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Best practices

Best Teaching Practices Do Less But Do It Deeper and Better

• Academic Writing Skills Are Basic Literacy Skills at College
• Teaching Expository Writing Takes Longer than Losing 20 Pounds
• All Students Learn Writing Skills If You Use Best Teaching Practices
• Basic Writing Skills Are Needed to Get and Hold a Job
• Teaching Kids to Write Takes a Whole-Process Perspective
• Write to Learn English Language Arts Concepts and Skills
• Informal Writing Prompts Multi-Task for Busy Writing Teachers
• Standard Grammar Practice Is Worthless for Beginning Writers
• Teaching Grammar Must Be Done in Context of Teaching Composition
• Correct Grammar Should Be Icing on the Composition at Every Tier
• Critical Thinking Strategies Needed for Expository Writing
• Authentic Analogy Practice Aids in Teaching Writing
• Teaching Kids to Write Despite Lack of Training
• 21st Century Skills Must Include Ability to Formulate Written Questions
• What Is Critical Thinking and What Does It Have to Do with Writing?
• Compare-Contrast Thinking Has Value Beyond the Writing Prompt

Goals & Objectives

Goals and Objectives for Teaching Writing: Contrasting Examples

• Difference Between Goals and Objectives for Teaching Writing
• Goals Objectives Relationship Illustrated by a College Goal Statement
• Writing Learning Objectives Is Vital Whatever You Call Them
• Setting Goals and Objectives Tough But Essential to Teaching Writing
• Write Writing Objectives in Format for Learning Assessment
• Bloom Taxonomy of Educational Objectives: A Quick Overview
• Bloom Taxonomy Applied to Teaching Writing
• Writing Course Objectives about Writing Mechanics
• Correct Punctuation Is Achieveable When the Objectives are Narrow
• Writing Performance Objectives Links Writing Process with Writing Products
• Setting Objectives and Providing Feedback to Student Writers

Expository writing

Expository Writing Is Required for Reading, Writing, Teaching

• Informal Writing: A Multifunction Tool with Many Aliases
• Elements of Nonfiction Make A Surprisingly Short List
• What Is Nonfiction But an Absence of Imagination
• Informative Writing Is the Definition of Nonfiction
• Expository Writing Requires Writers to Make Logical Choices
• The Expository Writing Pattern Even Toddlers Know: Alphabetical Order
• Expository Writing Using Number Order Is a Snap
• Spatial Order Assures a Good Look at a Physical Place
• Expository Writing May Have a Timely Arrangement of Material
• Inverted Pyramid Good for Openers for Expository Essays
• What Is Persuasive Writing ... May Not Be What You Think

Writing prompts

Writing Prompts Used in Teaching Writing Should Be Multifunctional

• Good Writing Prompts Do Much More than Say It Is Time to Write
• Informal Writing Prompts are Ticket to ELA Classroom
• Informal Writing Prompts about Homework Beat Homework
• 5 Student Writing Prompt Essential Components
• A Multi-Tasking Expository Writing Prompt Saves You Work
• Two Expository Writing Prompts, One Good, One Bad
• Formal Writing Prompts Call for Care from Students and Teachers
• A Daily Writing Prompt Is As Close as Your Curriculum
• A Daily Writing Prompt Can Serve Many Purposes
• Authentic Argument Topics for English Language Arts Classes
• Free Writing Prompts for High School English 5 Paragraph Essays
• Free Writing Prompts for Five-Paragraph High School ELA Essays
• 2 Free Middle School Writing Prompts for English Language Arts
• Persuasive Writing Prompts for English Language Arts
• Narrative Writing Prompts on ELA Topics Are Best for Teaching
• 3 Narrative Writing Prompts That Won't Make Teen Guys Squirm

Thesis statement

Thesis Statement Is the Starting Place for Nonfiction Writing

• What Is A Thesis Statement But an Embryonic Essay
• Give Thesis Statement Help Three Different Ways
• Thesis Builder Crafts a Working Thesis Statement in a Twinkling
• Thesis Statement in Writing Prompt Gives No-Brainer Beginning
• Thesis Statement Essential Characteristics
• Thesis Statement Gets Better If Writers Watch Their Words
• Make a Thesis Work to Reduce Revision Needed Later
• How to Write: Thesis Statement Is Starting Place for Nonfiction
• Thesis Statement for Authentic Writing Prompt is Anybody's Guess
• Main Idea Activities Should Produce a Thesis Statement
• Free Examples of Thesis Statements
• How to Write a Thesis or Dissertation from a Single Sentence

Strategic planning

Strategic Planning Process for Expository Nonfiction Writing

• Writing Strategies Acquisition Requires Teaching and Practice
• Teach How to Make an Outline Without Scaring Students
• How to Make an Outline for a 3-Point Paper or Speech
• Making an Outline in Writing Skeleton Format Tests Thesis Viability
• Making an Outline Better: Writing Skeleton™ Improves on Sentence Outline
• Tweak Outline for Essay to Avoid Wrong Impression from Writing Skeleton™
• A Compare Contrast Essay Outline Should Emphasize the Thesis Statement
• Writing Strategies Are Good for All Students, Essential for Struggling Writers
• Five Paragraph Essay Development Aided by Ripple Writing Strategy
• Writing Strategies: Put Rippling Muscles on the Writing Skeleton
• Outline Template Inside an Expository Essay Graphic Organizer
• Outline Template is a Graphic Organizer You Can Make from a Table
• Outline for Research Paper Plans Development of Paper's Thesis
• Outline for Research Paper Sample about Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice

