This free lesson helps your students reflect on their timed essays and make goals for future essays, even in mastering the line of reasoning.
The Importance of Student Reflection: A Post-Essay Writing Lesson
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Literature is a Verb – An Introductory Lesson
This lesson helps students explore literature as a process rather than an object. As Chief Reader David Miller says, "Literature is a verb."
My Journey Toward a Writing Center – Part Three
After four months of observation, preparation, and prayer, the day arrived to open our school's writing center. And despite our modest beginnings, we had six different visitors on our first day alone! We opened at the beginning of January, and in the four months we've been open we have had over 150 different appointments. For… Continue reading My Journey Toward a Writing Center – Part Three
My Journey Toward a Writing Center – Part Two
So to recap from Part One of this posting, I had become overwhelmed by the needs of my students when it came to one-on-one writing help. I was inspired by a wonderful Writing Center at a nearby public school. I was quickly approved by my administrator to start a center at our own school and… Continue reading My Journey Toward a Writing Center – Part Two
My Journey Toward a Writing Center
Let me start by saying this story has a happy ending. But it begins in a very stressful way. The school year began like any other. I was blessed with an amazing group of sophomores to teach this year. They are kind, funny, and hard-working students. Unfortunately, they also qualify as the most anxious group… Continue reading My Journey Toward a Writing Center