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Category: Ready-to-Go Tip
Toolkit Resources for Writing Instruction
My toolkit has evolved over the last couple of years, but it's just as important to me as it's ever been to have the right resource with or easily accessible to me whenever I sit down next to a writer. This post shares many of the resources that I keep in my toolkit.
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Energize Opinion Writing with Surprising Mentor Texts: Ready-to-Go Tip
Unlock engagement in an opinion writing unit of study with mentor texts that widen the possibilities for students.
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Ready-to-Go Tip: Give it a Go!
As a teacher of gifted students in a high-performing district, I struggle with ways to break my students from perfectionist tendencies. For the longest time, I’ve pictured my ideal: students recognize strong style or craft, then try it for themselves. But how could I teach or structure it?
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Writing Cheerleader: A Ready-To-Go Tip
Today’s post from Terje Äkke invites you to think about an inner writing cheerleader and offers a way to play with this idea with young writers.
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Joyful Offerings: Poems of Gratitude
This season offers the time and opportunity to practice gratitude. Today, I'd like to share two of my favorite poetry exercises for reflection and appreciation.
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Leaning into Spontaneous Writing Moments
By opening ourselves up to the possibilities that lie within writing invitations, we can still hold true to a scope and sequence while also sneaking in opportunities for spontaneous writing throughout the day.
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Three Ideas for Energizing Writing
I love thinking about ways to make writing important for students, and I'm excited to see how these initiatives unfold and share them with readers. If you try any of them, I'd love to hear!
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Can We Talk?: Teaching Dialogue in Narrative Writing
When it comes to narrative writing, there are few craft moves as powerful as adding dialogue. Through dialogue, a reader can see more clearly into our characters: who they are, how they respond, and what they want. In today’s post, I’ll outline how I’ve used activities and play to teach the elements and conventions of dialogue in narrative writing.
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Word-Sentence-Paragraph: Ready-to-Go-Tip
These ready-to-print resources can be adapted for any K-8 classroom using essential skills for any writer.
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Student-Driven Feedback: A Ready-To-Go Tip
Today's post offers a simple shift to give young writers more ownership over the types of feedback they get from teachers and peers.
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Building Writing Stamina Outside the Workshop
Low writing stamina is frustrating for teachers and students alike. Help build students' writing stamina with more opportunities to write outside of writing workshop.
