The word essay comes from the latin exigere, meaning “to ascertain,” or “to weigh.” It was used in the late 15th century as a verb, meaning “to test the quality of.” Writing in essay form… Continue reading
Will you be teaching your students to write about history soon? Read this first!
Read on for a snippet of a writing conference using Google Translate with an upper elementary student who is learning English.
Check out these quick, easy grammar lessons that will clean up and power up your students’ writing.
Research-based writing need not be collections of facts. Teach your students to interpret as they research and to use their ideas to expand their writing.
A possible plan for a unit on persuasive writing independent projects
Huge Congratulations! Today is the final day of the March classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge.
It’s the penultimate day in this month’s Classroom Slice of Life Story Writing Challenge. Join us!
Wow! It’s Day 29 Classroom Slicers!
Today, Anna wraps up our March blog series on professional development and offers tips for getting the most out of any PD, anytime, anywhere, on any topic.
Welcome to Day 28 of the Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge.
Welcome to Day 27 of the Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge.
Welcome to Day 26 of the Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge.
Welcome to Day 25 of the Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge.
Welcome to Day 24 of the Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge.
When I tested Jennifer Serravallo’s Independent Reading Assessment (Scholastic), I was an immediate believer. Finally, here is a reading assessment that gives rich, clear information about upper grade readers, using an authentic reading… Continue reading
It’s important to help students to set a vision for the work ahead at the start of an information writing unit (or any writing unit, for that matter). This post shows how.
We are thrilled to launch our latest blog series, Diving Into Information Writing. Click on for a preview of the week to come on Two Writing Teachers.
Share your Slice today with the Two Writing Teachers community. Just do it.
Throwback week continues on Two Writing Teachers. Today, Anna throws back to Deb, who shared how to foster deep writing community bonds back in August.
