36. 37 Learn from writing giant, Katie Wood Ray, as she explores what it means for teachers to write and to think about their writing experiences as a.

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• Learn from writing giant, Katie Wood Ray, as she explores what it means for teachers to write and to think about their writing experiences as a rich source for curriculum in the writing workshop classroom.

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• Take a moment to reflect upon and record some of the key ideas expressed in chapter 1 of What You Know by Heart.

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• Take a moment to share the ideas you gleaned from What I Know by Heart with members of your writing community.

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• Use your schema to write an imaginative story about a pitchfork.

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• What happens when teachers assign topics to students? Check out this clip from “A Christmas Story.” Notice the inspired writing that results from “The Theme.”

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The video clip from A Christmas Story is only available on DVD. The scene opens with the teacher assigning The Theme – What I Want for Christmas.

The video clip from A Christmas Story is only available on DVD. The scene opens with the teacher assigning The Theme – What I Want for Christmas.

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• In The Art of Teaching Writing, Lucy Calkins reflects on how she used to initiate writing with her students, and she shares how her thinking has evolved to value students’ real world life experiences.

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• Some texts stick with you long after you read them. Listen along as Laurie Notaro shares some pithy observations in This Is a Public Service Announcement.

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Point to something that stands outQuestion something you are wondering about Connect the text to something in your life

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• Author Jack Gantos creates a sympathetic hero with a heart of gold who struggles to keep the fragile peace in his life intact.

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• What do you wonder about? What’s on your mind when you wake up? What do you daydream about at lunch or on the bus? What questions haunt or nag you at night during those last moments before your consciousness crumbles and you fall asleep?

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• Round up an adult book you love and a book you love for kids. Bring the books tomorrow and be prepared to share why you love the books with a reading response group.

• Read Chapter 1 in KWR’s What You Know by Heart, pgs. 1-30.

• Write a brief reflection in your notebook about the big ideas you have harvested from KWR’s book.

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• Think about your teaching practices and reflect upon what you’ve learned today.

What practice(s) will you TRASH?

What practice(s) will you TREASURE?