As Ruth Beechick says, we learn to speak by listening and speaking. So the analogy is: we …
The Research Paper: 10 Steps to Writing One
Putting together a research paper is the culmination of a student's previous experience: …
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Activity: Creative Writing with the Random Word Generator
It's summer. While keeping things light, you do want your children to keep those skills …
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14 Forms of Writing for the Older Student: Poetry
Writing poetry may seem like an odd place to start when encouraging a young writer, but …
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Persuasion Map for Persuasive Essays {Free Interactive}
Here is another great tool at ReadWriteThink.org: A free persuasion map interactive that …
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Letter Generator Interactive {Free}
After a child is able to write comfortably, he will need things to write. We have …
14 Forms of Writing for the Older Student: Persuasive Essay
What is a Persuasive Essay? Just as it sounds, a persuasive essay seeks to change …
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20 Ways to Choose a Creative Writing Topic
We've all been there. We are given an assignment: write about ____________. Of course, the …
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The Century Handbook of Writing {Free eBook}
Here is one we actually have on the shelf, so it is particularly nice to see it available …
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14 Forms of Writing for the Older Student: Descriptive Narrative
What is a Descriptive Narrative Essay? Narrative essays usually tell us how something …
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14 Forms of Writing for the Older Student: Note-Taking
Note-taking is one skill older students of all types need to perfect. There are several …
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16 Tips: Building a Better Writer
Around here we obviously believe that a "writing curriculum" isn't going to help your …
