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Student Writing Model
Ann
Kendra, a fourth grader, submitted this model in which she shares a very personal experience.
Minilesson
Answering Objections
Address opposing positions.
Minilesson
Answering Objections in Arguments
Answer key objections to an argument.
Student Writing Model
Ant Poem
Second-grader Pheba wrote a small poem that tells in just a few words what her subject does and how she feels about it.
Student Writing Model
Anticipating the Dream
Michelle (grade 11) develops this eyewitness account by answering the “5 W’s and H” about her parents becoming American citizens. The writer also shares her sensory impressions.
Minilesson
Asking and Answering the 5 W's and H Questions
Teach students to collect key details.
Video
Asking Better Questions
Minilesson
Asking Bigger and Better Questions
Teach students to form better questions.
Writing Topic
At the library
Blog Post
Attention Span: The Long and the Short of It
Minilesson
Avoiding Double Subjects
Help students avoid double subjects.
Blog Post
Awaken Creativity—and Students
Blog Post
Bend the Rules to Teach the Rules
Blog Post
Best Advice for Struggling Writers
Blog Post
Best Practices for Teaching Grammar
Blog Post
Best Practices for Writing Conferences
Blog Post
Beyond Compassion: Deepening Learning Through Perspective Shifting
Writing Topic
Book characters I'd like to meet
Blog Post
Boredom is the birthplace.
Blog Post
Bring Out the Teacher in Your Students
Writing Topic
Building a fort
Minilesson
Building Words
Assemble prefixes, roots, and suffixes.
Writing Topic
Buying something with my own money
Minilesson
Calming Down with Deep Pressure
Teach deep pressure to calm students.
