Teaching Writing Fast and Effectively!

Writing prompts should be used as a TOOL to help students learn to write better. Writing prompts help students learn how to: • Write to a prompt • Follow directions • Stay on topic However, students also need to learn how to: • Think for themselves    AND • Get their work done independently Over-relying on writing prompts for students “who [...]

Christmas is a wonderful time of year for student writing. There is a very high level of student motivation! Student interest and motivation stays high when they write about Christmas coming from different angles and with different purposes. Here is a great list of Christmas essay and story writing ideas! Teaching your students to write [...]