LParisi shares child in class who hates to write..started the year writing one sentence in 45 minutes and fighting the whole way. Two months later...

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  October 30, 2008 at 08:27 LParisi loves blogging and is now working on an extra credit report for her blog...wants to do an animal report...sat down at snack time...
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  October 30, 2008 at 08:27 LParisi and typed two paragraphs in 10 minutes! From one sentence in 45 to 2 paragraphs in 10! In two months! Blogging does work!
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  October 30, 2008 at 08:29 GingerTPLC says Blogging has that power for some people! I'm so glad she was able to experience that in your class!
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  October 30, 2008 at 08:29 knightlight says Yahoo! Times like this make us realize why we do what we do as educators! A whole new world has been opened up!
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  October 30, 2008 at 08:30 McTeach says Wow!! What an awesome story!!!!! Way to go!!!
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  October 30, 2008 at 08:30 knightlight says Kudos to you for being the one to encourage and support!
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  October 30, 2008 at 08:59 scarter says Great Job
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  October 30, 2008 at 09:01 macmom says that is so fabulous. Who else have you shared her success with? What did the parents say?
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  October 30, 2008 at 09:01 Loonyhiker says that is so cool! and the reason is bcuz u gave her opportunities to feel success
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  October 30, 2008 at 09:09 Ritabee says that is so great!
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  October 30, 2008 at 09:10 LinleyV says you are an awesome teacher!! Way to go!!
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  October 30, 2008 at 09:23 Cliotech says awesome - the power of the blog!
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  October 30, 2008 at 09:28 ReneeS says very cool
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  October 30, 2008 at 09:29 ReneeS says very cool
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  October 30, 2008 at 09:47 dmantz7 says that is truly the power of reaching students and finding ways to inspire them. Congrats LParisi
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  October 30, 2008 at 09:55 elainej says that's outstanding, Lisa. What do you suppose made the difference in the writing experience itself? Will you be able to translate that
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  October 30, 2008 at 09:56 elainej says engagement to non-blogging writing? I mean, at some point she's going to have to write something other than a blog and it would be terrible
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  October 30, 2008 at 09:56 elainej says to lose that enthusiasm and energy.
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  October 30, 2008 at 10:16 Shoemap says Congrats, Lisa!
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  October 30, 2008 at 10:37 EdVentures says this is very exciting! Given ejr's thoughts, how might others approach bridging blog writing to other forms?
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  October 30, 2008 at 10:47 LParisi Good questions. Let's see...this info is all very new so only you know. Haven't shared info with parents or admin yet.
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  October 30, 2008 at 10:48 LParisi Her enthusiasm started with a writing assignment that she was enjoyingIt was talking about a time she was scared or nervous. She just ...
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  October 30, 2008 at 10:48 EdVentures says we can keep a secret!
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  October 30, 2008 at 10:48 LParisi loved the story she was telling...likes to talk about herself. So when she realized she could tell her story her way
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  October 30, 2008 at 10:49 LParisi she realized that writing can be fun. Blogging was just the added incentive but not the original motivation.
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  October 30, 2008 at 10:54 elainej says that's very cool. And your student's experience sooo makes my point about student writing. Stand back, I'm climbing up on my soapbox tho
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  October 30, 2008 at 10:54 elainej says may be better to blog this. BUT, I'd like to propose we abolish the 5-paragraph essay and focus differently on the writing process so
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  October 30, 2008 at 10:55 elainej says students learn to write appropriately for the situation AND learn to find their voices and styles.
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  October 30, 2008 at 10:55 elainej says ack. There's more but I've got to go to a *#&(*& meeting.
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  October 30, 2008 at 10:57 EdVentures says I have a feeling we'll be here when you get back!
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  October 30, 2008 at 11:16 Elaine Plybon says everyone has something that makes it click - congrats on finding what it was for that student!
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  October 30, 2008 at 11:41 Loonyhiker says i love seeing the lightbulb come on with kids - that's what makes me excited about tching
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  October 30, 2008 at 13:00 elainej says Lisa's student experienced writing as storytelling. Kids find history and social studies much more engaging when it is taught as
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  October 30, 2008 at 13:00 elainej says storytelling. One of our Plurk colleagues is having her students write about a chariot race as though they were on-site reporters. Story.
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  October 30, 2008 at 13:01 elainej says literature is story and even writing about literature can be story. If kids learn to write in a way that is meaningful to them, we can
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  October 30, 2008 at 13:02 elainej says teach them the process of writing--outline, revision, etc.--regardless of their approach to writing. Then we eliminate the formulaic (and
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  October 30, 2008 at 13:02 elainej says archaic) 5-paragraph essay bc they write the story they want to write: 2 paragraphs, 2 pages, whatever. They are not constrained by length.
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  October 30, 2008 at 13:03 elainej says once they learn the writing process and are more comfortable with writing and the power of communication, we can teach them how to write
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  October 30, 2008 at 13:03 elainej says more formal essays, research papers, etc. And if they are more comfortable with writing they will, like historical fiction writers or
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  October 30, 2008 at 13:04 elainej says reporters, learn how to incorporate research into their writing on an informal basis. So they will have learned how to do research, how not
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  October 30, 2008 at 13:05 elainej says to plagiarize, how to paraphrase, how to craft arguments in a non-threatening situation, how to avoid generalizations, how to include
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  October 30, 2008 at 13:05 elainej says evidence for their arguments, how to provide details, how to think about their audience, and so much more as they have learned about writing
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  October 30, 2008 at 13:06 elainej says as storytelling, sharing thoughts and ideas, not as painful drudge work that has to be a certain # of paragraphs or pages.
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  October 30, 2008 at 15:25 Sciteach says this is what it's all about Enjoy the moment.
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  October 30, 2008 at 19:39 cfox2 says that is amazing. Congrats to both of you.
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  October 30, 2008 at 19:48 DianeA says any advice for learning disabled writers? They get so hung up on "how it's going to sound". I tell them to just get their thoughts down ...
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  October 30, 2008 at 19:48 DianeA says first, they can go back and fix it later...
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  October 30, 2008 at 19:48 DianeA says they have so much trouble with language expression