Saturday, June 11, 2011

Facebook and 6-Traits Time to make the connection!

Find great writing contacts on Facebook!


I've just setup a page on Facebook. You'll find the 6-Traits Resources page here.  


Please drop by and click LIKE?  ~ Den






Corbett Harrison's Facebook Page 










The National Writing Project Digital Writing Page










National Writing Project  Digital IS

Be sure to check out the Digital IS webpage as well!









Vicki Spandel and Jeff Hicks on Facebook 6-Trait Gurus  


Don't miss their new SixTraitsGurus Blog






National Writing Project - Help Keep It Alive!

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Friday, June 3, 2011

Word Mandalas & Pizza Memories


Teaching and Assessing Writing with the 6-Traits (Online Graduate Class)

Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

Barry Lane's YouTube Channel!

Barry Lane!
YouTube - Explode a Moment with Barry Lane

This is a terrific mini lesson from Barry Lane. He shows (not tells) how to explode a moment into a full page of rich writing. The visuals in this video will catch any student's attention. I've called this technique the Magnified Moment. It's also tied to the idea of using imaginary binoculars to really see the details of an event. Fun to watch, this video is part of "Barry in a Box", a book and dvd Barry is selling on his website: www.discoverwriting.com

A Horn for Louis, how Louis Armstrong found his passion. Great anecdotes about Armstrong, Marc Chagall, and Harry Houdini that lead to Kimmel's books. Children's author Eric Kimmel describes how to find your passion. More information about Eric's work at www.erickimmel.com.

Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

Writing Process / 6-Traits / Web 2.0

Here's my stab at creating a poster that shows the relationships between the writing process, 6-traits, and web 2.0. ~ Dennis

Click here for a much larger version that you can use as a poster. (Warning it's a big file!)

Right click link to open in a new window. Then right click image for download options.

Do you agree with this view? Suggestions? Additions? Questions?

I'm listening! ~ Dennis

Teaching and Assessing Writing with the 6-Traits (Online Graduate Class).