Scaffolding the Multiple-Paragraph Essay for Struggling Writers
Your students are arguing with you, whining left and right, straying off task, staring at a blank screen, even exhibiting behavior issues. They’ve shut down. You’re only trying to do…
A Unique Kinesthetic Writing Process Activity for Older Students
Introducing or reviewing the writing process? In this post, you’ll find step-by-step ideas to walk students through what writers do as they pre-write, draft, revise, edit, and publish their work….
8 Meaningful Essay Prewriting Activities
Teaching writing? Sometimes students shut down before they write a single word. Teachers can address this dilemma by making the brainstorming process meaningful. How? Engage students through differentiation and scaffolding….
Three Grammar and Writing Lessons that Empower Student Authors
Writing is grammar. Grammar is writing. Sure, there are elements of writing that may not be directly related to grammar, such as word choice, citation rules, content, and paragraph organization. Still,…
Email Etiquette: Teaching Students How to Email a Teacher
Email etiquette can be one of the most beneficial writing lessons of the school year. Students make great gains in a short amount of time. Consider… From: [email protected] To: [email protected]…
ELA Curriculum: Balancing Reading and Writing
Teaching writing in middle and high school is often a bone of contention. Some people hate it; others love it. Writing is not everyone’s strong suit, and it’s certainly one…
14 Ways to Support Struggling Writers: Build Confidence and Increase Success
Teaching and assessing writing can be challenging, and even more so when you’re trying to identify effective ways to scaffold writing instruction for struggling students. Set teenagers up for success…
Engaging Secondary Writers with Music: Playlist of My Year
Secondary ELA teachers can engage students in meaningful, purposeful writing activities at the end of the school year without burying themselves in grading and their students in hours of work…
13 Ways Pictures Inspire Poetry
Pictures inspire poetry. In this post, you’ll find 13 ideas to use in middle and high school classrooms. What do you call fiction writers who try to write poetry? Prosers. What does…
3 Essential Ingredients for Successful Writing Instruction
Laura sat in her desk, averting her teary eyes from her peers, as she stared at the oversized, red letter scrawled on the top of her essay — a big, fat…
Practical Tips for Grading Faster: Keep the Quality & Maintain Your Sanity
Have you ever cried over a stack of essays late at night, eyes too bleary to see the words clearly? Are you a teacher who practically lives at school? Do…
Multigenre Research Project: The Key to Fitting in All Genres of Writing
Looking for a way to spice up your writing unit while engaging students, differentiating by ability and interest, and still covering all the required standards at the appropriate level of…
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