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Writing Activities for Your Next Unit Hero Unit

Heroes and heroism have always been captivating subjects, transcending time and culture. In an English class, these themes offer an excellent opportunity to engage middle school and high school students in meaningful discussions, critical thinking, and creative expression. This blog post will provide a range of activities and lessons to inspire and educate students about heroes and heroism.

Creative Writing, Modes of Writing, Poetry, Reading & Writing, Writing Assignments, Writing ProjectMeredith DobbsSeptember 26, 2023hero, heroism, epic hero, Beowulf, Odysseus, The Odyssey, GilgameshComment

Characterization Activities to Spark Analysis

Characterization is a literary element that provides an accessible window into literary analysis. It is important in literary analysis because it helps us to understand the characters in a text and their motivations. By understanding the characters, we can better understand the plot, themes, and meaning of the text.

Reading & Writing, Writing AssignmentsMeredith DobbsApril 24, 2023character, characterization, literary analysis, analysis, novel unit, readingComment

The Two Sides of Our Writing Brain: Supporting Student Writers in Process

Breaking the writing process up into two powerful sides of the brain can help students be more effective in the writing process. Let’s look at four different techniques to make this happen in the high school English classroom.

Best Practices, Reading & Writing, Writing Mini-lessons, Editing & Revision, Assessing Writing, Philosophies on WritingAmanda CardenasAugust 31, 2022High School ELA, AP, ap language, alternate assessmentComment

The Most Important Writing Assignment of the Year: Letter to My Teacher

Start the year in writing with routines, rigor, and relationships by assigning a Letter to the Teacher. Here is your step by step walk-thru.

Best Practices, Writing Assignments, Writing Project, Modes of Writing, Reading & Writing, Writing Mini-lessonsAmanda CardenasAugust 5, 2022High School ELA, AP, ap language, alternate assessment, back to school, Back to School WritingComment

3 Writing Activities to use with Any Novel

Engage your students with these meaningful writing activities that can be used with any novel or picture book read aloud.

Reading & Writingjeanine schneiderJanuary 31, 2022reading and writing, Reading Strategies, readingComment

Argument Games for Secondary ELA

Check out these games to get your students arguing as a means of targeting persuasive skills such as rhetorical analysis and persuasive writing/ speaking. — by Bespoke ELA

FREEBIES, Reading & Writing, The Writing Process, Writing Assignments, Writing Mini-lessons, Writing WorkshopMeredith DobbsJanuary 23, 2022argument, persuasive essay, persuasion, rhetorical, rhetoricComment

Online or In School: 5 Writing Activities for B2S That Don't STINK!

We wanted to come together as a team of teachers to share some new ideas that are creative, important, and FUN for students. The goal is to hook students right at the beginning of the year so that they begin to build comfort and confidence as writers in your class.

Here are FIVE Writing Activities for B2S that Don’t Stink!

Creative Writing, Best Practices, Distance Learning, Reading & Writing, Writing Assignments, Writing WorkshopMeredith DobbsAugust 16, 2020Back to School Writing, back to school, writing prompt, creative activities, creative writingComment

Choice Reading (and Writing), An Interview with The Literary Maven

We all want our writers to be readers. Reading and writing go hand in hand. But how to hook our students on books? For some, reading is a chore, or something they manage to avoid with a little help from their friends.

Enter, Brynn Allison.

Best Practices, Writing Workshop, Reading & WritingGuest UserNovember 28, 2017choice, reading workshop, reading, writing, writing workshop, writer's workshopComment