Baby bird (only one is in the nest) is growing. He’s exceptionally uncooperative and moves when I try to take his picture. He’s now able to hold up his little head, and his eyes are open. Mama was hanging around…
Author: Traci Gardner
Beliefs About the Teaching of Writing: 7, 8, 9
Belief #7: Done Belief #8: Done Belief #9: Started :) Nine is harder, but it’s about language and the complexity of social relationships. Still maybe I’ll manage to get this done on time. Did well in the office this afternoon…
Beliefs About the Teaching of Writing: 5
Belief #5 done. Thank God. And now, on to #7, 8, 9, 10, and 11. It’s going to be a long week, and yet also incredibly short, as I have to have this done by Saturday, along with an article…
Brainstormed Teaching Activities
Out of either laziness or incredible wisdom, I’m posting notes on things I taught in the past. Really this is just a collection for me to pull from as I’m working on the chapter. It’s likely that none of it…
Baby Birds Hatch!
So I decided to check, and at least one has hatched :) and s/he really didn’t understand why I wasn’t providing food. Unfortunately, all I did was torture the poor thing. I couldn’t get the picture that I wanted, so…
Anne Frank 2006: War Diaries Online – New York Times
Anne Frank 2006: War Diaries Online – New York Times—a great article for one of my ‘how would this text be written if the characters were writing today instead of in the past.’ Yes, I know that Anne Frank isn’t…
Beliefs About the Teaching of Writing: 6
I did a little bit of writing today. Figured out the very general outline for a possible Notes Plus piece, and did a little work on Belief #6. I have the notes worked our for #5, so it seemed more…
Two Fathers
I just wrote a devilish sentence for Belief #5. Wonder if they’ll let me keep it or “correct” it in editing: The e-mail that a student sends her fathers saying that her favorite band is coming to town is different…
Beliefs About the Teaching of Writing: Starting 5
So here I am working on another chapter. This last week has been interesting. I sent out an manuscript for an English Journal call at the beginning of the week, the first print publication that I’ve written a paper for…
Baby Bird Update
I’m too tired to write what I want to tonight. Too many deadlines, not enough sleep. Meanwhile, however, you can look at these babies who are currently residing in the hanging ivy basket on my front porch with their mommy.