Outdoor writing activities needn’t be a huge hassle! Read for more ideas about writing outdoors to help students. I write with my personal children. They never fail to tell me…
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Teaching Reluctant Writers: 4 Fast Tips to Implement Tomorrow
Looking for tips for teaching reluctant writers? I can explain my process for you with some fun and simple writing activities. Teaching writing cannot be done in one way. Some…
Ways to Include Writing on a Language Arts Test
How do you include writing on a language arts test? The first time I wrote my own language arts test, it was too long. Like, embarrassingly the wrong length. Those…
Mastering How To Grade Writing Assignments
Looking for how to grade writing assignments? I’ll give the best advice I have! By the end of the school year (or maybe in October? I don’t know), grading student…
Expert Tips for Helping Students Draft an Essay
Drafting an essay with high school students takes patience, time, and modeling. Drafting is the second stage in the writing process, following prewriting or brainstorming. The entire writing process (prewriting,…
Teaching the Writing Process by Writing With Your Students
Teaching the writing process? I model the process for my students— errors, mistakes, frustrations, and all. We all want young writers to understand steps of the writing process and to…