The bumper stickers above were used based on the information given in the article by Lowe. Lowe explains in the article that we need to teach students to just write and break the barriers of writing before we begin with any writing strategy. The first bumper sticker talks about reading the world around us. This means that we need to let our students know that they can write about anything they see in around them. The second bumper sticker talks about having a writers' notebook as your best friend. The article mentions using your writers notebook everyday that it should be as close to you as your best friend.
Lowe, K., & Bormann, F. (2012). U-Can Write: Working with
Struggling Writers. Literacy Learning:
The Middle Years, 20(2), 22-28.
Struggling Writers. Literacy Learning:
The Middle Years, 20(2), 22-28.