Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
Welcome to the first Stenhouse Summer Writing Blogstitute!
You must think “ah, here’s another weird techy-term! Blogstitute!” But let me assure you that we are calling our summer writing event a “blogstitute” because really there’s no better word for it. We toyed with the idea of calling it a “writing institute,” but that seemed a bit stuffy and structured. A blogstitute is more relaxed, informal, and most importantly, it takes place on a blog.
The event we are bringing you is a summer of blog entries by some of our newest authors who recently wrote books about writing and teaching writing. We hope that you will read their essays and get inspired to pick up pen and paper — or laptop — and create some writing magic of your own this summer. We also hope that you will take these classroom-tested ideas back to your students come September — but we will not make you think of September just yet!
Here are the topics you will read about starting July 6:
Student-initiated writing conferences by Stacey Shubitz (Day by Day)
Celebrating writers by Ruth Ayres (Day by Day)
Teaching students how to critique writing by Kate Messner (Real Revision)
Providing students with an authentic reason to write by Julie D. Ramsay (“Can We Skip Lunch and Keep Writing?”)
Making and taking time for your own writing by Carolyn Coman (Writing Stories)
The adventure essay as an alternative to the research paper by Peter Lourie and David Somoza (Writing to Explore)
Every conference/institute/blogstitute has to offer goodies and here is ours: You can purchase all five writing books mentioned above for $90 and save $18 off the regular price.
If you comment or ask a question about any of the articles during the blogstitute, you will be automatically entered to win a package of these books. Just make sure you comment by August 30.
So get ready to become a better writer this summer — see you on July 6!
