tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post8712886668700353198..comments2024-03-28T02:21:17.452-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: After "To Kill A Mockingbird"Melissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-7046559105035448082015-07-11T22:12:00.719-07:002015-07-11T22:12:00.719-07:00Yes, N, we can never know what little pushes, enco...Yes, N, we can never know what little pushes, encouragements or viewpoints might help a kid forward but we can just try.<br /><br />And especially help them to know that NO one's writing is good out the gate. Everyone needs help.Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-91901324652956735452015-07-11T20:59:15.551-07:002015-07-11T20:59:15.551-07:00This is more interesting to a teacher (me) than yo...This is more interesting to a teacher (me) than you know. I did read this today in the NYTimes and I was thinking how much this supports the writers' workshop curriculum that we use in classrooms today. The curriculum emphasizes small moment writing. Really digging in and stretching a small moment. And that's what Lee did. Her very smart editor sent her home to remake a panoramic story into a refined and fleshed out small moment. And didn't that make a powerful difference? nnoreply@blogger.com