Writing

=Kite Write = //A place for students to gather, share, and learn// 

While scaling a sheer face, mountain climbers face a dilemma that forces them to act in a way that is counter-intuitive and would seem to go against all common sense. For a moment, a mountain climber must let go of whatever perch he has secured to reach the next higher place. There is no way around it. A climber who is too frightened to let go finds himself “frozen to the face”, literally unable to move. He hangs there, paralyzed. Finally, when his strength gives out, he falls.

~from Ralph Fletcher's __What a Writer Needs__ = =
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In our classroom: ** 
 * Everyone is a writer (teacher and students).
 * We will take risks with our writing (we will "let go", we will not be "frozen to the face")
 * We will write about things with which we feel a personal connection.
 * We will read books like writers.
 * We will work collaboratively and provide each other feedback (we will "belay" each other).
 * We will learn about different genres.
 * We will write for a variety of audiences.