6-12 blog Index

Assessing Writing
- Aug 31, 2022 The Two Sides of Our Writing Brain: Supporting Student Writers in Process Aug 31, 2022
- Apr 5, 2022 Grading Writing Online vs. Grading on Paper: Pros and Cons Apr 5, 2022
- Aug 29, 2021 Three Strategies for Providing Feedback on Student Writing Aug 29, 2021
- Jan 25, 2021 Writing Workshop Resource Roundup Jan 25, 2021
- Feb 17, 2020 5 Alternatives to the Traditional Essay Feb 17, 2020
- Dec 10, 2019 Creative Activities and Games for Citing and Embedding Quotations! Dec 10, 2019
- Sep 17, 2019 Tone and Mood Writing - Writing Games and Unique Assessments to Teach Tone and Mood Sep 17, 2019
- Jul 19, 2019 10 Easy Ways to Reduce your Grading Time Jul 19, 2019
- Jul 22, 2018 Four Back-to-School Diagnostic Assignments for Secondary ELA Jul 22, 2018
- Jun 19, 2018 10 Reasons Secondary Teachers Should Try Reading & Writing Workshop Jun 19, 2018
- Jun 12, 2018 Literary Analysis Writing Jun 12, 2018
- Jun 6, 2018 9 Ways to Get Secondary Students to Enjoy Writing Jun 6, 2018
- Apr 24, 2018 Prompt Sticks Reflection Game: An Interactive Way to Reflect Back on the School Year Apr 24, 2018
- Mar 29, 2018 Poetry Writing That Supports Reading Standards - Found Poetry and Blackout Poetry Mar 29, 2018
- Dec 28, 2017 10 Unique and Creative Reflection Techniques & Lessons for the Secondary Student Dec 28, 2017
- Jul 18, 2017 The Best First Writing Lesson of the Year: Email Etiquette 101 Jul 18, 2017
- Jul 11, 2017 The Worst Essay of Your LIFE: A Unique Approach to Assessing Writing at the Beginning of the School Year Jul 11, 2017
- Jun 20, 2017 Supporting Struggling Writers: 6 Strategies for Turning Struggling Students into Successful & Confident Writers! Jun 20, 2017
- Jun 10, 2017 14 Strategies to Support Struggling Writers: Build Confidence & Increase Success Jun 10, 2017
- May 12, 2017 Creative 'til the End: The Graduation Speech Exam May 12, 2017
- Mar 7, 2017 How to Teach Writing: 3 Cornerstones for Writing Instruction with Older Students Mar 7, 2017
- Feb 27, 2017 A Philosophy for Assessing Writing: Aim for Improvement, not Perfection Feb 27, 2017
Best Practices
- Feb 17, 2023 The Collaborative Essay: Good or Bad? Feb 17, 2023
- Aug 31, 2022 The Two Sides of Our Writing Brain: Supporting Student Writers in Process Aug 31, 2022
- Aug 5, 2022 The Most Important Writing Assignment of the Year: Letter to My Teacher Aug 5, 2022
- Jul 17, 2022 Addressing the COVID Skills Gap Jul 17, 2022
- Jul 4, 2022 Creating, Composing, and Writing: Are these synonyms in the ELA classroom? Jul 4, 2022
- Dec 14, 2021 Who Would You Award "Person of the Year"? Dec 14, 2021
- Oct 21, 2021 Getting Started with Synthesis Writing Oct 21, 2021
- Sep 12, 2021 Setting Writing Goals with Students Sep 12, 2021
- Aug 29, 2021 Three Strategies for Providing Feedback on Student Writing Aug 29, 2021
- Aug 8, 2021 Three Rhetorical Analysis Activities for Back to School Aug 8, 2021
- Jul 30, 2021 4 Must-Have Picture Books to Teach Personal Narrative Writing Jul 30, 2021
- Jun 28, 2021 7 Easy and Effective Bell Ringers to Start Your ELA Class Jun 28, 2021
- Mar 29, 2021 You are NOT an editor! How to Get Students to Edit & Revise Their Own Work Mar 29, 2021
- Jan 25, 2021 Writing Workshop Resource Roundup Jan 25, 2021
- Aug 16, 2020 Online or In School: 5 Writing Activities for B2S That Don't STINK! Aug 16, 2020
- Jun 15, 2020 5 Must-Read Professional Development Books for Writing Teachers Jun 15, 2020
- May 14, 2020 5 Inspirational Posts That Will Change Your Approach to Teaching Writing! May 14, 2020
- Mar 24, 2020 Lesson Ideas and Tech Tools for Teaching Writing Through Distance Learning Mar 24, 2020
- Feb 25, 2020 16 Meaningful Writing Activities that Engage Students Feb 25, 2020
- Jan 31, 2020 Teaching Voice in Writing: Easy Tips for ELA Jan 31, 2020
- Nov 27, 2019 Teach Writing Every Day with Secondary Students Nov 27, 2019
- Nov 8, 2019 3 Mini-Lessons to Help Your Students Finally Understand and Effectively Use Formal Writing. Nov 8, 2019
- Oct 17, 2019 Purpose Not Apathy: Arts Literacy in ELA Oct 17, 2019
- Sep 30, 2019 10 Tips for Scaffolding Literary Analysis Sep 30, 2019
- Aug 20, 2019 Back to School Writing Workshop Ideas for Secondary ELA Aug 20, 2019
- Jul 19, 2019 10 Easy Ways to Reduce your Grading Time Jul 19, 2019
- Mar 4, 2019 Fun Acronyms to Teach Writing Mar 4, 2019
- Nov 18, 2018 Google Doc Do’s and Don’ts Nov 18, 2018
- Aug 28, 2018 There’s More to Writing Genres Than Meets the Eye Aug 28, 2018
- Aug 12, 2018 6 Ways to Differentiate Writing Instruction Aug 12, 2018
- Jun 12, 2018 Literary Analysis Writing Jun 12, 2018
- Jun 6, 2018 9 Ways to Get Secondary Students to Enjoy Writing Jun 6, 2018
- May 22, 2018 One-Pagers as a Response to Literature May 22, 2018
- Apr 24, 2018 Prompt Sticks Reflection Game: An Interactive Way to Reflect Back on the School Year Apr 24, 2018
- Mar 29, 2018 Poetry Writing That Supports Reading Standards - Found Poetry and Blackout Poetry Mar 29, 2018
- Mar 27, 2018 Tone Tunes: Using Music to Teach Tone in Poetry Mar 27, 2018
- Feb 27, 2018 Grammar Games for the Secondary Classroom Feb 27, 2018
- Jan 23, 2018 Argument Games! Play These Fun Games to Practice Analyzing Arguments and Writing Arguments Jan 23, 2018
- Jan 2, 2018 Avoiding Plagiarism - 6 Effective Teaching Strategies All Educators Need Jan 2, 2018
