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Informational Text Structures

Informational Text Structures

Informational text structures are the organizational patterns all writers must learn. Most people read and write for informational purposes, so it’s imperative that we teach our students these building blocks of writing. Before we get started though, I want to...
Teaching Descriptive Writing

Teaching Descriptive Writing

Teaching descriptive writing by telling writers to “SHOW, not tell” is ineffective. Writers need to know what you mean by “SHOW.” Description requires a lot more thinking from a writer, to coordinate sensory details, powerful action verbs and specific nouns to work...