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Category Archives: Writing Instruction
My Top 12 Posts of 2020
I packed this post with links to the 12 most-read articles of 2020 from my blog. Click away!
An idea’s best friend: “In other words,”
These three little words — In other words, — help students develop their ideas
Ekphrastic poem mentor texts by high school students
Use these six student-written poems as mentor texts for teaching ekphrastic poetry
Writer’s Workshop for high school
Get to know students with creative projects in a writer’s workshop for high school
Eight poem ideas for high school students
Poetry: It’s what the world needs now. Choose from these 8 poem ideas for high school students.
Poetry and high school students
Use poetry’s trendiness to encourage high school students to write poems.
Three poem ideas for Veterans Day
Try these three poem ideas for Veterans Day with your middle and high school students.
Will the phrase “stuck out” please go away?
Here are five alternative ways to say “stuck out”
Life lessons from Beowulf
I tried this Life Lessons in Beowulf essay with high school seniors. Here’s how it went.
