Remember when I wrote about what had been going on with Narrative Writing Lessons a little while ago? That post was actually one that I used in my class with my kids (an idea I stumbled upon last year in a grad class I was taking), and this one is instead a roundup-and-reflection type post…
Teaching narrative writing lessons can be SO fun! Here are my favorite lessons and activities for teaching personal narratives!
Jane Austen Writing Lessons is a series of blog posts that teach creative writing through examining Jane Austen's novels.
This post shares three types of writing lessons I teach my students, how I generate those lessons, and tips for how you can do the same.
Here I am today showing you an outstanding language arts curriculum produced by the great IEW people with Canadian History Content!!!!! How wonderful is that eh? It is called the Canadian History-based Writing Lessons. Okay, so I’ve heard it said that you can’t use IEW writing lessons unless you have a good grounding in how […]
I finally had the chance to read On Writing by Stephen King and I highly recommend it. King's memoir has plenty of hilarious anecdotes from his life, and his book is also full of wisdom about the craft. I pieced together four points which stuck with me in particular: "If you write ... someone will try to make you…
Enhance classroom learning with interactive creative writing tools. Help struggling writers develop confidence through engaging story prompts and visual storytelling.
I am super pumped to announce an upcoming and awesome series that Anna of The Measured Mom and I are tackling together: Simple Writing Lessons for Primary Grades {for 1st and 2nd grades}. I am so excited because, besides reading, writing has to be one of my favorite subjects to teach! “Eww,” you may respond. Well, we hope ... Read More about Simple Writing Lessons for Primary Grades Series
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I know I throw around the word favorite all the time. But this is the truth: teaching creative writing lessons is my favorite. I have taught creative writing enrichment for summer school students. I have taught creative writing in various homeschool settings and co-ops. I have taught big students and little students. And I love …
Do your third grade students need opportunities to learn and practice writing more descriptively? This set of Descriptive Writing Prompts encourages your students to "show" rather than tell with their writing. Writing descriptively encourages your students to expand their vocabulary and write with v...
Enhance classroom learning with interactive creative writing tools. Help struggling writers develop confidence through engaging story prompts and visual storytelling.
Learn new tips, tricks and grab free scaffolding tools to put guided writing into practice and watch your young writers' confidence soar!
Inspire your students to write with these nine activities that provide homeschool writing help!
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10 Writing Lessons from Stephen King. Stephen King is known for his horror writing, but if you've seen anything of his quotes or read his thoughts on writing.
Make your teaching stick! Both shared and interactive writing are powerful teaching tools that can be used at ANY grade level.
PRICES MAY VARY. Transform your writing with Beginning and Ending Your Novel, the ultimate guide to crafting captivating beginnings and unforgettable endings. In this lesson, book 15 in the Writing Lessons from the Front series, multi-published author Angela Hunt shares her secrets to creating a winning start and a satisfying finish that will leave readers hooked long after they've finished the last page. Benefits of reading this book: - Learn the key elements of a successful beginning and ho
There are so many narrative writing lessons and narrative reading lessons available. Check out this post for some real-world examples!
In this ESL writing lesson, students are presented with a paragraph containing five errors. They should rewrite the paragraph, correcting the errors. Download