- Dec 16, 2017 Empower Student Writers with a 20% Time Choice Blogging Project Dec 16, 2017
- Nov 30, 2017 Writer's Workshop in the Secondary Classroom: An Exclusive Interview with Secondary Sara Nov 30, 2017
- Nov 28, 2017 Choice Reading (and Writing), An Interview with The Literary Maven Nov 28, 2017
- Oct 31, 2017 Using Mentor Texts to Teach Writing! Oct 31, 2017
- Oct 10, 2017 Writing is Recursive, Not Linear: Free Task Cards to Reflect Writing as a Process Oct 10, 2017
- Oct 3, 2017 A Memorable Kinesthetic Writing Lesson for Older Students Oct 3, 2017
- Sep 20, 2017 Daily Writing Prompts to Inspire New Ideas Sep 20, 2017
- Sep 19, 2017 Generating Writing Ideas with Lists and Conversations Sep 19, 2017
- Sep 14, 2017 2 PreWriting Activities Your Students MUST DO Before Writing the Argument Essay Sep 14, 2017
- Aug 31, 2017 TEN Writing Assignments to Build a Writing Community in the Classroom Aug 31, 2017
- Aug 26, 2017 How to Create a Writing Culture that Empowers Students through Grammar Aug 26, 2017
- Aug 22, 2017 5 Ways Teachers Can Support Effective Writing Partnerships Aug 22, 2017
- Aug 8, 2017 5 Ways to Build Writing Community Aug 8, 2017
- Jul 24, 2017 Journals: A Handy Tool and the Ultimate Back-Up Plan Jul 24, 2017
- Jul 18, 2017 The Best First Writing Lesson of the Year: Email Etiquette 101 Jul 18, 2017
- Jul 11, 2017 The Worst Essay of Your LIFE: A Unique Approach to Assessing Writing at the Beginning of the School Year Jul 11, 2017
- Jul 4, 2017 The Ultimate Writing Workshop Routines Guide Jul 4, 2017
- Jun 20, 2017 Supporting Struggling Writers: 6 Strategies for Turning Struggling Students into Successful & Confident Writers! Jun 20, 2017
- Jun 10, 2017 14 Strategies to Support Struggling Writers: Build Confidence & Increase Success Jun 10, 2017
- May 30, 2017 Three High-Interest Writing Assignments to Motivate Struggling Writers May 30, 2017
- May 9, 2017 Writing About Theme with an Engaging Musical Twist: An End-of-Course Assignment May 9, 2017
- May 2, 2017 The Most Important Essay for High School Seniors: The Personal Philosophy Statement May 2, 2017
- Apr 11, 2017 13 Ways Pictures Can Inspire Students to Write Poetry Apr 11, 2017
- Apr 4, 2017 Poetry for Writing Workshop in Grades 6-12: 10+ Devices & Poems to Model Them all! Apr 4, 2017
- Mar 7, 2017 How to Teach Writing: 3 Cornerstones for Writing Instruction with Older Students Mar 7, 2017
- Feb 27, 2017 A Philosophy for Assessing Writing: Aim for Improvement, not Perfection Feb 27, 2017
Creative Writing
- Dec 4, 2023 Creative Writing Prompts That Will Spark Your Students' Imaginations (And Make Them Beg for More!) Dec 4, 2023
- Sep 26, 2023 Writing Activities for Your Next Unit Hero Unit Sep 26, 2023
- Mar 25, 2023 12 Super Fun Poetry Lesson Plans for Middle and High School Mar 25, 2023
- Jan 29, 2023 Writing Prompts for Women's History Month Jan 29, 2023
- Dec 8, 2022 FUN with Writing! Dec 8, 2022
- Oct 24, 2022 Halloween Write the Room: Spooky Season Creative Writing Oct 24, 2022
- Jul 17, 2022 Addressing the COVID Skills Gap Jul 17, 2022
- Oct 8, 2021 3 Reasons to Use Seasonal Writing Activities Oct 8, 2021
- Oct 4, 2021 Gothic-Inspired Creative Writing Assignments Oct 4, 2021
- Sep 25, 2021 How to Teach Descriptive Writing Sep 25, 2021
- Sep 5, 2021 Writing a Manifesto: A Guide for Students Sep 5, 2021
- Jul 24, 2021 FIVE Fun Writing Activities for Back to School Jul 24, 2021
- Mar 21, 2021 5 Poetry Activities to Heal Trauma Mar 21, 2021
- Aug 16, 2020 Online or In School: 5 Writing Activities for B2S That Don't STINK! Aug 16, 2020
- Nov 6, 2018 The Gingerbread House Story Project: A Brave Teacher's Guide Nov 6, 2018
- May 22, 2018 One-Pagers as a Response to Literature May 22, 2018
- Mar 20, 2018 Poetry Collage: Poetry Meets Art Mar 20, 2018
- Feb 20, 2018 9 Writing Activities to use with any Shakespeare Play Feb 20, 2018
- Dec 16, 2017 Empower Student Writers with a 20% Time Choice Blogging Project Dec 16, 2017
- Nov 21, 2017 Thanksgiving Writing Activities for the Whole Family Nov 21, 2017
Differentiating Writing
- Jul 4, 2022 Creating, Composing, and Writing: Are these synonyms in the ELA classroom? Jul 4, 2022
- Jan 9, 2022 4 Lessons to Elevate Students' Argumentative Writing Skills Jan 9, 2022
- Apr 14, 2020 Digital Writing Activities Students Actually Want to Complete Apr 14, 2020
- Aug 12, 2018 6 Ways to Differentiate Writing Instruction Aug 12, 2018
- Jun 19, 2018 10 Reasons Secondary Teachers Should Try Reading & Writing Workshop Jun 19, 2018
- Jun 12, 2018 Literary Analysis Writing Jun 12, 2018
- Jun 6, 2018 9 Ways to Get Secondary Students to Enjoy Writing Jun 6, 2018
- Mar 29, 2018 Poetry Writing That Supports Reading Standards - Found Poetry and Blackout Poetry Mar 29, 2018
- Mar 8, 2018 7 Poetry Activities Students Love Mar 8, 2018
- Jan 23, 2018 Argument Games! Play These Fun Games to Practice Analyzing Arguments and Writing Arguments Jan 23, 2018
- Jan 2, 2018 Avoiding Plagiarism - 6 Effective Teaching Strategies All Educators Need Jan 2, 2018
- Oct 3, 2017 A Memorable Kinesthetic Writing Lesson for Older Students Oct 3, 2017
- Sep 26, 2017 8 Meaningful Ways to Differentiate Prewriting Sep 26, 2017
- Aug 22, 2017 5 Ways Teachers Can Support Effective Writing Partnerships Aug 22, 2017
- Aug 12, 2017 Foster a Writing Community in your Classroom by Creating a Class Blog Aug 12, 2017