Non-strategic outlining

How To Write An Outline If Writing One Cannot Be Avoided

• To Create Outline May Be Impossible for Students
• Creating an Outline Is a Higher Level Task Than Making an Outline
• How to Write an Outline that Works and Wows
• Informal Outline Writing Avoids Roman Numerals
• Formal Outline Puts Classical Harness on Informal Workhorse
• Outline Format Refers to Features of the Formal Outline
• Basic Outlining in Full Sentences
• Example of an Outline: Sentence Outline in Two Versions
• Basic Outlining: Topic Outlines Conceal Traps for Unwary
• Example of an Outline: Topic Outline in Formal and Informal Formats
• Research Paper Outline As Part of the Presentation
• A Research Paper Outline Can be Built Wisely or Stupidly

Paragraphs

Teaching How to Write a Paragraph Shows How to Write an Essay

• Exposition Writing Can Be Taught In 1, 2, 3 Time
• Expository Paragraph Is Marked by Distinctive, Teachable Pattern
• Focus Paragraph Writing Instruction on Body Paragraphs
• Topic Sentences: How They Are Defined, Planned, Taught
• Topic Sentences for Compare and Contrast Essays Challenge Students
• How to Write a Paragraph: Teaching Tips and Strategies
• Transition Sentences Get Writers from There to Here
• Introductory Paragraph Is Shorter and Easier than English Texts Say
• How to Write an Introduction Is Tough to Teach
• Teach How to Write an Introduction to an Essay
• A Conclusion Paragraph is Another Way to Say THE END
• How to Write a Conclusion: Develop Good Intuitions
• Paragraph Development Requires Strategic Teaching
• Illustration Paragraph Is Exposition With a Twist
• Descriptive Paragraph Best Taught in Essay Context
• Narrative Paragraph Weans Students from Formulas
• Anecdote Is An Example in Story Format
• Require Analogy Examples to Test Learning

The writing process

The Writing Process Should Be a Strategic Choice

• Expository Writing Process Goes Through Five Stages
• Teaching the Writing Process as Writers' Assembly Line
• Writing Process Forum Is Place Writing Teachers Help and Are Helped

Composition

• How to Write a Composition by 3 Timely Additions to Outlines
• How to Write a Composition Well Despite Hours of Preparation
• Writing Fluency Activities Build On Little Known Grammar Corollary
• Get English Word Usage Help from Computer Word Processor

Revision

• Writing Process Requires Revision Terminology Students Understand
• The Writing Process Revision Boosted by Planning Tools
• The Writing Process Requires Revision for Purpose and Unity
• In Writing Process, Revision of Organization Is Comparison Task
• Revision in Writing Process Aided by DIY Checklists
• Writing Process Revision Techniques for Specific Student Problems
• Writing Process Revision Techniques for Computer Composition

Editing

• Among Writing Terms, Editing Is One of the Most Misunderstood
• Personal Editing Checklist Makes Grammar Corrections a Matter of Editing Sentences
• Writing Process Editing with a Presidential Pen
• English Word Usage Difficulties Created by Computer Spell Check

Formatting

• MLA Paper Format Teaching Tips
• APA Paper Format Is Not for Faint of Heart

Essay writing

Essay Format: A Primer for Teachers of Essay Writing

• Essay Structure Is Easier than the Terminology Describing It
• Essay Format Wows with Trios
• Teaching Essay Writing Requires Strategic Thinking
• Teach How to Write an Essay in a Writing Process Environment
• 5 Paragraph Essay Is a Critical Thinking Process
• Critical Thinking Strategies to Teach Writers of Expository Nonfiction
• Keyword Search Strategy Needs Close Tie to Working Thesis Statement
• To Define Plagiarism Is Less Important Than to Avoid It
• Consequences of Plagiarism Can Be Painful, Long-Lasting
• Definition of Copyright Is Essential Knowledge for Internet User
• What Is Copyright Infringement? How Can It Be Avoided?

Essay types

Many Types of Essays. Many Baffled Students. 1 Easy Answer.

