tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517953277124820546.post7818646705634073990..comments2016-03-19T18:29:47.478-07:00Comments on Imagine That: Day 7: Can I Change My Spots? I mean Writing WaysAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09519735949398226815noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517953277124820546.post-68639033382232183652014-03-08T13:53:33.545-08:002014-03-08T13:53:33.545-08:00You are your own worst critic! You have already be...You are your own worst critic! You have already been experimenting this month, trying new genres and focusing on moments. You will love looking back at all that you've written on April 1st!Melanie Meehanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15771712134098949362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517953277124820546.post-9612434336537358322014-03-08T11:47:09.652-08:002014-03-08T11:47:09.652-08:00Absolutely you can change your writing ways! Have...Absolutely you can change your writing ways! Have fun experimenting. Some of my favorite lessons--both for my students and for me--is to model writing I admire by following the expert's structure and changing to my words. Poems are great for this. I've had fun with "Unfolding Bud" and "A Good Poem." Here's a blog post I wrote on it a couple of summer ago: http://kaymcgriff.edublogs.org/2012/09/09/a-poem-for-teachers-writeKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517953277124820546.post-88472862215543547642014-03-08T07:24:08.387-08:002014-03-08T07:24:08.387-08:00Try to write outside of expectations -- make the i...Try to write outside of expectations -- make the instructions into a poem? If just for you, it will push you to approach language and writing in a new way. <br />KevinDogtraxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079631702744063837noreply@blogger.com