Our #OpenWrite Host Jennifer Guyor-Jowett has taught English and Literature for over 30 years to 7th and 8th graders, contributes to the BlinkYA blog, and writes Educator Guides for MG and YA titles. She has written with fellow teachers at Aquinas College as a Summer …
Day 5, Inspiration Thank you for being with us these past four days (or however many you were able to join). Our next 5-day open write is December 12-16, with Glenda Funk and Jennifer Guyor-Jowett. I have crafted our work for November’s 5-day #openwrite for …
Day 4, Inspiration Process Yep. That. That is the inspiration for today. Breath. Breathing. In. Out. And again. And again. First, I ask that we begin with this because we can do this. We do, do this. We breathe. Who knew that it would be …
Day 3, Inspiration Receive. A verb. Gerund or past participle: receiving. To be given, presented with, or paid (something). In this case, there is an implication of acceptance or collection. To suffer, experience, or be subjected to (specified treatment). In this case, one is met …
Day 2, Inspiration After looking at the title for today, you might be thinking Sarah, I have nothing left to give, my friend. And I do not blame you. You have been giving and giving. So today, I’d like us to take some time to …
Day 1, Inspiration Much obliged. Appreciation. Gratitude. Acknowledgement. Recognition. Blessing. Grace. Praise. In my little corner of the world, I have been filling up my days and nights with incessant to-do lists, projects, and non-stop scrolling to keep myself from feeling what I know is …
The 141+ ways offered here are merely suggestions — not rules. In a writer’s world, a suggestion is an invitation to play with the idea, stretch into new ways of seeing the word and the world (Freire), express dormant emotions or silenced perspectives, and even disrupt standardized words, syntax, and form by inventing new words, fracturing expectations, and inventing forms.
Our #OpenWrite Host Susan Ahlbrand had been teaching 8th grade English/language arts for 32 years in the small southern Indiana town of Jasper. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, writing, listening to music, and spending time with her husband and four kids. Inspiration A …
Our #OpenWrite Host Susan Ahlbrand had been teaching 8th grade English/language arts for 32 years in the small southern Indiana town of Jasper. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, writing, listening to music, and spending time with her husband and four kids. Inspiration As …
Our #OpenWrite Host Anna J. Small Roseboro, a National Board Certified Teacher has over four decades of experience in public, private schools and colleges, mentoring early career educators, facilitating leadership institutes, in five states. She has served a director of summer programs and chair of …