MayaWest Writing Project

Conferencia para maestros noviembre 7, 2009

Ven a  participar en la segunda conferencia sobre la enseñanza de redacción el 7 de noviembre en el Edificio Chardon de la Universidad de Puerto Rico en Mayaguez. Maestros del area presentan sus demostraciones de prácticas exelentes en la escritura.  Hay actividades para maestros de todos los grados. Cualquier pregunta que tenga se puede contestar aqui.

October 21, 2009 Posted by eparguera | Uncategorized | | No Comments Yet

Que estamos haciendo en las clases?

Ya que todo el mundo está de regreso en la escuela, estamos utilizando las ideas del instituto de verano. Cuéntanos un poco sobre lo que has hecho y cómo ha resultado la actividad o estrategia que has usado.

August 29, 2009 Posted by eparguera | Uncategorized | | No Comments Yet

Para tod@s!!!

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July 6, 2009 Posted by mayawestwp2009 | Uncategorized | | 11 Comments

Writing Prompt for July 6, 2009

 

How does the world affect me, and how do I affect the world?

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Cómo el mundo me afecta y como yo afecto el mundo?

 

:D

July 6, 2009 Posted by mayawestwp2009 | Uncategorized | | 2 Comments

Article about the Institute

“As a general rule, teachers teach more by what they are than what they say.”

 

Writing Prompt for July 2, 2009

 

Write an article for a local newsletter about the institute. What do you think Puerto Rico needs to know?

SAY IT LIKE IT IS!!!!

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Escribe un artículo para un periódico local acerca del instituo. Qué piensas que Puerto Rico necesita saber?

DILO COMO ES!

 

:D

July 2, 2009 Posted by mayawestwp2009 | Uncategorized | | 4 Comments

Biggest Challenge

“No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the starts, or sailed to an unchartered land, or opened a new heaven to the human spirit.”

-Helen Keller

Writing Prompt for July 1, 2009

My biggest challenge when I go back to school could be… and to overcome it I will…

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Mi mayor reto al regresar a la escuela será… y para sobrellevarlo, yo…

:D

July 1, 2009 Posted by mayawestwp2009 | Uncategorized | | 4 Comments

Facebook

Image by Carlos Herrera
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Used for Fannie Ramos’ demonstration.

June 30, 2009 Posted by mayawestwp2009 | Uncategorized | | 2 Comments

Painting our Students with Words

“The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.”

-Moliere

 

Writing Prompt for June 30th, 2009

 

Paint with words (describe) the way you imagine your students after giving them the writing expereinces you are planning to give them in your class this year.

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Pinta en palabras (describe) la forma en que imaginas a tus estudiantes, leugo de darle las experiencias de escritura que planificas das durante el próximo año escolar. 

 

:D

June 30, 2009 Posted by mayawestwp2009 | Uncategorized | | 6 Comments

Special Moment…

“I touch the future. I teach.”

-Christa McAuliffe

Writing Prompt for June 29, 2009 

 

Write about a significant event during this institute, that has changed you or touched you as a teacher.

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Escribe acerca de un evento importante durante este instituto de verano, que te haya cambiado o tocado  como educador.

 

:D

June 29, 2009 Posted by mayawestwp2009 | Uncategorized | | 4 Comments

Writing = Freedom

“Writing as a vehicle for personal freedom…”

-Gloria Anzaldua

 

Writing Prompt for June 25, 2009

 

A visual metaphor- but presenting what? Is the woman a victim of the fist?

Write a poem about it. Develop a metaphor in some way.

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Una metáfora visual- pero que representa? Es la victima la mujer o el puño?

Escribe un poema sobre esto. Desarrolla una metáfora de algún modo dentro del mismo.

Symbolic mUTATION“Symbolic Mutation” by Jerry Uelsmann

June 25, 2009 Posted by mayawestwp2009 | Uncategorized | | 5 Comments