- Jun 10, 2017 14 Strategies to Support Struggling Writers: Build Confidence & Increase Success Jun 10, 2017
Distance Learning
- Aug 16, 2020 Online or In School: 5 Writing Activities for B2S That Don't STINK! Aug 16, 2020
- Jul 17, 2020 How Parents Can Help with Writing at Home Jul 17, 2020
- May 28, 2020 Three High-Interest Writing Assignments for Distance Learning May 28, 2020
- May 26, 2020 How to Teach Sketchnotes (and Reduce Stress) May 26, 2020
- May 6, 2020 Five Unique Ways to Use Google Slides to End the School Year May 6, 2020
- Nov 18, 2018 Google Doc Do’s and Don’ts Nov 18, 2018
- Dec 16, 2017 Empower Student Writers with a 20% Time Choice Blogging Project Dec 16, 2017
Editing & Revision
- Aug 31, 2022 The Two Sides of Our Writing Brain: Supporting Student Writers in Process Aug 31, 2022
- Jun 14, 2022 Essay Revision: Ways to Encourage Students to Revise their Writing Jun 14, 2022
- Dec 14, 2021 Who Would You Award "Person of the Year"? Dec 14, 2021
- Oct 21, 2021 Getting Started with Synthesis Writing Oct 21, 2021
- Mar 29, 2021 You are NOT an editor! How to Get Students to Edit & Revise Their Own Work Mar 29, 2021
- Nov 8, 2019 3 Mini-Lessons to Help Your Students Finally Understand and Effectively Use Formal Writing. Nov 8, 2019
- Oct 17, 2019 Purpose Not Apathy: Arts Literacy in ELA Oct 17, 2019
- Jul 9, 2019 Five Ways to Target Commentary for Essay Writing Jul 9, 2019
- Sep 18, 2018 Three Essential Editing and Revision Mini-lessons for Argumentative Writing Sep 18, 2018
- Jun 6, 2018 9 Ways to Get Secondary Students to Enjoy Writing Jun 6, 2018
- Jan 2, 2018 Avoiding Plagiarism - 6 Effective Teaching Strategies All Educators Need Jan 2, 2018
- Dec 28, 2017 10 Unique and Creative Reflection Techniques & Lessons for the Secondary Student Dec 28, 2017
- Oct 31, 2017 Using Mentor Texts to Teach Writing! Oct 31, 2017
- Oct 10, 2017 Writing is Recursive, Not Linear: Free Task Cards to Reflect Writing as a Process Oct 10, 2017
- Oct 3, 2017 A Memorable Kinesthetic Writing Lesson for Older Students Oct 3, 2017
- Jun 20, 2017 Supporting Struggling Writers: 6 Strategies for Turning Struggling Students into Successful & Confident Writers! Jun 20, 2017
- Mar 7, 2017 How to Teach Writing: 3 Cornerstones for Writing Instruction with Older Students Mar 7, 2017
FREEBIES
- Jan 29, 2023 Writing Prompts for Women's History Month Jan 29, 2023
- Oct 24, 2022 Halloween Write the Room: Spooky Season Creative Writing Oct 24, 2022
- Jan 23, 2022 Argument Games for Secondary ELA Jan 23, 2022
- Jul 24, 2021 FIVE Fun Writing Activities for Back to School Jul 24, 2021
- Jul 17, 2020 How Parents Can Help with Writing at Home Jul 17, 2020
- Feb 25, 2020 16 Meaningful Writing Activities that Engage Students Feb 25, 2020
- Feb 17, 2020 5 Alternatives to the Traditional Essay Feb 17, 2020
- Jan 31, 2020 Teaching Voice in Writing: Easy Tips for ELA Jan 31, 2020
- Oct 29, 2019 6 Creative Lessons to Inspire Secondary Writers Oct 29, 2019
- Jul 15, 2019 5 Ways to Incorporate Vocabulary in Writing Jul 15, 2019
- Feb 19, 2019 5 Creative Response to Reading Activities Feb 19, 2019
- Jun 6, 2018 9 Ways to Get Secondary Students to Enjoy Writing Jun 6, 2018
- Apr 24, 2018 Prompt Sticks Reflection Game: An Interactive Way to Reflect Back on the School Year Apr 24, 2018
- Apr 3, 2018 Writing Thank You Emails to Spread Kindness Apr 3, 2018
- Mar 27, 2018 Tone Tunes: Using Music to Teach Tone in Poetry Mar 27, 2018
- Mar 8, 2018 7 Poetry Activities Students Love Mar 8, 2018
- Feb 5, 2018 FIVE Unique Valentine's Day Lessons to Target Essential Skills in Secondary Classes Feb 5, 2018
- Jan 2, 2018 Avoiding Plagiarism - 6 Effective Teaching Strategies All Educators Need Jan 2, 2018
- Dec 28, 2017 10 Unique and Creative Reflection Techniques & Lessons for the Secondary Student Dec 28, 2017
- Dec 5, 2017 Three Famous Christmas Speeches to Inspire Writing Dec 5, 2017
- Dec 2, 2017 Engaging Holiday Writing Activities for Middle and High School Dec 2, 2017
- Oct 31, 2017 Using Mentor Texts to Teach Writing! Oct 31, 2017
- Oct 10, 2017 Writing is Recursive, Not Linear: Free Task Cards to Reflect Writing as a Process Oct 10, 2017
- Oct 3, 2017 A Memorable Kinesthetic Writing Lesson for Older Students Oct 3, 2017
- Sep 28, 2017 Sketchnotes: Paper Prep that's FUN Sep 28, 2017
- Sep 26, 2017 8 Meaningful Ways to Differentiate Prewriting Sep 26, 2017
- Sep 20, 2017 Daily Writing Prompts to Inspire New Ideas Sep 20, 2017
- Jul 11, 2017 The Worst Essay of Your LIFE: A Unique Approach to Assessing Writing at the Beginning of the School Year Jul 11, 2017
- Jun 20, 2017 Supporting Struggling Writers: 6 Strategies for Turning Struggling Students into Successful & Confident Writers! Jun 20, 2017
- May 9, 2017 Writing About Theme with an Engaging Musical Twist: An End-of-Course Assignment May 9, 2017
- Apr 18, 2017 Confessions of an English Teacher who does NOT Love Poetry-GASP! Apr 18, 2017
- Apr 11, 2017 13 Ways Pictures Can Inspire Students to Write Poetry Apr 11, 2017
- Mar 14, 2017 Writing Instruction that Fosters Future Authors- a Philosophy for Teaching Writing at the Secondary Level Mar 14, 2017
- Mar 7, 2017 How to Teach Writing: 3 Cornerstones for Writing Instruction with Older Students Mar 7, 2017
- Feb 27, 2017 A Philosophy for Assessing Writing: Aim for Improvement, not Perfection Feb 27, 2017
Grammar
