Write about it.
It's what I say to my students everyday. They come into the room filled with excitement about their weekend plans or what their Elves of the Shelves did that morning or something that their brothers or sisters did the night before. So, I tell my young writers: write about it. And they do. They write, they collaborate, they edit, and they share. They take pride, they take ownership, and they grow into writers.
Write about it.
I encourage my writers to write everyday, and they do. I have seen that the more opportunities I build for my writers, the more they write. It goes without saying, the more they write, the more confidence, skill, and stamina they develop. The more they write, the more they want to write.
Write about it.
I ask my writers to write everyday, but I don't live up to my own expectations. I don't write. I haven't been inspired. I haven't been motivated. I haven't grown as a writer in years. My hope is to use this blog as a way to grow as a writer, a way to record the growth of my writers, and to maybe even inspire others to build authentic opportunities for their writers. I decided, I am going to write about it.
