Comments for Writing and Teaching http://timclifford.com/blog Tim Clifford's Blog Mon, 18 May 2009 22:16:18 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Graphic Novels and Model Writing by timclifford http://timclifford.com/blog/?p=21&cpage=1#comment-24 timclifford Mon, 18 May 2009 22:16:18 +0000 http://timclifford.com/blog/?p=21#comment-24 Thank you. I don't do the drawings. I only write the scripts. They took over a month, not counting all the time I thought about them before ever writing a word. I try to write in the presence of my students, but I rarely do it without having a pretty good idea of what I'm going to say. When I make mistakes, it not a bad thing; students love to catch their teachers making errors and it helps them see that mistakes are a part of writing. Thank you. I don’t do the drawings. I only write the scripts. They took over a month, not counting all the time I thought about them before ever writing a word.

I try to write in the presence of my students, but I rarely do it without having a pretty good idea of what I’m going to say. When I make mistakes, it not a bad thing; students love to catch their teachers making errors and it helps them see that mistakes are a part of writing.

]]> Comment on Graphic Novels and Model Writing by elibeth scbwimember http://timclifford.com/blog/?p=21&cpage=1#comment-23 elibeth scbwimember Mon, 18 May 2009 18:17:03 +0000 http://timclifford.com/blog/?p=21#comment-23 Congratulations on your graphic novels. That's great! Did you do all the drawings for the novels as well as the writing? How long did it take to complete one? And you did three? I wish I understood how you model the writing for your students. I'd like to know how you do that. Do you write something and then present it, or do you actually write in the presence of your students? Tell us more. A great blog. Congratulations on your graphic novels. That’s great!
Did you do all the drawings for the novels as well as the writing?
How long did it take to complete one? And you did three?
I wish I understood how you model the writing for your students. I’d like to know how you do that. Do you write something and then present it, or do you actually write in the presence of your students? Tell us more. A great blog.

]]> Comment on Great Moments by timclifford http://timclifford.com/blog/?p=10&cpage=1#comment-4 timclifford Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:20:13 +0000 http://timclifford.com/blog/?p=10#comment-4 Hey--that is great news, Emily! I appreciate you letting me know. Hey–that is great news, Emily! I appreciate you letting me know.

]]> Comment on Great Moments by Emily Raij http://timclifford.com/blog/?p=10&cpage=1#comment-2 Emily Raij Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:08:36 +0000 http://timclifford.com/blog/?p=10#comment-2 Nice blog, Tim! Thought I'd add some good news to your post--we sold your book at the ASCD conference over the weekend and got some nice feedback on it from a teacher looking to move from a writing-workshop format to integrating writing across the content areas more. Nice blog, Tim! Thought I’d add some good news to your post–we sold your book at the ASCD conference over the weekend and got some nice feedback on it from a teacher looking to move from a writing-workshop format to integrating writing across the content areas more.

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