"Words are our most
inexhaustible source of magic."
-J.K. Rowling
I continue to realize that I don’t really know what to expect from this strange school year. On Friday last week, I had 100% attendance in all classes. On Thursday, only one student was out. It’s extraordinary to me; I am utterly surprised. I thought learning from home would prompt more absences, not less. You know, I thought inertia would kick in. I’m pretty sure it boils down to the kids themselves. I think we can all be inspired by these not-quite-young-adults who are showing us what resilience and tenacity look like.
For the next few weeks, we’ll be gathering story ideas from our lives and jotting them down in our Writer’s Notebooks. I’m an over-thinker and when my teachers used to tell me to write, my brain went totally blank. To remedy this, I find having an abundance of ideas, organized and documented, is the perfect cure for writer’s block. Make time to talk together to share those “family classics” that we sometimes forget. I’m guessing there are more than a few gems that could inspire a great autobiographical piece or even get twisted into a work of fiction. Enjoy reminiscing! Comments are closed.
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AuthorBeth Fabiano - Busy 7th Grade ELA teacher, wife, mother Archives
May 2021
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