You are a writer! You write notes and letters, poems and diaries. You write on screens and paper, using thumbs or pencils or glorious glitter pens. And that is just great! Hurrah! We hope that you are writing every day. We know that the more you write, the better you become. Lots of your writing … Continue reading Hearing our readers
Sometimes it is hard to hear what other people have to say about our writing. Sometimes we want to say, ‘No, that’s not what I meant at all.’ Sometimes we just say, ‘Well, I like it like that.’ We may well like it like that, and we may, as the writer, decide to keep everything … Continue reading Always Right Always Wrong
This week we have been thinking about sharing our writing and how having a reader can help us become better writers. There are different kinds of reader. You are your own first reader. Part of learning to be a writer is learning to be a good reader of your own work. We’ll write about that … Continue reading Readers
Did you write a story last week? Have you read it aloud to someone? I hope they thanked you! Now let’s think about reading our writing aloud and how that can help us to be better writers. As we said yesterday, just reading the work aloud, especially if there is someone to listen, can help … Continue reading Read it aloud
Everybody needs poetry in their lives. And no one more than those of us learning to write. The great thing about poetry is that it is high octane -small but powerful. We can find many ways of filling our classrooms and our days with poems of every variety. We can choose poems that are sturdy … Continue reading Poetry
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