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Blog Post
Boredom is the birthplace.
Writing Topic
Book characters I'd like to meet
Blog Post
Beyond Compassion: Deepening Learning Through Perspective Shifting
Blog Post
Best Practices for Writing Conferences
Blog Post
Best Practices for Teaching Grammar
Blog Post
Best Advice for Struggling Writers
Blog Post
Bend the Rules to Teach the Rules
Writing Assessment Model
Being True to Yourself: The Call of the Wild
Writing Assessment Model
Bad Choices, Bad Results
Blog Post
Awaken Creativity—and Students
Minilesson
Avoiding Double Subjects
Help students avoid double subjects.

Blog Post
Attention Span: The Long and the Short of It
Writing Topic
At the library
Minilesson
Asking Bigger and Better Questions
Teach students to form better questions.
Video
Asking Better Questions
Minilesson
Asking and Answering the 5 W's and H Questions
Teach students to collect key details.

Writing Assessment Model
Area Man Teaches Ways to Check for B.O.
Writing Assessment Model
AP Stats Project
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.
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.
Minilesson
Answering Objections in Arguments
Answer key objections to an argument.

Minilesson
Answering Objections
Address opposing positions.

Student Writing Model
Ann
Kendra, a fourth grader, submitted this model in which she shares a very personal experience.
Minilesson
Analyzing Writing Prompts
Practice studying the parts of a test prompt.
