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Identifying Your Writing HEROES
 Who were your writing champions as you went through the formative years of learning? Who do you recall as a writing hero; a teacher who promoted writing through their own actions?

Sadly, it wasn’t until I reached my tertiary education that I actually encountered such a person. The late Tom McCabe encouraged me to become editor of the college newspaper. He talked about writing in a way that previous teachers had conspicuously failed to do. He re-ignited my passion for writing poetry. He talked with passion and authority about the joy of writing. He was a stand out champion for writing!

I certainly had teachers who stood out as beacons for literature and reading. I recall my teacher in Grade 3, reading Kipling's Rikki Tikki Tavi, an adventurous tale of a mongoose and his adversary, the cobra. People such as John Harris, my Grade 6 teacher, who read the poetry of Henry Lawson and A B Paterson with great enthusiasm. He also introduced us to the work of Mark Twain and Rudyard Kipling. Hi…

Developing A Writing Kind of Life
 This post first appeared on Two Writing Teachers as part of the Summer Guest Blogger Series. I really like the journey the writer, Ruth Metcalfe, has embarked upon. I felt it was worthy of sharing. I encourage those of you who have made the important step of developing your own writing life to read about Ruth's discoveries. It may instil greater confidence to continue...
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GUEST BLOG POST: My (Wanna Be) Writing Life–and How It Changed My Work with Kids
Posted on Friday June 10, 2011 by guestteacher Ruth Metcalfe infuses her classroom with joyful and purposeful teaching. She is passionate about teaching and learning, and loves thinking about how theory looks when put into practice in the classroom—the place where theory and practice meet. In her 20 years as an educator, Ruth has taught first, second, and fourth grades and provided professional development and coaching at both the building and district level. She has also served as a literacy co…

Stone Poetry- Assisting Writers to Build Vocabulary and Text Structure Knowledge

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