Blogging with Summer Institute 2008

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It was a great last day for a great SI and this morning as our team read through the reflections and shared ideas for next summer we were all feeling [...]

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Good morning everyone. Today is a day for tying up loose ends,reflection, planning beyond the SI and celebration at Jose’s house! Thanks Jose in advance.
Writing into the Day: Letter to Self Chapter 2.
DD: Sue

Logger: Jose
Day Log for 7/30/08. By Jose Gomez
8:30
Mike graces us with bagels, munchkins, fruit salad and, ooh-la-la!, strawberry shortcake.
Katelin is busy writing [...]

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Where will you be next Wednesday? Hopefully, relaxing!
Writing into the Day: TIW Reflections This writing will lead us to a Socratic Seminar for TIW wisdom.

Let’s make a list of all our TIW Titles and then revisit the elements of a TIW.
It’s official everyone can take a TIW breath. We have all created a [...]

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Welcome to Visitors’ Day
Writing into the Day
In the spirit of the National Writing Project’s call for social and political activism and with our continued focus on writing and publishing to real audiences, let’s use this writing time to draft a letter to a political leader, an administrator or a colleague, sharing your experience here [...]

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Welcome Back! We are now officially, at the mid point.
Writing into the Day:
How does it feel? How about taking some time to just reflect on your writing life at the Summer Institute,( a bit of a process writing). Feel free to include your Scramble experience.
Digital Documenter Mike
Logger from Wednesday: Mary
HVWP SI2008 Tratoria
Mercoledì, 16 di Juli [...]

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So how was our first week together? Check out our slideshow.
Writing into the morning:
Part I: Mapmaking
Make a map of the earliest neighborhood you can remember.
Include as much detail as you can.
Who lived there? What were the secret places? Where were your friends? Where did the weird people live? Where were the off-limits places?…
Part [...]

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Good morning…. Remember our week ends on a Thursday with a celebration. We made it! How does it feel?
Shout out to my mom. She turned 90 this morning!
Writing into the Day:  The History of My Name
Reading: “My Name” from the House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros to begin
Digital Documenter Paulette

Shared with Flock – [...]

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