Differentiating Writing — 6-12th- ADD ARTICLES HERE

Creating, Composing, and Writing: Are these synonyms in the ELA classroom?

Can essays simply be swapped out from an assessment? Let’s explore the ways in which writing skills can be broken down and evaluated in a variety of different formats.

Best Practices, Writing Assignments, Differentiating Writing, Philosophies on Writing, Writing ProjectAmanda CardenasJuly 4, 2022High School ELA, AP, ap language, alternate assessmentComment

4 Lessons to Elevate Students' Argumentative Writing Skills

Here are our key skills and strategies we can teach students to help elevate the level of their argumentative writing skills!

Differentiating Writing, Modes of Writing, Writing Mini-lessonsMelissa KruseJanuary 9, 2022Argument Writing, argumentative essay, writing skillsComment

Digital Writing Activities Students Actually Want to Complete

Engage middle and high school students in meaningful virtual writing assignments! These digital activities pack powerful learning benefits. Plus, they build confidence in reluctant writers.

Differentiating Writing, The Writing Process, Writing Assignments, Writing Mini-lessonsMelissa KruseApril 14, 2020digital, distance learning, writing assignments, writing activities, engagingComment

6 Ways to Differentiate Writing Instruction

Read about 6 ways to differentiate your writing instruction meaningfully - for any genre #highschoolela #differentiation

Best Practices, Differentiating WritingMelissa KruseAugust 12, 2018argumentative writing, genres, tips, differentiationComment

10 Reasons Secondary Teachers Should Try Reading & Writing Workshop

This article is meant for secondary teachers who are on the fence about whether to try reading and writing workshop in their class next year. Below you'll find ten convincing (I hope) reasons why you should definitely give workshop a chance!

Writing Workshop, Assessing Writing, Differentiating Writing, Philosophies on WritingAmanda WernerJune 19, 2018writing workshopComment

Literary Analysis Writing

Within a literary analysis, students are required to think deeply about a given text, then make inferences and provide evidence to support that inference. Not only does the skill of drafting a quality literary analysis response support students in high school English classes, but will essentially define much of their English coursework in college.

Best Practices, Differentiating Writing, Modes of Writing, The Writing Process, Writing Assignments, Assessing WritingGuest UserJune 12, 2018literary analysis, literary analysis writing, literary analysis lessons, teaching literary analysis, english lessons, ELA lessons, #iteachenglish, #iteachhighschool, Literary writingComment

9 Ways to Get Secondary Students to Enjoy Writing

How can teachers help older students enjoy writing? Negativity and reluctance is a mindset that is established early on. However, in middle and high school, certain teaching approaches and strategies can help to change the way students view themselves as writers. Create a positive writing culture and maintain it through the year. These nine approaches can help.

Poetry Writing That Supports Reading Standards - Found Poetry and Blackout Poetry

Learn more about using Found Poetry and Blackout Poetry as a creative assessment for those reading standards!

Assessing Writing, Best Practices, Differentiating Writing, Poetry, Writing AssignmentsGuest UserMarch 29, 2018Poetry to assess reading, Reading Strategies, Poetry Lessons, Poetry, Teaching Poetry, Found Poetry, Blackout PoetryComment

7 Poetry Activities Students Love

Getting older students to read and write poetry can be hard. Engaging poetry activities are critical for obtaining student buy-in. In this post from Reading and Writing Haven, read about five poetry activities older students will enjoy.

Differentiating Writing, FREEBIES, Writing AssignmentsMelissa KruseMarch 8, 2018poetry, writing poetry, poetry activities, writing activities, picture prompts, types of poetry Comment

Argument Games! Play These Fun Games to Practice Analyzing Arguments and Writing Arguments

I yearned for a way to practice skills such as evaluating the sufficiency of evidence and seeing multiple perspectives on a topic. I wished to help them in creating rich and effective arguments with elements of Ethos, Pathos, and Logos. Finally, I needed to find a way to help students in creating effective counter-arguments that actually refute the argument as opposed to simply changing the subject.

Best Practices, Differentiating Writing, Modes of Writing, Writing Assignments, The Writing Process, Writing Mini-lessonsGuest UserJanuary 23, 2018Argument Writing, The Argument Essay, Argument Activities, Practicing Argument Writing Skills, Preparing for Debate, Debate Lessons, Writing Arguments, Drafting Arguments, Rhetoric Skills, Debate Unit, Teaching DebateComment

Avoiding Plagiarism - 6 Effective Teaching Strategies All Educators Need

Teaching high school students to avoid plagiarism is no easy task. Try these strategies from Reading and Writing Haven to scaffold students' understanding and lead them to success.

Best Practices, Differentiating Writing, Editing & Revision, FREEBIES, Writing Mini-lessons, Writing WorkshopMelissa KruseJanuary 2, 2018struggling writers, struggling students, plagiarism, research, citing research, MLA, Works Cited, stationsComment

A Memorable Kinesthetic Writing Lesson for Older Students

Teaching the writing process? Try involving students kinesthetically. Play Doh can work for big kids, too! My high school students absolutely love this writing analogy that walks them through each stage of the writing process as if they were sculptors crafting a masterpiece. Differentiate your instruction with this best-practice, active learning lesson.

Best Practices, Differentiating Writing, Editing & Revision, FREEBIES, The Writing Process, Writing Assignments, Writing Mini-lessonsMelissa KruseOctober 3, 2017writing process, kinesthetic learning, differentiation, manipulative, writing lesson, engagingComment

8 Meaningful Ways to Differentiate Prewriting

Teaching writing? Sometimes students shut down before they write a single word. Teachers can address this dilemma by making the brainstorming process meaningful and engaging through differentiation and scaffolding. When students are provided with choices, they feel less helpless, become more confident, and produce better compositions.

Differentiating Writing, FREEBIES, The Writing ProcessMelissa KruseSeptember 26, 2017Writing, Prewriting Strategies, prewri, pre-writing, brainstorming, conferences, graphic organizers, discussions, differentiation, scaffolding writing, writing topicsComment

5 Ways Teachers Can Support Effective Writing Partnerships

Let's be honest allowing students to work with each other to discuss writing can be just a tad frustrating, or maybe more than a tad...You know it could be an amazing way to ease the workload, because there are 34 of them and only 1 of you. In this article you'll learn five simple strategies for how to make writing partners more effective in your classroom...

Best Practices, Differentiating WritingAmanda WernerAugust 22, 2017writing partners, peer editing, peer revisionComment

Foster a Writing Community in your Classroom by Creating a Class Blog

I have decided to build my own community of collaborative authors within my classroom; I will be establishing a class blog for my students, allowing them to grow together as authors, building a unique platform to showcase/display their works to the world!

Differentiating Writing, Technology & Writing, The Writing Process, Writing Assignments, Philosophies on WritingGuest UserAugust 12, 2017Creating a class blog, student blogging, Blogging in an ELA classroom, writing skills, Writing lessons, Middle school writing lessons, Middle School English, Middle School Language Arts, High school writing, #iteachhighschool, High School English, Creating a student blog Comment

14 Strategies to Support Struggling Writers: Build Confidence & 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 by incorporating these teacher-tested, student-approved strategies.

Assessing Writing, Philosophies on Writing, Best Practices, Differentiating Writing, Writing Workshop, Writing AssignmentsMelissa KruseJune 10, 2017The Reading & Writing Havenwriting, scaffolding writing, best practices, teaching writing, struggling writers, how to teach writing Comment