Purchase Area Writing Project

"It is common for teachers to assign a reading and provide students with a series of questions about the text: What does Allie’s baseball mitt symbolize? But when teachers ask all the questions, the teachers remain the arbiters of what is important, or discussion-worthy."

In giving power to students by allowing them to drive discussion, craft questions, and reflect, higher engagement occurs. NCTE member Kristen Kalenowicz shares her modified "Fishbowl strategy" and how to implement it in your own classrooms, where the teacher’s role is to "provide the guidelines and the support, and then to step aside and let them speak."

Read “Give Students the Power to Start and Sustain Rich Discussion” on the NCTE Blog: https://bit.ly/students-rich-discussion

Tomorrow is Not Simply Another Day at School Tomorrow is not simply another day at school. Tomorrow is a day when kids will be confused, scared, angry, and some excited because their parents are proud of what happened today. Tomorrow is…

Constance Alexander: WKy NOW invites grades 6–12 to celebrate 100 years of women’s suffrage - KyForward.com Except for smudges of white clouds that blur the glare of afternoon sun, the sky is blue as the eye of eternity. Along with a few slender evergreens discreetly pointing to heaven, sturdy clapboard houses claim the distant background. In the foreground, the courthouse square is thronged with a raucou...

Call/Write NOW and Fight to #SaveKWP The next 10 days are critical for the future of the Kentucky Writing Project. The Governor's Budget Address is scheduled for Jan. 28 and Legislative Committees are currently meeting to determine their budget priorities. It is essential that the Governor, the House Education Committee, and the Senate...

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The next few weeks are critical for the future of the Kentucky Writing Project. Call and write legislators to urge them to support KWP funding!
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Woohoo! Icy Tales, an anthology project sponsored by the Purchase Area Writing Project, was featured on WPSD this evening in a story on the ice storm of 2009. PAWPers that featured student writings included Debbie Bushart, Todd Ross, April Willett, Miranda Wilson, Kecia Blake, Christina Ethridge, June Ann Toombs, Nadia Brown, Craig Carter, Kathy Colvett, Kay Frances, Susie Gooch, Debbie Smith, Tammy Wilson, Carol Withrow, Karen Smith, Margaret Richter, and Sandra Morgan.

Does Texting Spell the Death of Students’ Grammar? – NWP Write Now Other than grammarians, I have never met a teacher who was gnawing at the bit to teach their students grammar (present company excluded)…

Book Love Foundation - Choice Inspires Reading - How to Apply for a Book Love Grant Book Love Foundation awards starter classroom libraries to passionately committed teachers who demonstrate a commitment to rich reading lives for all middle and high school students.

Promising Young Writers - NCTE The prompt is live. The application is open. It's time to nominate students for the 2019 Promising Young Writers Program! Deadline: 2/15/19

Thank you, Todd Finley! This is timely.