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Blog Post
8 Mindful Writing Habits (and 16 Prompts!)
English Language Arts:
Writing Process
Writing
21st Century Skills:
Creative Thinking
Problem Solving
Critical Thinking
Questioning
Researching
Creating
Blog Post
Bend the Rules to Teach the Rules
English Language Arts:
Grammar
Sentence Fragments
Fragments
Sentence
Fluid Sentences
Sentences
Blog Post
ELA and SEL: Partners in Learning
English Language Arts:
Writing
Blog Post
Take Note of Podcasts
English Language Arts:
Logical Organization
21st Century Skills:
Media Literacy
Listening
Technology Literacy
Information Literacy
Blog Post
Eyes on Editing
English Language Arts:
Editing
Proofreading
Grammar
Correct Conventions
Spelling
Punctuation
End Punctuation
Capitalization
Sentences
Blog Post
Youth in Crisis: Address Pervasive Sadness
Blog Post
Focus on Freewriting
Blog Post
Crazy Over Captions
Blog Post
Gauge Your Students' Grammar
Blog Post
Create a Lively Reader Response
Blog Post
How to Create Engaging Writing Prompts
Blog Post
Invigorate Reading Discussions
English Language Arts:
Reading
Blog Post
Listen with Empathy
Blog Post
Best Practices for Writing Conferences
Minilesson
Evaluating Sources of Information
Evaluate sources with a checklist.
Blog Post
How to Evaluate Media
English Language Arts:
Reading
21st Century Skills:
Media Literacy
Information Literacy
Reading
Blog Post
Sandwich Your Quotations
English Language Arts:
Quotation Marks
Writing
21st Century Skills:
Researching
Blog Post
Best Practices for Teaching Grammar
English Language Arts:
Grammar
Punctuation
Mechanics
Usage
Writing
Editing
Minilesson
Reading as a Writer
Learn how to discover writing strategies from reading models.
Blog Post
Make a Reading-Writing Connection
English Language Arts:
Reading
Writing
Logical Organization
Writing Process
21st Century Skills:
Reading
Reading to Learn
Minilesson
Writing a Creative Synopsis
Create a synopsis of a book, TV show, or event.
Minilesson
Using Signal Phrases
Smoothy integrate sources in your writing.
Blog Post
Don’t Leave Grammar to AI
English Language Arts:
Grammar
Sentence
Punctuation
Capitalization
Usage
Blog Post
Pitch Your Project!
English Language Arts:
Speaking
Listening
Prewriting
21st Century Skills:
Speaking
Listening
Researching