts + a Giveaway of Happy Like Soccer</title>
		<link>http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/05/08/happylikesoccer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 10:22:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacey Shubitz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maribeth Boelts will be the visiting author for the graduate course I&#8217;m teaching about children&#8217;s literature and the teaching of writing this summer.  I&#8217;m SO EXCITED to meet her in person since I&#8217;ve&#8230; <a class="read-more" href="http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/05/08/happylikesoccer/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twowritingteachers.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1220974&#038;post=11389&#038;subd=twowritingteachers&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Weekly Slice of Life Story Challenge</title>
		<link>http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/05/08/the-weekly-slice-of-life-story-challenge/</link>
		<comments>http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/05/08/the-weekly-slice-of-life-story-challenge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 04:18:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacey Shubitz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please link the slice of life story you write today to this post by leaving a comment. Be sure to check out other bloggers’ writing by clicking through the links in the comment&#8230; <a class="read-more" href="http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/05/08/the-weekly-slice-of-life-story-challenge/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twowritingteachers.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1220974&#038;post=11453&#038;subd=twowritingteachers&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Book Stack</title>
		<link>http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/05/07/the-book-stack-7/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 00:41:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruth Ayres</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is what I&#8221;m reading&#8230; I&#8217;ve not completely finished, but I&#8217;m hooked. The beginning started out in second-person. Still trying to decide if I liked that craft technique or not. I&#8217;d love to&#8230; <a class="read-more" href="http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/05/07/the-book-stack-7/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twowritingteachers.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1220974&#038;post=11428&#038;subd=twowritingteachers&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pathways Giveaway Winner</title>
		<link>http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/05/04/pathways-giveaway-winner/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 14:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacey Shubitz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to melee34 whose commenter number corresponds to the random number (72) drawn for Pathways to the Common Core: Accelerating Achievement by Lucy Calkins, Mary Ehrenworth, and Christopher Lehman.  Many thanks to Heinemann&#8230; <a class="read-more" href="http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/05/04/pathways-giveaway-winner/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twowritingteachers.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1220974&#038;post=11445&#038;subd=twowritingteachers&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mini-Lectures</title>
		<link>http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/05/04/mini-lectures/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 10:55:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacey Shubitz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been meaning to share my notes from “Methods That Matter: Using Mini-Lectures, Interactive Video Alouds, and Centers to Raise the Level of Engagement in Social Studies” ever since I attended the TCRWP’s&#8230; <a class="read-more" href="http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/05/04/mini-lectures/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twowritingteachers.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1220974&#038;post=11359&#038;subd=twowritingteachers&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Book About a New Sibling + a Giveaway</title>
		<link>http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/05/03/chloeinstead/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 09:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacey Shubitz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I fell in love with Chloe, instead instantly!  I loved it for many of the same reasons Ruth did.  In addition, as an only child, I love stories of siblings since it allows&#8230; <a class="read-more" href="http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/05/03/chloeinstead/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twowritingteachers.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1220974&#038;post=11353&#038;subd=twowritingteachers&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>All-Write Summer Institute</title>
		<link>http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/05/02/all-write-summer-institute-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 20:22:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruth Ayres</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The early-bird registration deadline is quickly approaching for the All-Write Summer Institute in Warsaw, IN. Won&#8217;t you consider going? The price is soooooo reasonable that it totally makes the conference possible (even if&#8230; <a class="read-more" href="http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/05/02/all-write-summer-institute-2/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twowritingteachers.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1220974&#038;post=11438&#038;subd=twowritingteachers&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Weekly Slice of Life Story Challenge</title>
		<link>http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/weeklysolscmay1st/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 04:11:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacey Shubitz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I came across a quote about writing that resonated me.  I wanted to share it with you as you get ready to share your slice of life story today. If the&#8230; <a class="read-more" href="http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/weeklysolscmay1st/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twowritingteachers.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1220974&#038;post=11372&#038;subd=twowritingteachers&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Book Stack</title>
		<link>http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/04/30/the-book-stack-6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:09:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruth Ayres</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An eclectic little stack today. Click on the images to go to a link about the book. I&#8217;ve been enjoying books I can read a little here and a little there. This book,&#8230; <a class="read-more" href="http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/04/30/the-book-stack-6/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twowritingteachers.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1220974&#038;post=11418&#038;subd=twowritingteachers&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Voiceless Visitors</title>
		<link>http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/04/29/have-you-left-a-comment-lately/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 13:21:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacey Shubitz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I came across &#8220;Ode to the voiceless visitor&#8221; during last week&#8217;s Slice of Life Story Challenge. Riss Leung posted it over at L.I.T. Ladies. It resonated with me since I often wonder why&#8230; <a class="read-more" href="http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/04/29/have-you-left-a-comment-lately/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twowritingteachers.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1220974&#038;post=11378&#038;subd=twowritingteachers&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Words that are Speaking to Me</title>
		<link>http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/04/28/words-that-are-speaking-to-me-48/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 11:58:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruth Ayres</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#8220;How does your setting make people feel? That is the key, not how a place looks but its psychological effect on the characters.&#8221; &#8212; Donald Maass {Want to play a little with&#8230; <a class="read-more" href="http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/04/28/words-that-are-speaking-to-me-48/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twowritingteachers.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1220974&#038;post=11414&#038;subd=twowritingteachers&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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