“Drabbles” Are Cool Writing Assignments – Here Are A Ton Of Models
Laura Gibbs contributed a great lesson on folktales to one of the books Katie Hull and I have...
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It’s “National Novel Writing Month” – Here Are Resources For How You & Your Students Can Take Advantage Of It
It’s National Novel Writing Month, and there is a fabulous website called Young Writers...
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Tons Of Resources For Teaching Students To Write “This I Believe” Essays
People may remember the great This I Believe broadcasts on NPR a few years ago (that are still...
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“Imagine Forest” Looks Like An Excellent Writing Site For Students
I briefly posted about Imagine Forest over two years ago and, though it looked like it had some...
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Here’s The Advice I Gave Our Advanced ELL Teachers On How To Prepare Students For Writing Assessments – What Can You Add?
We do a school-wide writing assessment each fall, which students then take again in the spring...
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NY Times Learning Network Unveils Yet Another Great Feature: “Mentor Texts”
The New York Times Learning Network has provided top notch teacher and student resources for...
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NY Times Learning Network Unveils “A Free School-Year Curriculum in 7 Units”
Earlier this week I shared an exciting announcement from The New York Times Learning Network...
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Interesting Evaluation Of Methods For Teaching Writing
Writing Approaches in Years 3 to 13: Evidence Review is a new report from The Education...
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Here’s An Opportunity For Students To Write For An Authentic Audience: Give Advice To Their Younger Selves
Hey From The Future lets you write advice to your younger self – and other people who...
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Infographic: “7 Secrets of Advanced English Writing”
Grammar Check has created a very useful infographic titled 7 Secrets Of Advanced English...
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Guest Post: The Lessons Our ELL Students Taught Their Schoolmates – Downloadable Book Included!
Editor’s Note: Guest Post: What ELLs Taught Our School In A Week-Long Empathy Project is a...
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An SEL Twist On The Autobiographical Incident Essay
The transformational power of how you talk about your life is an intriguing article at the BBC...
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