Today I’ve been looking through some books about teaching writing. Life is too short, you know. So little time, so many great books. A few I really like are: The Whole Story, Teachers Talk About Portfolios edited by Mary Ann Smith and jane Juska; What You Know by Heart by Katie Wood Ray; Crafting a Life in Essay, Story, Poem by Donald M. Murray and one about teaching reading comprehension called Mosaic of Thought, Teaching Comprehension in a Reader’s Workshop by Ellin Keene and Susan Zimmerman and Teaching Writing by Gail Tompkins.