How to teach descriptive writing when students don’t understand “show, don’t tell” is probably one of the hardest things for students to grasp, but these 3 small things can improve their “meh” writing in BIG ways. Also, it only...
Writing Journal Gems Collecting writing journal gems or entries gives students a plethora of writing opportunities to choose from. These little gems are often hidden within the bell ringers and other quick writing/thinking activities. Journal Gems give your writers...
Teach writing without the overwhelm. As an English language arts teacher, you already know that teaching writing is challenging. Especially when teaching my favorite group of students – middle schoolers! So, you want the time you invest in lesson planning,...
Writing journals or computers – which should you use? Can you use both of them? Yes, absolutely! Imagine this: you turn on your computer, log into your Word processing program and get ready to write. But then the cursor blinks at you for the next 20 minutes...
How to teach nonfiction text analysis for middle school students? Let’s look at how to plan for teaching nonfiction text structures, how to find texts for students to analyze, and also, how to hook students into learning the concept of text analysis. How to plan for...
Writer’s Workshop Middle School: The Ultimate Guide Writer’s Workshop Middle School: The Ultimate Guide defines the writer’s workshop model, its essential components, pros and cons, step-by-step set-up, and further resources. Using a writer’s...
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