Posts tagged end of year writing activities
Prompt Sticks Reflection Game: An Interactive Way to Reflect Back on the School Year
Prompt Sticks Reflection Game: An Interactive Way to Reflect Back on the School Year

There are lots of creative ways to facilitate reflection at the end of the school year.  Integrating novelty into any lesson makes it more interesting, and the same concept applies to reflection questions.  So I set out to create an interactive "Prompt Sticks" Reflection Question game to get students more interested in assessing their learning at the end of the school year. 

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Best Practices, Assessing Writing, FREEBIES, Writing AssignmentsMeredith Dobbsend of year writing activities, end of year, end of year writing assignments, bespoke ela, Bespoke ELA, Bespoke, reflective writing, reflection activities for middle school students, reflection activities for the secondary student, reflection activities for high school students, reflecting lessons, reflection, reflective, reflection lessons, #reflectingonlearning, Semester Reflection, reflection game, gameComment
Writing Thank You Emails to Spread Kindness
Writing Thank You Emails to Spread Kindness

Engage secondary students in a meaningful real-world writing activity at the end of the school year - or any time! Writing thank you letters is an important life skill, but it's becoming overshadowed by emails and text messages. Teach middle and high school students about how to spread love and kindness by encouraging others through writing.

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FREEBIES, Modes of Writing, Writing AssignmentsMelissa Krusethank you, letter, real-world writing, business writing, end of year writing activities, kindnessComment