THANK YOU!!! I am so thankful I came. You have no idea how much you have inspired and helped me. Thank you so much! What I LOVE about it is that I came back from that workshop and have incorporated …
Dear Dr. D, I’ve been researching expository writing and keep getting this type of definition: Expository writing is devoid of descriptive detail and opinion. It contains just the facts. How can I reconcile that statement with the Schaffer method? Thanks, …
Dear Dr. D’, What do I tell my department when they would like to change the ratios from what they were taught? Frustrated Department Chair Dear Frustrated, Your question is one which I address on a regular basis; and, now …
Dear Dr. D’, “Our Scope and Sequence is huge, and I do not know how to get everything done and include the Jane Schaffer Writing Program, too. Help!! I’m drowning!” Lisa Dear Lisa, Most teachers feel the same as …
Dear Dr. D’, “I have a question regarding last year’s 7th grade Expository STAAR® Prompt. We just took our 2015 benchmark (MOCK STAAR) and I am reading the students’ essays. I am a bit confused about how they would have …
Dear Dr. Louis, I just wanted to say thank you for continuing Jane’s vision, message, and programs. In 1991, I was a drama major and former actor returning to my home in San Diego after two and a half years …
As educators, we help students to find the right words. Without us, without education, the poverty of words results in frustration and anger. So, I am always proud of teachers who build their students’ vocabulary everyday to help them express …
Finish Scoring the one-chunk body paragraph and the process from Independent Writing last week. Do not score only the final product; you must score the process to demonstrate to students that the process at this stage in their writing acumen …
Dear Dr. D’, I wanted to get your comments on a prompt that I will use on Friday with my Honors students. They read a creation myth about good vs. evil and the need for both in order to create …
The Vertical Vision: Hitting on All Cylinders (PART IV OF IV – Writing)
Dear Teachers, Today is the fourth blog in a four-part series called “Hitting on All-Cylinders” (HOAC). The series began with one of my colleagues asking me how to get everything done in a given year. In other words, her Scope and Sequence (S&S) …