Highlights from Chapter 3:
We have to see ourselves as writers if we are to teach writing well. p. 35
Staffs that are more collegial and collaborative have higher achievement in writing and reading. p. 36
Snapshot writing - short, personal pieces of writing. p. 38
Regie Routman's Writing Practices list on p. 41
Toni Morrison says: "I write out of ignorance . . . It's what I don't know that stimulates me. I merely know enough to get started." p. 42
Good writers are good readers. p. 43
Classroom writing ideas: p. 43
Top-ten list of favorite books
Book reviews
Book blurbs
Stories
Letters
Author profiles
Keep a notebook - quotations of memorable writing
One of the most powerful ways for students to grow as writers is to watch you write - to observe you plan, think, compose, revise, and edit right in from of them, pretty much off the cuff. p. 45
When you begin to trust what you do as a writer, you will become a better writing teacher. p. 47
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