- Oct 29, 2022 Engage Students in Analyzing, Revising, and Writing Effective Sentences with these 6 Steps [Examples of Incomplete Sentences, Complete Sentences, and Run-ons Included] Oct 29, 2022
- Feb 27, 2018 Grammar Games for the Secondary Classroom Feb 27, 2018
Holiday
- Jan 29, 2023 Writing Prompts for Women's History Month Jan 29, 2023
- Oct 24, 2022 Halloween Write the Room: Spooky Season Creative Writing Oct 24, 2022
- Oct 4, 2021 Gothic-Inspired Creative Writing Assignments Oct 4, 2021
- Nov 29, 2020 Three NO PREP Activities for AFTER Break Nov 29, 2020
- Oct 10, 2019 High-Interest Halloween Activities for Secondary ELA Oct 10, 2019
- Nov 6, 2018 The Gingerbread House Story Project: A Brave Teacher's Guide Nov 6, 2018
- Oct 30, 2018 6 Holiday Writing Ideas for the English Language Arts Classroom Oct 30, 2018
- Oct 16, 2018 4 Mini-Lessons for Teaching Suspense Writing Oct 16, 2018
- Oct 9, 2018 Fun Holiday Writing Activities for Secondary Oct 9, 2018
- Feb 5, 2018 FIVE Unique Valentine's Day Lessons to Target Essential Skills in Secondary Classes Feb 5, 2018
- Dec 7, 2017 Narrative, Information & Argumentative Holiday Writing Ideas Dec 7, 2017
- Nov 21, 2017 Thanksgiving Writing Activities for the Whole Family Nov 21, 2017
Mentor Texts
- Oct 29, 2022 Engage Students in Analyzing, Revising, and Writing Effective Sentences with these 6 Steps [Examples of Incomplete Sentences, Complete Sentences, and Run-ons Included] Oct 29, 2022
- Sep 5, 2021 Writing a Manifesto: A Guide for Students Sep 5, 2021
- Jul 30, 2021 4 Must-Have Picture Books to Teach Personal Narrative Writing Jul 30, 2021
- Mar 17, 2020 Get Your Students to ‘Read Like a Writer.’ A Strategy for Using Mentor Texts in Writing Instruction. Mar 17, 2020
- Sep 17, 2019 Tone and Mood Writing - Writing Games and Unique Assessments to Teach Tone and Mood Sep 17, 2019
- Oct 16, 2018 4 Mini-Lessons for Teaching Suspense Writing Oct 16, 2018
- Feb 5, 2018 FIVE Unique Valentine's Day Lessons to Target Essential Skills in Secondary Classes Feb 5, 2018
- Oct 31, 2017 Using Mentor Texts to Teach Writing! Oct 31, 2017
- Sep 20, 2017 Daily Writing Prompts to Inspire New Ideas Sep 20, 2017
- Apr 18, 2017 Confessions of an English Teacher who does NOT Love Poetry-GASP! Apr 18, 2017
- Apr 4, 2017 Poetry for Writing Workshop in Grades 6-12: 10+ Devices & Poems to Model Them all! Apr 4, 2017
- Mar 14, 2017 Writing Instruction that Fosters Future Authors- a Philosophy for Teaching Writing at the Secondary Level Mar 14, 2017
Modes of Writing
- Sep 26, 2023 Writing Activities for Your Next Unit Hero Unit Sep 26, 2023
- Aug 5, 2022 The Most Important Writing Assignment of the Year: Letter to My Teacher Aug 5, 2022
- Jan 9, 2022 4 Lessons to Elevate Students' Argumentative Writing Skills Jan 9, 2022
- Feb 4, 2020 Creative Writing Activities for High School Feb 4, 2020
- Jan 31, 2020 Teaching Voice in Writing: Easy Tips for ELA Jan 31, 2020
- Nov 8, 2019 3 Mini-Lessons to Help Your Students Finally Understand and Effectively Use Formal Writing. Nov 8, 2019
- Oct 17, 2019 Purpose Not Apathy: Arts Literacy in ELA Oct 17, 2019
- Mar 4, 2019 Fun Acronyms to Teach Writing Mar 4, 2019
- Sep 27, 2018 Argumentative Writing: 5 Important Teaching Points Sep 27, 2018
- Aug 28, 2018 There’s More to Writing Genres Than Meets the Eye Aug 28, 2018
- Jun 12, 2018 Literary Analysis Writing Jun 12, 2018
- Apr 3, 2018 Writing Thank You Emails to Spread Kindness Apr 3, 2018
- Mar 27, 2018 Tone Tunes: Using Music to Teach Tone in Poetry Mar 27, 2018
- Jan 23, 2018 Argument Games! Play These Fun Games to Practice Analyzing Arguments and Writing Arguments Jan 23, 2018
- Oct 31, 2017 Using Mentor Texts to Teach Writing! Oct 31, 2017
- Sep 14, 2017 2 PreWriting Activities Your Students MUST DO Before Writing the Argument Essay Sep 14, 2017
- May 23, 2017 30 Super Engaging End of the Year Writing Projects May 23, 2017
- May 12, 2017 Creative 'til the End: The Graduation Speech Exam May 12, 2017
- Apr 18, 2017 Confessions of an English Teacher who does NOT Love Poetry-GASP! Apr 18, 2017
Note-taking
- May 26, 2020 How to Teach Sketchnotes (and Reduce Stress) May 26, 2020
Philosophies on Writing
- Feb 17, 2023 The Collaborative Essay: Good or Bad? Feb 17, 2023
- Aug 31, 2022 The Two Sides of Our Writing Brain: Supporting Student Writers in Process Aug 31, 2022
- Jul 4, 2022 Creating, Composing, and Writing: Are these synonyms in the ELA classroom? Jul 4, 2022
- Jan 19, 2020 Supporting High School Writers Jan 19, 2020
- Sep 27, 2018 Argumentative Writing: 5 Important Teaching Points Sep 27, 2018
- Jun 19, 2018 10 Reasons Secondary Teachers Should Try Reading & Writing Workshop Jun 19, 2018
- Jun 6, 2018 9 Ways to Get Secondary Students to Enjoy Writing Jun 6, 2018
- Dec 28, 2017 10 Unique and Creative Reflection Techniques & Lessons for the Secondary Student Dec 28, 2017
- Oct 31, 2017 Using Mentor Texts to Teach Writing! Oct 31, 2017
- Aug 26, 2017 How to Create a Writing Culture that Empowers Students through Grammar Aug 26, 2017
- Aug 12, 2017 Foster a Writing Community in your Classroom by Creating a Class Blog Aug 12, 2017
- Jun 20, 2017 Supporting Struggling Writers: 6 Strategies for Turning Struggling Students into Successful & Confident Writers! Jun 20, 2017
- Jun 17, 2017 Writing Makerspaces: 4 Ways to Apply the Maker Movement to your Classroom Jun 17, 2017
