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Choosing a Writer's Notebook Philosophy for Your Classes: The Purists vs. the Hybridists

Choosing a Writer's Notebook Philosophy for Your Classes: The Purists vs. the Hybridists

The Writer's Notebook has become a cornerstone of the English classroom over the past decade and has been touted by NCTE, The College Board, The National Writing Project, The Young Writer's Project, and others as a necessary component in the writing process...  

Three Things NOT TO WORRY About at the End of the School Year

Three Things NOT TO WORRY About at the End of the School Year

It's finally almost here!  SUMMER!!!  You're grades are turned in, you've said goodbye to your students, and all that remains is a war-torn classroom with the remnants of the life that was once there...