This post is for ALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS WANTING TO INCREASE WRITTEN COMPREHENSION and RESPONSES!!! This post is full of ideas, suggestions and more to help improve student’s ability to compose text! Now, are you in NC like me? If so, everything below started from being involved in K-3 right here in NC. So this […]

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Use this 6 day unit to teach your students how to embed and cite quotes in their writing according to MLA Format - 8th Edition. My students showed a lot of improvement after a week. Students are given many opportunities to practice the skills and the quizzes and test give you a perfect idea of where your students are in terms of knowing the basics of MLA citation.

Hi Everyone! Caitlin here from EB Academic Camps and The Styled Teacher where I blog about teacher fashion. I won't take up too much of your time today because I'm sure you're either thoroughly enjoying your Spring Break, or you're thisssss close to freedom for a week or so :) I have to be honest. I never had to do test prep in my classroom. There were never any state tests.* No tests that dictated the future of my students. My future. My school's future. I had none of it. And it was…

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This week, I’m continuing the occasional “How to Write” series with a look at the power of an essay’s conclusion. English teacher friends, here is the three-sentence formula that often turns a B+ essay into an A- in my classroom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujHpCCNjTeA Click here to download the conclusion paragraph lecture slides and handout featured in the…

Powerful thesis statements! Providing students with sentence stems to make strong claims.

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Practicing writing an argumentative essay can be so valuable and educational for teens. Use these essay topics with your high school class to help them learn how to better cut through the noise to find what’s really real.

If you want to see me plan a GREAT lesson, don’t come find me on a Sunday afternoon when I’ve deliberately set aside a chunk of time for some hardcore planning. I’ll be priming my…

If you want to see me plan a GREAT lesson, don’t come find me on a Sunday afternoon when I’ve deliberately set aside a chunk of time for some hardcore planning. I’ll be priming my…

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Teach middle school students how to write a strong thesis statement with a simple formula for argumentative, persuasive, opinion writing. Students identify the elements of topic, claim, and reasons, then rewrite the thesis from the opposite position using the element. Click to see a full preview.