In public schools across our country, many students arrive in middle and high school classes lacking confidence in their writing skills and in their ability to craft texts more intricately constructed than a five-paragraph essay. “Three-quarters of both 12th and 8th graders lack proficiency in writing, according to the most recent National Assessment of Educational […]
Please Congratulate My Published Authors!
The first annual Wayne High School literary anthology is now available online! I encouraged all my students to write every day this year, and often “battled” students who don’t see the point, and don’t enjoy the process. But not only did all of them show significant improvement in their ability to write, 15 students chose […]
The Importance of Quickwriting In The Classroom
In this age of high stakes multiple choice testing, writing in secondary classrooms has almost become a lost art. Thanks to programs like the Oklahoma Writing Project, which is a site of the National Writing Project established in 1978, teachers from many disciplines are learning how to bring this art back to their students. I […]
Learn How To Teach Students To Spice Up Their Essays Aug. 13
Are your student essays as bland and lifeless as a rice cake? Teach them how to add FAT to their essays with Figurative language, Appositive phrases, and Transition words. These techniques will ensure your student’s voices will add spice to those flavorless essays. From my presentation packet: This workshop will provide detailed lessons for teachers […]