Middle school writing instruction doesn’t have to be overwhelming. By combining clear rubrics, mentor texts, and efficient feedback strategies, teachers can help students grow into confident, capable ...

The new question-of-the-week is: What is the single most effective instructional strategy you have used to teach writing? Teaching and learning good writing can be a challenge to educators and ...

This online resources helps middle school students improve their literacy. The site provides games and 120 hours of supplemental resources. Teachers can access free digital lesson library online to ...

February 16, 2024 • Kentucky Poet Laureate Silas House visits with bestselling writer David Arnold to talk about creating vivid characterizations in the premiere episode of “Writing Lessons”, a ...

Watch my video lesson here. Lesson plans and charts: The lesson plans and charts that I used when recording the videos above can be accessed here. Online writing celebrations: Another simple success I ...

This refers to restating or rephrasing the question or prompt in your own words to ensure that you understand it correctly. Provide a clear and concise answer to the question or prompt. This is the ...

The new questions-of-the-week is: How do you get students to want to revise their writing? Getting students to revise their writing can be a challenge. Often, they have a “one-and-done” perspective.

Editor’s note: A version of this article originally appeared on The Character Tree’s blog. When we were just a couple weeks into distance learning, I started to really miss writing workshop time. Over ...