Writing and Baking a Cake
I like to use hands-on experiences to teach these kinds of things. If you're willing, you can use the opportunity…
About Reading Comprehension
The reading-writing connection is so strong that it makes sense teaching reading comprehension alongside writing strategies. When we write, we…
Why We Need Conflict 3
This is part three of our three-part series on why conflict is needed in narrative writing. The first post discussed…
Why We Need Conflict 2
This is the second post in our short series on conflict. In the first one, I looked at why young…
Why We Need Conflict 1
Narrative writing must have conflict. When I first had to explain that concept about narrative writing, I didn't really understand…
3 Tricks For Writing About Setting
Effectively writing about setting is one of those skills that takes students from "meets standard" to "exceeds standard". That's basically…