Growing Writers Email Archives Homepage
A newsletter from
Jennifer Richard Jacobson
that includes writing mini-lessons and tips for primary teachers.
A New School Year
(7/26/2013)
Writing to Process
(12/17/2012)
Developing a Sense of Audience
(10/30/2012)
Writing with Focus
(10/15/2012)
Weekly Mini-Lessons at A Glance
(10/9/2012)
Introducing Opinion
(9/12/2012)
Integrating Literacy and Social Studies
(8/15/2012)
Common Core Standards
(5/22/2012)
Ten Quick Mini-Lessons
(5/1/2012)
Mini-Lesson for Sentence Fluency
(4/10/2012)
Inspiration
(4/3/2012)
Making the Most of Mentor Texts
(3/14/2012)
Mini-Lessons
(3/7/2012)
Conference for Voice
(2/8/2012)
And then, and then, and then
(1/31/2012)
Tips from Teachers
(1/24/2012)
Morning Meeting to Writer's Workshop
(1/17/2012)
How Would You Respond?
(1/10/2012)
Don't Use These Labels!
(1/3/2012)
Evaluative Conferences
(9/27/2011)
Writing Process Misconceptions
(6/29/2011)
Finding Mentor Texts in the Books You Love
(6/14/2011)
Recognizing Revision at all Stages
(5/31/2011)
Texts that Inspire a Second Person Point of View
(5/24/2011)
Six Ways to Grow as a Writing Teacher Over the Summer
(5/17/2011)
An Interview with Lynn Hughes: Publishing Students
(5/3/2011)
Mini-Lesson: A Poem is a Photograph
(4/26/2011)
Resources for Digital Publishing
(4/19/2011)
Writing Fiction: The Pattern of Three
(4/5/2011)
Writing Fiction: In the Beginning
(3/29/2011)
How do We Evaluate Engagement?
(3/22/2011)
Dear Tabby: A Must-Have Mentor Text
(3/1/2011)
Tips and Guidelines for Student Publishing
(2/22/2011)
Mini-Lesson: Substituting Better Words
(2/15/2011)
Mini-Lesson: Categorizing Books by their Endings
(1/25/2011)
Mini-Lesson: Reflective Endings
(1/18/2011)
Revision Technique: "Cutting up the Bones"
(1/11/2011)
Mini-Lesson: Quality Details in Expository Writing
(1/4/2011)
(Two!) Mini-Lessons: Onomatopoeia
(12/14/2010)
Mini-Lesson: Modeling Word Choice
(12/7/2010)
Mini-Lesson: Voice in Informational Texts
(11/30/2010)
Ten Reasons to Love Writer's Workshop
(11/23/2010)
(My Favorite) Mini-Lesson: The Greatest Lead
(11/16/2010)
Making Time for Writer's Workshop
(11/9/2010)
Mini-Lesson: Acting Out "Show Don't Tell"
(10/19/2010)
Ten Things I Know About Writing
(10/12/2010)
Mini-Lesson: Beware These Adjectives!
(10/5/2010)
Mini-Lesson: Using Sensory Detail
(9/28/2010)
Mini-Lesson: Creating a Focus Web
(9/21/2010)
Suggested Mini-Lessons to Start Off September
(9/14/2010)
Mini-Lesson: Generating Topics with an Idea Map
(9/7/2010)
Mini-Lesson: Modeling the Use of a Topic Grid
(8/31/2010)
Tips for Morning Message
(8/24/2010)
Why is Author's Chair Essential?
(8/16/2010)
Teaching Conventions in Writer's Workshop (FAQ)
(8/9/2010)
Conferences that Guide Revision
(8/2/2010)
The Language of "Pointing"
(7/26/2010)
Why Reflect Student Writing?
(7/19/2010)
Optimizing Morning Meeting
(7/12/2010)
Supplying Your Classroom Writing Center
(6/28/2010)
Designing Your Conference Area
(6/21/2010)
Letting Go of Control
(6/14/2010)
Managing Student Writing Folders
(6/7/2010)
Examining Sample Writing as a Class
(5/31/2010)
Mini-Lesson: Reader's Theater
(5/24/2010)
Mini-Lesson: Writing With Refrains
(5/17/2010)
Mini-Lesson: Admiring Fluent Writing
(5/10/2010)
Mini-Lesson: Sentence Fluency/A Sweet Sounding Train
(5/3/2010)
Mini-Lesson: Word-Bank Pre-Write
(4/26/2010)
Mini-Lesson: Lively Verbs
(4/19/2010)
Mini-Lesson: Found Poetry
(4/12/2010)
Mini-Lesson: Observing Poets Observing
(4/5/2010)
Mini-Lesson: Collecting Words
(3/29/2010)
Mini-Lesson: Recognizing Voice
(3/22/2010)
Mini-Lesson: Voicing Feelings in Writing
(3/15/2010)
Mini-Lesson: Listening for Voice
(3/8/2010)
Mini-Lesson: Introducing Voice Through Illustrations
(3/1/2010)
Mini-Lesson: Categorizing Books by their Beginnings
(2/22/2010)
Mini-Lesson: The Need For Organization
(2/15/2010)
Mini-Lesson: Making Organizational Choice
(2/8/2010)
Mini-Lesson: Recognizing Organization
(2/1/2010)
Mini-Lesson: Staying On Track
(1/25/2010)
Mini-Lesson: Using "Binoculars" to Focus
(1/18/2010)
Mini-Lesson: Focusing on Details
(1/11/2010)
Mini-Lesson: Adding Quality Details
(1/10/2010)
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