- Jun 10, 2017 14 Strategies to Support Struggling Writers: Build Confidence & Increase Success Jun 10, 2017
- Mar 28, 2017 A Philosophy for Teaching Writing: Structure, Purpose & Passion Mar 28, 2017
- Mar 14, 2017 Writing Instruction that Fosters Future Authors- a Philosophy for Teaching Writing at the Secondary Level Mar 14, 2017
- Mar 7, 2017 How to Teach Writing: 3 Cornerstones for Writing Instruction with Older Students Mar 7, 2017
- Feb 27, 2017 A Philosophy for Assessing Writing: Aim for Improvement, not Perfection Feb 27, 2017
Poetry
- Sep 26, 2023 Writing Activities for Your Next Unit Hero Unit Sep 26, 2023
- Mar 25, 2023 12 Super Fun Poetry Lesson Plans for Middle and High School Mar 25, 2023
- Mar 13, 2023 4 Reasons to Write Bio Poems Mar 13, 2023
- Sep 25, 2021 How to Teach Descriptive Writing Sep 25, 2021
- Mar 21, 2021 5 Poetry Activities to Heal Trauma Mar 21, 2021
- Mar 3, 2020 A Creative Poetry Stations Activity Mar 3, 2020
- Mar 29, 2018 Poetry Writing That Supports Reading Standards - Found Poetry and Blackout Poetry Mar 29, 2018
- Mar 27, 2018 Tone Tunes: Using Music to Teach Tone in Poetry Mar 27, 2018
- Mar 20, 2018 Poetry Collage: Poetry Meets Art Mar 20, 2018
- Mar 15, 2018 For Teachers Who Hate Teaching Poetry: Teach Poetry Emulation, Here's How... Mar 15, 2018
Reading & Writing
- Sep 26, 2023 Writing Activities for Your Next Unit Hero Unit Sep 26, 2023
- Apr 24, 2023 Characterization Activities to Spark Analysis Apr 24, 2023
- Aug 31, 2022 The Two Sides of Our Writing Brain: Supporting Student Writers in Process Aug 31, 2022
- Aug 5, 2022 The Most Important Writing Assignment of the Year: Letter to My Teacher Aug 5, 2022
- Jan 31, 2022 3 Writing Activities to use with Any Novel Jan 31, 2022
- Jan 23, 2022 Argument Games for Secondary ELA Jan 23, 2022
- Aug 16, 2020 Online or In School: 5 Writing Activities for B2S That Don't STINK! Aug 16, 2020
- Nov 28, 2017 Choice Reading (and Writing), An Interview with The Literary Maven Nov 28, 2017
Social Justice
- Jul 17, 2021 Important Takeaways from 3 Books About Incorporating Social Justice Practices into Teaching Writing Jul 17, 2021
Struggling Writers
- Aug 19, 2022 5 Essential Scaffolds for Personal Narrative Writing Aug 19, 2022
Technology & Writing
- May 6, 2020 Five Unique Ways to Use Google Slides to End the School Year May 6, 2020
- Mar 24, 2020 Lesson Ideas and Tech Tools for Teaching Writing Through Distance Learning Mar 24, 2020
- Nov 18, 2018 Google Doc Do’s and Don’ts Nov 18, 2018
- Sep 4, 2018 Teaching 21st-Century Writing: Are Instagram Captions a Genre Now? Sep 4, 2018
- Aug 12, 2017 Foster a Writing Community in your Classroom by Creating a Class Blog Aug 12, 2017
- Jul 18, 2017 The Best First Writing Lesson of the Year: Email Etiquette 101 Jul 18, 2017
- May 23, 2017 30 Super Engaging End of the Year Writing Projects May 23, 2017
The Writing Process
- Jun 14, 2022 Essay Revision: Ways to Encourage Students to Revise their Writing Jun 14, 2022
- Jan 23, 2022 Argument Games for Secondary ELA Jan 23, 2022
- Jan 25, 2021 Writing Workshop Resource Roundup Jan 25, 2021
- Apr 14, 2020 Digital Writing Activities Students Actually Want to Complete Apr 14, 2020
- Jan 31, 2020 Teaching Voice in Writing: Easy Tips for ELA Jan 31, 2020
- Jan 19, 2020 Supporting High School Writers Jan 19, 2020
- Oct 17, 2019 Purpose Not Apathy: Arts Literacy in ELA Oct 17, 2019
- Jul 9, 2019 Five Ways to Target Commentary for Essay Writing Jul 9, 2019
- Mar 4, 2019 Fun Acronyms to Teach Writing Mar 4, 2019
- Sep 18, 2018 Three Essential Editing and Revision Mini-lessons for Argumentative Writing Sep 18, 2018
- Jun 12, 2018 Literary Analysis Writing Jun 12, 2018
- Jan 23, 2018 Argument Games! Play These Fun Games to Practice Analyzing Arguments and Writing Arguments Jan 23, 2018
- Dec 28, 2017 10 Unique and Creative Reflection Techniques & Lessons for the Secondary Student Dec 28, 2017
- Nov 30, 2017 Writer's Workshop in the Secondary Classroom: An Exclusive Interview with Secondary Sara Nov 30, 2017
- Oct 31, 2017 Using Mentor Texts to Teach Writing! Oct 31, 2017
- Oct 10, 2017 Writing is Recursive, Not Linear: Free Task Cards to Reflect Writing as a Process Oct 10, 2017
- Oct 3, 2017 A Memorable Kinesthetic Writing Lesson for Older Students Oct 3, 2017
- Sep 28, 2017 Sketchnotes: Paper Prep that's FUN Sep 28, 2017
- Sep 26, 2017 8 Meaningful Ways to Differentiate Prewriting Sep 26, 2017
- Sep 20, 2017 Daily Writing Prompts to Inspire New Ideas Sep 20, 2017
- Sep 19, 2017 Generating Writing Ideas with Lists and Conversations Sep 19, 2017
- Sep 14, 2017 2 PreWriting Activities Your Students MUST DO Before Writing the Argument Essay Sep 14, 2017
- Aug 12, 2017 Foster a Writing Community in your Classroom by Creating a Class Blog Aug 12, 2017
- Jul 11, 2017 The Worst Essay of Your LIFE: A Unique Approach to Assessing Writing at the Beginning of the School Year Jul 11, 2017
Writing Assignments
- Sep 26, 2023 Writing Activities for Your Next Unit Hero Unit Sep 26, 2023
- Apr 24, 2023 Characterization Activities to Spark Analysis Apr 24, 2023
- Aug 5, 2022 The Most Important Writing Assignment of the Year: Letter to My Teacher Aug 5, 2022
- Jul 4, 2022 Creating, Composing, and Writing: Are these synonyms in the ELA classroom? Jul 4, 2022
- Jan 23, 2022 Argument Games for Secondary ELA Jan 23, 2022
- Dec 14, 2021 Who Would You Award "Person of the Year"? Dec 14, 2021
