High School… What’s Wrong with My Summer Essay? 15 Sep 201527 Sep 2015 Okay, this sounds a lot harsher than it actually was...sort of. Over the summer, my Honors kids were to read a biography/autobiography of their choice and write a paper demonstrating…
Writing Strategies Snapshot 26 Feb 201516 Sep 2015 Take a picture/photograph and write. This strategy is related to Writing from Image [Ekphrastic] Continue reading "Snapshot"
Writing Strategies Writing From Image [Ekphrastic] 26 Feb 201516 Sep 2015 The assignment: to focus on a specific object or image, and then concentrate on how to write about this image/picture in a descriptive way. This strategy gets the students to…
Writing Strategies Research is Fun [Weird!] 26 Feb 201516 Sep 2015 In my opinion, teaching students to write in first person (about themselves, their life experiences, their reflections, etc.) is much easier than teaching students to write academically or write research…
High School… Attention-Grabbers Lesson – Narrative Stories 26 Feb 20154 Dec 2015 A good introduction is one that doesn't always start at the beginning of the story. A good introduction uses figurative language, interesting detail, and grabs the reader's attention and makes…
Writing Strategies Frame-Up 26 Feb 201516 Sep 2015 ‘Frame Up’ is a writing strategy that I love because I think that it is a great way to help students shape their academic essays. A huge problem students have…
