Welcome to #TeachWriting! We're joining a combined chat with #6thChat tonight about struggling writers - please join us on the #6thWrite hashtag for a special combined chat tonight!
Hi! Welcome everyone! I'm thrilled to be hanging out with #teachwriting and #6thchat friends tonight, where the topic is resistant writers. We'll be using the hashtag #6thwrite! Say hi and let us know if it was sunny in your corner of the world today.
What's up, everybody? Excited to be joining a bigger conversation about an important topic. I'm Ben, a science/social studies (and soon to add /literacy) teacher in the Chicago area. I'm a #TeachWriting leader - nice to join y'all! #6thWrite
A1: I experience writing resistance when I haven't taken enough time to "fill my cup." Reading, walking, gardening, visiting museums, laughing and playing....all of these things keep resistance at bay for me. #6thchat#teachwriting#6thwrite
A1 - 7th and 8th grade writing teacher here and YES, I've definitely faced resistant writers. Some students have a great deal of difficulty and writing is such as struggle. Building confidence is tricky - a tightrope walk. #teachwriting
A2: I'm not sure I have "the" answer to this question, but I have one answer that I'm certain about: When we rigidly impose our own ideas about what writing is or how it is done. #6thchat#teachwriting#6thwrite
A3: often times Ss voices are only heard as complaints/gripes when in fact Ss have fears. Having to perform a skill w/out confidence is nearly impossible. Ss need to feel safe before engaging in a difficult task #6thWrite#teachwriting
A3: No answers, but a question: How might we help all writers use what they love to make and do and learn outside of the classroom as a gateway to writing inside of it? #6thchat#teachwriting#6thwrite
A4: Learning more about my own biases has helped me listen and learn more from resistant writers. It's helped me understand that how I'm interpreting resistance might be all wrong, too. #6thchat#teachwriting#6thwrite
Question 7: Whose expertise informs your own as you strive to engage resistant writers? Help us find smart people to follow and learn from. #6thchat#teachwriting#6thwrite
.@AngelaStockman Thank you for including me within this list, friend. The month of May sees us celebrating a year-long multigenre project. Our #Room407 students have been clamoring to see one another's projects. It's a joy to see them excited. #TeachWriting#6thChat#6thWrite
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@AngelaStockman, @WickedDecent, @amyburvall, @the_mulc, @yomo65, @luckybydesign, @amylvpoemfarm, @cvarsalona, @Jess5th, @TayloredInquiry, @_Katehodges, @vicki_den, @5Boyer, @AngelaStockman
#6thchat folks please remember to follow #teachwriting Ts on this chat tonight! Expand your professional resources! #6thwrite is filled with changemakers tonight! Follow them!
And vice versa - great chatting with you! (And, as a 6th grade teacher, I'd like to drop in some time - are you a weekly chat?) #6thWrite#TeachWriting#6thChat
Two of tonight's participants will be getting a free copy of my new book, Hacking the Writing Workshop: Redesign with Making in Mind! Watch this tag to find out if it's you. And THANKS FOR COMING, ALL! #teachwriting#6thchat#6thwritehttps://t.co/uBpaBDXMNf
We'll have an archive up in a few minutes for this chat on our usual chat archive page - we'll share that shortly (or @bkuhl2you will, probably) - in case you missed anything! #TeachWriting#6thWrite