- Oct 21, 2021 Getting Started with Synthesis Writing Oct 21, 2021
- Oct 8, 2021 3 Reasons to Use Seasonal Writing Activities Oct 8, 2021
- Jul 24, 2021 FIVE Fun Writing Activities for Back to School Jul 24, 2021
- Nov 29, 2020 Three NO PREP Activities for AFTER Break Nov 29, 2020
- Aug 16, 2020 Online or In School: 5 Writing Activities for B2S That Don't STINK! Aug 16, 2020
- Jul 17, 2020 How Parents Can Help with Writing at Home Jul 17, 2020
- May 28, 2020 Three High-Interest Writing Assignments for Distance Learning May 28, 2020
- Apr 14, 2020 Digital Writing Activities Students Actually Want to Complete Apr 14, 2020
- Mar 24, 2020 Lesson Ideas and Tech Tools for Teaching Writing Through Distance Learning Mar 24, 2020
- Feb 25, 2020 16 Meaningful Writing Activities that Engage Students Feb 25, 2020
- Feb 17, 2020 5 Alternatives to the Traditional Essay Feb 17, 2020
- Feb 4, 2020 Creative Writing Activities for High School Feb 4, 2020
- Dec 10, 2019 Creative Activities and Games for Citing and Embedding Quotations! Dec 10, 2019
- Nov 8, 2019 3 Mini-Lessons to Help Your Students Finally Understand and Effectively Use Formal Writing. Nov 8, 2019
- Oct 29, 2019 6 Creative Lessons to Inspire Secondary Writers Oct 29, 2019
- Oct 17, 2019 Purpose Not Apathy: Arts Literacy in ELA Oct 17, 2019
- Sep 30, 2019 10 Tips for Scaffolding Literary Analysis Sep 30, 2019
- Sep 17, 2019 Tone and Mood Writing - Writing Games and Unique Assessments to Teach Tone and Mood Sep 17, 2019
- Aug 20, 2019 Back to School Writing Workshop Ideas for Secondary ELA Aug 20, 2019
- Jul 27, 2019 Meaningful Writing Lessons to Start the School Year Jul 27, 2019
- Jul 15, 2019 5 Ways to Incorporate Vocabulary in Writing Jul 15, 2019
- Mar 4, 2019 Fun Acronyms to Teach Writing Mar 4, 2019
- Feb 19, 2019 5 Creative Response to Reading Activities Feb 19, 2019
- Oct 9, 2018 Fun Holiday Writing Activities for Secondary Oct 9, 2018
- Sep 27, 2018 Argumentative Writing: 5 Important Teaching Points Sep 27, 2018
- Jul 22, 2018 Four Back-to-School Diagnostic Assignments for Secondary ELA Jul 22, 2018
- Jun 12, 2018 Literary Analysis Writing Jun 12, 2018
- Jun 6, 2018 9 Ways to Get Secondary Students to Enjoy Writing Jun 6, 2018
- May 22, 2018 One-Pagers as a Response to Literature May 22, 2018
- Apr 24, 2018 Prompt Sticks Reflection Game: An Interactive Way to Reflect Back on the School Year Apr 24, 2018
- Apr 3, 2018 Writing Thank You Emails to Spread Kindness Apr 3, 2018
- Mar 29, 2018 Poetry Writing That Supports Reading Standards - Found Poetry and Blackout Poetry Mar 29, 2018
- Mar 27, 2018 Tone Tunes: Using Music to Teach Tone in Poetry Mar 27, 2018
- Mar 8, 2018 7 Poetry Activities Students Love Mar 8, 2018
- Feb 20, 2018 9 Writing Activities to use with any Shakespeare Play Feb 20, 2018
- Feb 13, 2018 A Writing Lesson to Get High School Students Thinking Feb 13, 2018
- Feb 5, 2018 FIVE Unique Valentine's Day Lessons to Target Essential Skills in Secondary Classes Feb 5, 2018
- Jan 23, 2018 Argument Games! Play These Fun Games to Practice Analyzing Arguments and Writing Arguments Jan 23, 2018
- Dec 28, 2017 10 Unique and Creative Reflection Techniques & Lessons for the Secondary Student Dec 28, 2017
- Dec 7, 2017 Narrative, Information & Argumentative Holiday Writing Ideas Dec 7, 2017
- Dec 5, 2017 Three Famous Christmas Speeches to Inspire Writing Dec 5, 2017
- Dec 2, 2017 Engaging Holiday Writing Activities for Middle and High School Dec 2, 2017
- Nov 21, 2017 Thanksgiving Writing Activities for the Whole Family Nov 21, 2017
- Oct 10, 2017 Writing is Recursive, Not Linear: Free Task Cards to Reflect Writing as a Process Oct 10, 2017
- Oct 3, 2017 A Memorable Kinesthetic Writing Lesson for Older Students Oct 3, 2017
- Sep 28, 2017 Sketchnotes: Paper Prep that's FUN Sep 28, 2017
- Sep 20, 2017 Daily Writing Prompts to Inspire New Ideas Sep 20, 2017
- Sep 14, 2017 2 PreWriting Activities Your Students MUST DO Before Writing the Argument Essay Sep 14, 2017
- Aug 31, 2017 TEN Writing Assignments to Build a Writing Community in the Classroom Aug 31, 2017
- Aug 26, 2017 How to Create a Writing Culture that Empowers Students through Grammar Aug 26, 2017
- Aug 12, 2017 Foster a Writing Community in your Classroom by Creating a Class Blog Aug 12, 2017
- Jul 18, 2017 The Best First Writing Lesson of the Year: Email Etiquette 101 Jul 18, 2017
- Jul 11, 2017 The Worst Essay of Your LIFE: A Unique Approach to Assessing Writing at the Beginning of the School Year Jul 11, 2017
- Jun 20, 2017 Supporting Struggling Writers: 6 Strategies for Turning Struggling Students into Successful & Confident Writers! Jun 20, 2017
- Jun 10, 2017 14 Strategies to Support Struggling Writers: Build Confidence & Increase Success Jun 10, 2017
- May 30, 2017 Three High-Interest Writing Assignments to Motivate Struggling Writers May 30, 2017
- May 12, 2017 Creative 'til the End: The Graduation Speech Exam May 12, 2017
- May 9, 2017 Writing About Theme with an Engaging Musical Twist: An End-of-Course Assignment May 9, 2017
- May 2, 2017 The Most Important Essay for High School Seniors: The Personal Philosophy Statement May 2, 2017
- Apr 11, 2017 13 Ways Pictures Can Inspire Students to Write Poetry Apr 11, 2017
Writing Mini-lessons
- Mar 25, 2023 12 Super Fun Poetry Lesson Plans for Middle and High School Mar 25, 2023
