Workshop Highlights: Katherine Bomer's "Jewels Waiting to Be Set: Naming Beauty and Brilliance in ALL Student Writing"

How to learn to notice and name jewels in student writing:

1. Read widely
2. Write
3. Look at art (all kinds) / Art feeds art
4. Copy from blurbs on backs of books

What I got out of this workshop:

• Stop using the rubric as the only source of feedback to students. Give honest, encouraging feedback on good aspects of the writing.
• There should be no correcting in a writer's notebook; it should be a safe place to practice writing.
• Look for the good in writing.