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 can’t think of anything to write” is [...]

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 using [...]