- Jan 29, 2023 Writing Prompts for Women's History Month Jan 29, 2023
- Oct 29, 2022 Engage Students in Analyzing, Revising, and Writing Effective Sentences with these 6 Steps [Examples of Incomplete Sentences, Complete Sentences, and Run-ons Included] Oct 29, 2022
- Oct 24, 2022 Halloween Write the Room: Spooky Season Creative Writing Oct 24, 2022
- Aug 31, 2022 The Two Sides of Our Writing Brain: Supporting Student Writers in Process Aug 31, 2022
- Aug 5, 2022 The Most Important Writing Assignment of the Year: Letter to My Teacher Aug 5, 2022
- Jan 23, 2022 Argument Games for Secondary ELA Jan 23, 2022
- Jan 9, 2022 4 Lessons to Elevate Students' Argumentative Writing Skills Jan 9, 2022
- Jul 30, 2021 4 Must-Have Picture Books to Teach Personal Narrative Writing Jul 30, 2021
- Jan 25, 2021 Writing Workshop Resource Roundup Jan 25, 2021
- Aug 12, 2020 3 Activities to Get to Know Your Students as Writers Aug 12, 2020
- Apr 14, 2020 Digital Writing Activities Students Actually Want to Complete Apr 14, 2020
- Mar 24, 2020 Lesson Ideas and Tech Tools for Teaching Writing Through Distance Learning Mar 24, 2020
- Jan 31, 2020 Teaching Voice in Writing: Easy Tips for ELA Jan 31, 2020
- Dec 10, 2019 Creative Activities and Games for Citing and Embedding Quotations! Dec 10, 2019
- Nov 14, 2019 Blending Quotes with TCS: A Strategy for Essay Writing Success! Nov 14, 2019
- Nov 8, 2019 3 Mini-Lessons to Help Your Students Finally Understand and Effectively Use Formal Writing. Nov 8, 2019
- Oct 29, 2019 6 Creative Lessons to Inspire Secondary Writers Oct 29, 2019
- Oct 15, 2019 5 Mini Lessons to Begin Your Informational Writing Unit Oct 15, 2019
- Sep 30, 2019 10 Tips for Scaffolding Literary Analysis Sep 30, 2019
- Sep 17, 2019 Tone and Mood Writing - Writing Games and Unique Assessments to Teach Tone and Mood Sep 17, 2019
- Jul 9, 2019 Five Ways to Target Commentary for Essay Writing Jul 9, 2019
- Feb 3, 2019 Best Places to Find Upper Grade Writing Mini Lessons Online Feb 3, 2019
- Oct 16, 2018 4 Mini-Lessons for Teaching Suspense Writing Oct 16, 2018
- Sep 18, 2018 Three Essential Editing and Revision Mini-lessons for Argumentative Writing Sep 18, 2018
- Mar 27, 2018 Tone Tunes: Using Music to Teach Tone in Poetry Mar 27, 2018
- Feb 27, 2018 Grammar Games for the Secondary Classroom Feb 27, 2018
- Feb 22, 2018 My 5 Favorite Writing Mini Lessons for Secondary Classrooms Feb 22, 2018
- Jan 23, 2018 Argument Games! Play These Fun Games to Practice Analyzing Arguments and Writing Arguments Jan 23, 2018
- Jan 2, 2018 Avoiding Plagiarism - 6 Effective Teaching Strategies All Educators Need Jan 2, 2018
- Dec 5, 2017 Three Famous Christmas Speeches to Inspire Writing Dec 5, 2017
- Oct 10, 2017 Writing is Recursive, Not Linear: Free Task Cards to Reflect Writing as a Process Oct 10, 2017
- Oct 3, 2017 A Memorable Kinesthetic Writing Lesson for Older Students Oct 3, 2017
- Sep 20, 2017 Daily Writing Prompts to Inspire New Ideas Sep 20, 2017
- Aug 31, 2017 TEN Writing Assignments to Build a Writing Community in the Classroom Aug 31, 2017
- Aug 26, 2017 How to Create a Writing Culture that Empowers Students through Grammar Aug 26, 2017
- Jul 18, 2017 The Best First Writing Lesson of the Year: Email Etiquette 101 Jul 18, 2017
- May 23, 2017 30 Super Engaging End of the Year Writing Projects May 23, 2017
- Apr 4, 2017 Poetry for Writing Workshop in Grades 6-12: 10+ Devices & Poems to Model Them all! Apr 4, 2017
Writing Project
- Sep 26, 2023 Writing Activities for Your Next Unit Hero Unit Sep 26, 2023
- Aug 5, 2022 The Most Important Writing Assignment of the Year: Letter to My Teacher Aug 5, 2022
- Jul 4, 2022 Creating, Composing, and Writing: Are these synonyms in the ELA classroom? Jul 4, 2022
- Jul 17, 2020 How Parents Can Help with Writing at Home Jul 17, 2020
Writing Workshop
- Dec 8, 2022 FUN with Writing! Dec 8, 2022
- Jan 23, 2022 Argument Games for Secondary ELA Jan 23, 2022
- Jan 25, 2021 Writing Workshop Resource Roundup Jan 25, 2021
- Aug 16, 2020 Online or In School: 5 Writing Activities for B2S That Don't STINK! Aug 16, 2020
- Aug 12, 2020 3 Activities to Get to Know Your Students as Writers Aug 12, 2020
- Jan 5, 2020 Maximizing Writing Conferences with Older Students Jan 5, 2020
- Oct 29, 2019 6 Creative Lessons to Inspire Secondary Writers Oct 29, 2019
- Oct 15, 2019 5 Mini Lessons to Begin Your Informational Writing Unit Oct 15, 2019
- Aug 20, 2019 Back to School Writing Workshop Ideas for Secondary ELA Aug 20, 2019
- Aug 6, 2019 5 Mini Lessons to Launch Both Reading and Writing Workshop Aug 6, 2019
- Jul 15, 2019 5 Ways to Incorporate Vocabulary in Writing Jul 15, 2019
- Jul 9, 2019 Five Ways to Target Commentary for Essay Writing Jul 9, 2019
- Feb 3, 2019 Best Places to Find Upper Grade Writing Mini Lessons Online Feb 3, 2019
- Sep 18, 2018 Three Essential Editing and Revision Mini-lessons for Argumentative Writing Sep 18, 2018
- Jun 19, 2018 10 Reasons Secondary Teachers Should Try Reading & Writing Workshop Jun 19, 2018
- Mar 27, 2018 Tone Tunes: Using Music to Teach Tone in Poetry Mar 27, 2018
- Jan 30, 2018 8 Must Have Writing Workshop Charts Jan 30, 2018
- Jan 2, 2018 Avoiding Plagiarism - 6 Effective Teaching Strategies All Educators Need Jan 2, 2018
- Dec 5, 2017 Three Famous Christmas Speeches to Inspire Writing Dec 5, 2017
- Dec 2, 2017 Engaging Holiday Writing Activities for Middle and High School Dec 2, 2017
