Jenn's World
This is where I share my random thoughts on writing.
Looping: A Prewriting Strategy
What’s your favorite prewriting strategy? At the Cal State Northridge Writing Project’s Summer Institute, we discussed a lot of teaching and writing strategies, but there was a clear winner. Chris Perigue, a 7th grade teacher at the Los Angeles Leadership...
THE FOUR MOST IMPORTANT THINGS YOU CAN DO TO HAVE A SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL YEAR
I usually stay in my lane and focus on writing, but as we get head back to school, I’m going to swerve a little bit. The transition from summer vacation to school is tricky, but if you keep it simple and focus on the things you can control, it gets easier. Here...
Jonathan Gold
Jonathan Gold, the only restaurant critic to ever win a Pulitzer Prize passed away this weekend. It’s a tremendous loss for the city of Los Angeles and the world. He made a sprawling, compartmentalized city seem a little friendlier by exploring different cultures,...
Cal State Northridge Writing Project
When I started out as a writing tutor six years ago, I had a master’s degree in writing, a love of language and an enthusiastic, almost evangelical, energy about the subject. Instinctively, I knew how important writing is to a child’s future. After all, even the most...