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The Patterns of Power process creates an environment in which writers study and appreciate the beauty and meaning of grammar and conventions rather than fear and avoid mistakes. Focusing on language’s power to inspire and affect us will generate writers who naturally come to know and use the patterns of the English language.

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How are the Patterns of Power and Patterns of Wonder Alike & Different

Jun 17, 2021

Join Jeff and Travis and guest Whitney LaRocca to discuss Whitney and Jeff’s upcoming book Patterns of Wonder for Pre-K - 1st grade. In this episode we discuss how Patterns of Wonder and Patterns of Power are alike and different. 

Order Patterns of Power: Inviting Adolescent Writers into the Conventions of Language,...

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Jodi Ramos & The New York Times Teaching Project

Jun 4, 2021

In today's episode, Travis and Jeff are joined by Jodi Ramos, a lauded writing teacher in San Antonio, TX. We discuss Jodi's recent work with the New York Times Teaching Project, including the piece she co-wrote for the Times with fellow project partner Blake Bockholt titled Sentences That Matter, Mentor and Motivate.

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