- Nov 30, 2017 Writer's Workshop in the Secondary Classroom: An Exclusive Interview with Secondary Sara Nov 30, 2017
- Nov 28, 2017 Choice Reading (and Writing), An Interview with The Literary Maven Nov 28, 2017
- Oct 10, 2017 Writing is Recursive, Not Linear: Free Task Cards to Reflect Writing as a Process Oct 10, 2017
- Sep 20, 2017 Daily Writing Prompts to Inspire New Ideas Sep 20, 2017
- Sep 19, 2017 Generating Writing Ideas with Lists and Conversations Sep 19, 2017
- Sep 14, 2017 2 PreWriting Activities Your Students MUST DO Before Writing the Argument Essay Sep 14, 2017
- Aug 31, 2017 TEN Writing Assignments to Build a Writing Community in the Classroom Aug 31, 2017
- Jul 18, 2017 The Best First Writing Lesson of the Year: Email Etiquette 101 Jul 18, 2017
- Jul 11, 2017 The Worst Essay of Your LIFE: A Unique Approach to Assessing Writing at the Beginning of the School Year Jul 11, 2017
- Jul 4, 2017 The Ultimate Writing Workshop Routines Guide Jul 4, 2017
- Jun 17, 2017 Writing Makerspaces: 4 Ways to Apply the Maker Movement to your Classroom Jun 17, 2017
- Jun 10, 2017 14 Strategies to Support Struggling Writers: Build Confidence & Increase Success Jun 10, 2017
- May 9, 2017 Writing About Theme with an Engaging Musical Twist: An End-of-Course Assignment May 9, 2017
- Apr 11, 2017 13 Ways Pictures Can Inspire Students to Write Poetry Apr 11, 2017
- Apr 4, 2017 Poetry for Writing Workshop in Grades 6-12: 10+ Devices & Poems to Model Them all! Apr 4, 2017

K-5 Blog Index

October 2020
- Oct 22, 2020 3 Meaningful Ways to Get Students to Write about Reading Oct 22, 2020
March 2020
- Mar 23, 2020 How Parents Can Help with Writing at Home Mar 23, 2020
February 2020
- Feb 4, 2020 Three Creative Writing Prompts for Valentine's Day Feb 4, 2020
October 2019
- Oct 11, 2019 Easy to Implement Tips to Teach Persuasive Writing Oct 11, 2019
September 2019
- Sep 10, 2019 Beat Writer's Block: A Brainstorming Bonanza Sep 10, 2019
August 2019
- Aug 27, 2019 Step-by-Step: Tackling the Writing Process Aug 27, 2019
July 2019
- Jul 30, 2019 How to Use Writing to Build Classroom Community Jul 30, 2019
- Jul 16, 2019 6 Must Have Tools To Keep In Your Writing Center Jul 16, 2019
May 2019
- May 23, 2019 4 Reasons to Write Bio Poems to Kick off AND Wrap up Your School Year May 23, 2019
- May 5, 2019 3 End of the Year Activities To Keep Students Writing May 5, 2019
March 2019
- Mar 8, 2019 4 Simple Steps to Implement a Writing Carousel Mar 8, 2019
February 2019
- Feb 24, 2019 4 Activities to Get Your Students Ready For Opinion Writing Feb 24, 2019
November 2018
- Nov 22, 2018 Close Reading and Opinion Writing Practice through Holidays Around the World Nov 22, 2018
- Nov 15, 2018 Holiday How-To Writing Nov 15, 2018
October 2018
- Oct 18, 2018 Top 5 Questions to Help Troubleshoot Your Writing Workshop Oct 18, 2018
- Oct 11, 2018 3 Narrative Writing Mini-Lessons to Build Suspense Oct 11, 2018
September 2018
- Sep 28, 2018 3 Genres of Writing: Narrative, Creative Writing and Poetry Sep 28, 2018
- Sep 6, 2018 3 Reasons Why I Teach Poetry Writing All Year Long Sep 6, 2018
August 2018
- Aug 23, 2018 4 Activities to Support Creative Writing Aug 23, 2018
- Aug 9, 2018 Narrative Writing Mini-Lesson: Narrow Focus Aug 9, 2018
July 2018
- Jul 26, 2018 5 Writing Resources to Get You Ready for Back to School Jul 26, 2018
- Jul 19, 2018 Setting Writing Routines at the Beginning of the Year Jul 19, 2018
- Jul 5, 2018 3 Activities to Get to Know Your Students as Writers Jul 5, 2018
June 2018
- Jun 21, 2018 Interactive Writing Notebooks: Creating a "Space-Saving" Reference Section Jun 21, 2018
- Jun 7, 2018 Get Started With Writing Warm-Ups Jun 7, 2018
May 2018
- May 8, 2018 Help Your Students A.C.E. Response to Text Writing May 8, 2018
April 2018
- Apr 17, 2018 Encyclopedia Memoirs: What they are and why they are the BEST way to end a school year Apr 17, 2018
- Apr 12, 2018 Public Service Announcements: A How-To Guide for Teachers Apr 12, 2018
March 2018
- Mar 22, 2018 Student Collaboration Strategies for Writing Workshop Mar 22, 2018
January 2018
- Jan 18, 2018 Writing Engaging Leads for Narrative Writing Jan 18, 2018
December 2017
- Dec 21, 2017 Descriptive Writing Lesson - A Winter Setting Dec 21, 2017
November 2017
- Nov 22, 2017 Thanksgiving Writing Activities to Develop Family Traditions Nov 22, 2017
- Nov 14, 2017 3 Ways to Motivate Writers: An Exclusive Interview with Teaching in Room 6 Nov 14, 2017
- Nov 7, 2017 Writing in the Elementary Classroom: An Interview with the Teacher Next Door Nov 7, 2017
October 2017
- Oct 26, 2017 Graphic Organizers vs. Creative Writing- Why Students Need Both to Improve Writing Oct 26, 2017
August 2017
- Aug 15, 2017 Peer Writing in an Elementary Classroom Aug 15, 2017
July 2017
- Jul 21, 2017 Essential Elements for Setting Up an Elementary Writing Workshop Jul 21, 2017
June 2017
- Jun 21, 2017 12 Strategies to Support Struggling Writers in Elementary Jun 21, 2017
- Jun 20, 2017 Supporting Writers At All Levels Jun 20, 2017
May 2017
- May 25, 2017 End of the Year Writing Reflection May 25, 2017
April 2017
- Apr 27, 2017 Writing Poetry with Science Content Apr 27, 2017
- Apr 25, 2017 Poetry for Writing Workshop in Grades K-5: 10+Devices and Poems to Model Them All! Apr 25, 2017
March 2017
- Mar 23, 2017 5 Strategies to Build Confidence in Young Writers Mar 23, 2017