Developing Awesome Authors Workshop
Thank you for taking my workshop!
Below you will find some of the activities, organizers and other fun things I talked about in my presentation. If there is something from the workshop that you don't see here, please email me and I will try to get it to you.
I hope you enjoyed your time with me and that it inspired you as a teacher of writing.
Enjoy your time off this summer and best wishes for a fabulous new school year! Please keep in touch, let me know of your successes and reach out with any questions or comments. Thank you!
Below you will find some of the activities, organizers and other fun things I talked about in my presentation. If there is something from the workshop that you don't see here, please email me and I will try to get it to you.
I hope you enjoyed your time with me and that it inspired you as a teacher of writing.
Enjoy your time off this summer and best wishes for a fabulous new school year! Please keep in touch, let me know of your successes and reach out with any questions or comments. Thank you!
Activities, Organizers and Worksheets
Idea Web
Planning Sheet Side 1
Planning Sheet Side 2
Color Poem Brain Storm Sheet Handwriting without tears lines
Color Poem Sort Sheet Handwriting without tears lines
Color Poem "Paint a Picture With Your Words" Sentence Sheet Handwriting without tears lines
Color Poem Writing Paper Handwriting without tears lines
I am Poem Format
When Brainstorm
Who Brainstorm
Where Brainstorm
What Brainstorm
Follow Up to Story Elements Brainstorm
Where and When Idea for Writing Folder
Idea Collection
Writing Folder Story Tracker
I Checked My Writing
Alligator Paragraph Word Choice
Wow Word Collection Pages
Wow Word Book Cover
Ice Cream Word Choice (Adjective) Fill In
Ice Cream Image
Neat Awards
Writing Conference Guide Sheet
Bibliography of Books Highlighted at the Workshop
Click here for the bibliography from the workshop
Websites and Helpful Links
Mentor Texts for Narrative Writing
Bringing Authors in via Video Chats blog post
Article: Inventive Spelling and the Reading Connection
Article: The Anti 5 paragraph Essay Five Paragraph Essay
Show, Don't Tell Writing Lesson Ideas and "Leads" Ideas
How to Start Writer's Workshop http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/681.html
Writing Ideas http://jessicameacham.com/writing/
Authors share their favorite childhood stories
How to Add in Poetry to Your Day Article
Picture Book Ideas for Writer's Workshop
Video: Word Choice Lesson (read aloud first, then lesson about half way through)
Author Video Links
Google Slides with embedded videos of multiple authors
Another Marc Brown video
Marc Brown Authur Babysits... how did he get the idea?
Marc Brown Arthur Goes to Camp... how did he get the idea?
Mark Teague videos
Mary Pope Osborne interview
Tommie DePoala video
Todd Parr Video... it is long... use parts!
Reading Rockets Author Interviews
And on a similar note... An Author Poster Freebie!!!
Handwriting Articles
The Case for Handwriting - The Literacy, Writing, Learning Connections
Writing Prompt Links
Writing Picture Prompts blog link
Opinion Writing Ideas blog link
Writing Prompts List for Anything Writing Time
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