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Forever

Forever

by | A9 Journal | 11 comments

I Corinthians 13 Happy Valentine’s Day! Today is a day to celebrate love. A day to speak of our love. A day to share tokens of our love. So, what exactly is love? Is there a universal definition? One that fits all our varied relationships? What words can...
Crafting a Sentence

Crafting a Sentence

by | In My Classroom, Literacy | 0 comments

I was just finishing lunch when a message from a fourth grade class via their teacher lit up the screen on my phone. Figure 1 Anyone who knows me, knows what I immediately did. Here is the snapshot of my notes that I texted back. Figure 2 In my opinion, the sentence ....
Grammar Boot Camp

Grammar Boot Camp

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Teach grammar for the sake of reading and writing. Registration is OPEN. It is easy to enroll : 1)  Follow directions on the Registration Form 2)  Our PD facilitator will complete your registration and send a confirmation email to you. View / Print:  Brochure &...
Snippety Grammar 4 Editing STAARs

Snippety Grammar 4 Editing STAARs

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Writing PD with an eye on STAAR™. Did you know?  50% of the 4th grade STAAR Writing score is based on editing. OPEN enrollment. El Paso, TX. IF YOU MISSED THIS SESSION, check out the next session on November 29, 2018. It is easy to enroll: View / print flyer...
The Comparative Sentence

The Comparative Sentence

by | A9 Journal | 23 comments

Slice of Life. There are days when the whole doesn’t divide easily. It seems impossible to cut neatly between the minutes and slide out a slice. Like a yeast roll it tears apart, or like a flaky biscuit it crumbles.  My present days are like that. I’m in...
My PD Journals, Part 2

My PD Journals, Part 2

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March Slice of Life No. 29. In My PD Journals, Part 1, I share about the notebook I create when planning a workshop and another notebook I create during and after the workshop.  In the comments of that post, I was asked, “How do you use them once the workshops...