Author Archives: mscolleenm

I’ll admit, my experiences with poetry this semester are probably a little different than what they would have been had we been in class in person, but that’s to be expected. However, I think that there have been certain things that I actually think that have been incredibly rewarding about it that I don’t thinkContinue reading “My Experiences with Poetry”

Bathtime! Gather, family Prepare the grounds for battle Bathtime for Piper! One Year Ago Steep Emerald Cliffs Kiss crystal blue depths below Capturing my breath

I love poetry. When I was younger, I would write poetry every day at recess, trying and revising each poem until I thought it was perfect. Although I don’t do it often anymore, writing and reading poetry is something that I enjoy immensely. I didn’t do as much of it in high school because theContinue reading “Poetry Reflection”

This blog was nearly impossible to title, as I felt like I had so many different things I wanted to cover in very little time. I suppose I’ll do this in sections then. Six-Word Memoirs I have been familiar with six-word memoirs for a while. Admittedly, I don’t necessarily remember when I first read ErnestContinue reading “How to Grow a Narrative”

This week, we learned about focus and why that is important when we’re writing narratives. When teaching students how to write personal narratives, it’s important that we are teaching students how to focus in and write about small moments. For so many kids, it’s hard to dive into detail and to use their senses toContinue reading “Why Focus is Vital”

When students are first starting on writing in a writer’s notebook, one of the biggest struggles that they face is finding what they are supposed to write about. As teachers, we don’t want to tell students what to write, but we do need to give students the tools that they need to choose their ownContinue reading “What are we supposed to write about?!”

I have written more in the past week than I have in a very long time (excluding writing papers because let’s be honest, this is far more fun). It’s been slightly hectic given that I spent half of this past week in Florida, but having the writing notebook has motivated me to take time everyContinue reading “Writing, writing, and more writing!”

You can always edit a bad page. You can’t edit a blank page. — Jodie Picoult Welcome to my writing blog! I previously had a website that discussed children’s books, but I couldn’t edit it enough to get it to look like how I wanted it to, so I started over. This website is forContinue reading “Writing and Serendipity”