Women’s History Month is a particularly exciting month to celebrate: there are so many brilliant, talented, and inspirational women to honor and that’s what this blog post is all about. The women here are women whose stories always push my students to write creatively, critically, and think about the world in a whole new way.
Read MoreHalloween is a fun time of year to lean into the high energy, sugar driven madness of our students. Here is a free download Write the Room activity that can be used in at least two different ways any time of the spooky season!
Read MoreOctober is one of my favorite times of year because it’s a perfect time to get into one of my favorite genres of all time— the Gothic genre.
Read MoreThe night before the end of a break from school can be scary as the reality sets in that you need plans ready to go— TOMORROW! The fear and the panic can start to set in as you try to scramble for an activity that will ease you and your students back into the school routine.
But all that stops right now because TeachWriting.org has you covered!
Here are three NO PREP writing activities for after break!
Read MoreIt’s that time of year when we get to tap into the high-interest season of Halloween and use it to our advantage as writing teachers! Halloween means Edgar Allan Poe, Gothic stories, mysteries, and all things secondary students LOVE! It’s a great time to use the season to our advantage to target essential reading and writing skills while exploring topics that motivate students.
Read MoreIt’s the perfect time for a holiday writing project. Something that mixes a little magic in with the skills you want your students to be practicing anyway. Something the elf on your shelf will be able to report back to your department chair actually kept students on task right before break.
Read MoreKeeping students engaged during the holiday season can be challenging. It becomes difficult in the older grades when teachers can’t do all of those cute crafts and activities that the younger grades take part in.
Read MoreI love teaching students the skill of writing suspense during the spooky Halloween season. This is a great time for introducing suspenseful mentor texts and writing suspenseful narratives. I love having students read spooky tales in preparation for writing their own spooky tales.
Read MoreRead about a handful of fun and engaging yet meaningful holiday writing assignments for middle school and high school ELA. #holidaywritingassignments #middleschoolela #highschoolela
Read MoreValentine's Day provides an opportunity during the month of February to focus on one of the most powerful topics in literature and art: LOVE. Love is as polarizing as the Valentine's Day holiday itself: some love it, and some hate it. Nonetheless...
Read MoreBefore your pants are covered in green glitter and your classroom floor is littered with candy cane wrappers, make sure those writing skills you taught during that one unit in that one month are not forgotten! I’ve thought up some fun writing activities for the week before the holidays, plus key terms you can bring up during the super fun activities as well!
Read MoreThanksgiving writing assignments to share with the family. Make memories that will last a lifetime while reinforcing important literacy skills at home.
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