Rebekah O'Dell
@rebekahodell1.bsky.social
Full-Time Teacher, Author, Consultant
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When your math-teacher-bestie takes your latest book obsession on location with her for a reading sesh. @katemessner.com
May 12, 2025 at 2:11 PM
When your math-teacher-bestie takes your latest book obsession on location with her for a reading sesh. @katemessner.com
Loved working with Grasslands teachers and seeing together how #minimoves can quickly transform writing!
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#ABeducation #ela #english #edusky
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#ABeducation #ela #english #edusky
March 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Loved working with Grasslands teachers and seeing together how #minimoves can quickly transform writing!
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#ABeducation #ela #english #edusky
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#ABeducation #ela #english #edusky
Mentor text uploading ….
January 3, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Mentor text uploading ….
Feels like freedom.
December 9, 2024 at 9:38 PM
Feels like freedom.
December 6, 2024 at 10:47 PM
Notebook inspiration #mentortext from The Lit Archive and poet Fanny Howe
December 2, 2024 at 9:41 PM
Notebook inspiration #mentortext from The Lit Archive and poet Fanny Howe
Notebook work inspiration for my students next week from @briannawiest.bsky.social
November 29, 2024 at 9:40 PM
Notebook work inspiration for my students next week from @briannawiest.bsky.social
Post-Its might be the greatest writing tool we have at our disposal -- especially for writers who are hesitant writers or writers who are perfectionists and worry about "messing up".
They allow us to ideate and try on new ideas, new structures with such ease. #english
They allow us to ideate and try on new ideas, new structures with such ease. #english
November 22, 2024 at 7:19 PM
Post-Its might be the greatest writing tool we have at our disposal -- especially for writers who are hesitant writers or writers who are perfectionists and worry about "messing up".
They allow us to ideate and try on new ideas, new structures with such ease. #english
They allow us to ideate and try on new ideas, new structures with such ease. #english
Here’s what I wrote alongside the kids:
November 21, 2024 at 7:36 PM
Here’s what I wrote alongside the kids:
A sentence study for your students today from the beautiful new young adult book by @ahoffmanwriter.bsky.social:
November 21, 2024 at 2:21 PM
A sentence study for your students today from the beautiful new young adult book by @ahoffmanwriter.bsky.social:
If you’re looking for some at-home professional development this year, we’ve got lots going on at #MovingWriters!
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November 19, 2024 at 1:10 PM
If you’re looking for some at-home professional development this year, we’ve got lots going on at #MovingWriters!
movingwriters.substack.com/p/announcing...
movingwriters.substack.com/p/announcing...
Today’s sentence study. In 7 minutes, we noticed handfuls of writing moves. In 4 minutes, we were able to practice them ourselves. Borrow it! Try it! Start with, “What do you notice?”
November 18, 2024 at 7:12 PM
Today’s sentence study. In 7 minutes, we noticed handfuls of writing moves. In 4 minutes, we were able to practice them ourselves. Borrow it! Try it! Start with, “What do you notice?”
Recently I had a coaching call with Dawn to figure out how we could make the student-centered work of her classroom more quantitative to meet the needs to IEP/504 goals AND show the progress all her students are making. #eng
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November 16, 2024 at 1:50 PM
Recently I had a coaching call with Dawn to figure out how we could make the student-centered work of her classroom more quantitative to meet the needs to IEP/504 goals AND show the progress all her students are making. #eng
movingwriters.substack.com/p/coaching-c...
movingwriters.substack.com/p/coaching-c...
My students are writing fantasy; I'm writing professional development. But sharing my own processes -- spying on myself as a writer -- opened up brand new strategies for my students.
November 15, 2024 at 4:17 PM
My students are writing fantasy; I'm writing professional development. But sharing my own processes -- spying on myself as a writer -- opened up brand new strategies for my students.
My favorite move is to allow my inner censor to speak in the comments of my doc. I can't ignore that censor, so, to move forward, I just give her space. I shared some of my self-loathing with the kids.
November 15, 2024 at 4:17 PM
My favorite move is to allow my inner censor to speak in the comments of my doc. I can't ignore that censor, so, to move forward, I just give her space. I shared some of my self-loathing with the kids.
Today my students are moving from TONS of planning + world-building to drafting. The very hardest part of the writing process for me. So, we talked about the things I did this weekend to move from ideas to actual words on the page. 🧵
November 15, 2024 at 4:16 PM
Today my students are moving from TONS of planning + world-building to drafting. The very hardest part of the writing process for me. So, we talked about the things I did this weekend to move from ideas to actual words on the page. 🧵
One class gave me pyrotechnic. I explored it using the minimum-level instructions:
November 15, 2024 at 4:07 PM
One class gave me pyrotechnic. I explored it using the minimum-level instructions:
I want students to dig deep into character analysis! A field note is just the way to do it. Here are the instructions for your classes!
drive.google.com/file/d/1aFen...
drive.google.com/file/d/1aFen...
November 15, 2024 at 4:04 PM
I want students to dig deep into character analysis! A field note is just the way to do it. Here are the instructions for your classes!
drive.google.com/file/d/1aFen...
drive.google.com/file/d/1aFen...
Get all three guides to modes & genres bundled together for less! Including 60+ mentor texts for informational, narrative, and argumentative/analytical writing that increase in rigor for use as differentiation or as a department!
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November 15, 2024 at 3:20 PM
Get all three guides to modes & genres bundled together for less! Including 60+ mentor texts for informational, narrative, and argumentative/analytical writing that increase in rigor for use as differentiation or as a department!
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So lucky that the genius who made this is my next door neighbor. Check out
@sam_futrell1 's brilliance and generosity:
@sam_futrell1 's brilliance and generosity:
November 15, 2024 at 3:19 PM
So lucky that the genius who made this is my next door neighbor. Check out
@sam_futrell1 's brilliance and generosity:
@sam_futrell1 's brilliance and generosity:
Flash revision is an easy way to build a habit of revising.
After flash drafting (say, 20 minutes or so) give students the same amount of time to make their piece just a little bit better.
Then, have them reflect to help guide your mini-lessons:
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After flash drafting (say, 20 minutes or so) give students the same amount of time to make their piece just a little bit better.
Then, have them reflect to help guide your mini-lessons:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
November 15, 2024 at 2:39 PM
Flash revision is an easy way to build a habit of revising.
After flash drafting (say, 20 minutes or so) give students the same amount of time to make their piece just a little bit better.
Then, have them reflect to help guide your mini-lessons:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
After flash drafting (say, 20 minutes or so) give students the same amount of time to make their piece just a little bit better.
Then, have them reflect to help guide your mini-lessons:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Are your students having trouble meeting their individual reading rate like some of mine? I made some tips to send home.
November 15, 2024 at 2:38 PM
Are your students having trouble meeting their individual reading rate like some of mine? I made some tips to send home.
A quick reflection post-flash revision not only shows me what to teach (most of which, I was planning to teach!), but it also helps writers make goals. It's a 5-minute reflection that gets us all on the same page at the beginning of a writing unit.
November 15, 2024 at 2:38 PM
A quick reflection post-flash revision not only shows me what to teach (most of which, I was planning to teach!), but it also helps writers make goals. It's a 5-minute reflection that gets us all on the same page at the beginning of a writing unit.