• All Types of Essays Can Be Mapped along a Continuum
• An Expository Essay Explains an Opinion Somebody Holds
• Types of Essays Learned Best One Paragraph at a Time
• Argument Essay Topic Permits Persuasion without Argumentative Tone
• The Sociable Argument Essay Views Topic from All Angles
• An Anecdote Example about the 5 Paragraph Essay in Teaching Writing
• Truly Creative Nonfiction Writing Finds Solutions to Problems
• By Definition, Narrative Is a Telling Term
• Sample Narrative Essay from a Writing Teacher's Experience
• Teaching Narrative Essay Writing: Tips for Writing Teachers
• Literary Analysis Applies Standard Essay Strategies to Literary Essay Topic
• Literary Analysis Uses Standard Thesis and Support Pattern
• Writing a Literary Analysis: Sample Outlines How It's Done
• Literary Analysis Using Comparison Best Taught by Comparisons
• Compare and Contrast Essays Need a Purpose for Existing
• Compare Contrast Writing Is Almost the Same Old Stuff

Grammar for writing

Teaching Grammar for Writing Means Focusing on Writers' Needs

• 24 Rules of English Grammar for Writers
• Essential Grammar According to Research Studies
• Learn Proper Grammar Rules to Teach by Studying Writing Mistakes
• Four Essential Grammar Concepts for Beginning Writers
• Writing Complete Sentences Is An Acquired Skill
• A Sentence Fragment Resists Flexing True Sentences Do Easily
• Why Sentence Fragments Persist Despite Years of English Classes
• Run On Sentences Know No Bounds. That Is Why They Run On
• Subject of a Sentence Is Tacit Knowledge of Native Speakers
• Teach Rules of English Grammar Via Tacit Knowledge
• Subjects and Verbs Are Not Just Whaddayacallims
• Subject Verb Agreement Error Identification Tricks
• Teaching comma use after an introductory modifier Rule
• Grammar and Punctuation are Writing's Odd douple
• Teaching Punctuation Via Grammar: The Comma after Introductory Modifier Rule
• Grammar Websites to Fix Students' Most Common Grammar Errors in Writing
• Grammar Websites for Help with Errors that Bug Employers
• Grammar Check Software Can Make Student Writing Worse
• List of Homonyms Personally Problematic Helps Writers

"Grammar" for tests

Teaching Grammar to Test-Takers Is Unlike Teaching Grammar for Writing

• What Is Grammar Besides a Gigantic Bore?
• English Grammar Teacher Succeeds with Informal Writing, Not Worksheets
• Grammar, Usage Changes Can Change Stereotypes of Students
• English Tests Don't Have to Use a No. 2 Pencil

Reading & writing

Teaching Reading Comprehension Helps in Teaching Writing

• Teach Reading Comprehension Using Expository Texts
• Reading Comprehension Activities Reduce Writing Teacher Workload
• Reading Comprehension Activities: A Reading Journal
• Knowing How to Write a Summary Is Basic for Reading and Writing
• How to Write: Summary Teaching Tools
• Coaching Literacy Connects Reading, Writing, and Studying
• Teaching Vocabulary without Written Results
• Teaching Vocabulary for Carryover into Reading and Writing
• How to Teach Vocabulary Starting from a Word List
• Cloze Vocabulary Activities Open Learning through Teamwork
• Vocabulary Activities that Probe for Learning beyond Recall
• Analogies Lessons Can Teach More Than Test-Taking Skills
• Analogy Examples Teach ELA Vocabulary and Problem Solving Strategies
• Vocabulary Exercises Build Literacy Strength and Linguistic Flexibility
• Vocabulary Sentences Teachers Start Activate Knowledge as Students Finish Them
• Vocabulary Sentences from Multiple Contexts Make Word Meanings Clear
• Forget Vocabulary Quizzes: This Assessment Alternative Is Better
• Reading Disabilities Book Author Interviewed

Assessing & Grading

Writing Assessment Starts Before Any Students Come

Formative assessment by teacher

• Formative Evaluation Makes Short Work of Improving Writing
• Formative Assessment Via Informal Writing Is Quick, Easy, Authentic
• Informal Writing Is Best Assessed Formatively, Graded Rigidly
• Formative Assessments for the English Grammar Teacher

Formative assessment by student peers

• Collaborative Learning Options for the Writing Classroom
• Effective Teamwork by Writing Students Impossible Without Teacher
• Formative Assessment Through Collaborative Learning Tasks
• Giving and Receiving Feedback on Writing by Students' Peers
• As a Collaborative Learning Term, Peer Review Is Poor Choice
• Giving Feedback in English Class Peer Reviews Takes Training

Grading formal writing assessment

• Summative Writing Assessment Strategies for Writing Teachers
• Define Rubric for Students by Use-Specific Alternative Terms
• Writing Assessment Rubrics Need 5 Components
• Creating Rubrics from Your Word Processor Is Fast and Easy
• Designing Writing Rubrics Well Saves Wear and Tear on Writing Teachers
• Writing Rubrics Can Lessen the Misery of Grading Student Writing
• Sample Persuasive Essay Rubric Shows How Easy Creating Rubrics Can Be
• Giving Feedback on Writing When the Student Has Nothing to Say
• English Grammar Help Via Teacher Feedback to Students
• Giving Feedback Appropriately to Student Writers Promotes Learning
• Giving Feedback on Writing Mechanics Errors without Alienating Students
• Assess Correct Spelling of Words as Content or Mechanics Issues

Struggling writers

Becoming a Writer Is Essential Even for Students with Learning Disabilities

• Time- and Stress-Management Is a Single Problem for Struggling Writers
• Positive Self Talk Scripts Transform Struggling Writers
• Model Positive Self Talk to Show Writers How to Talk to Themselves
• Becoming a Writer Depends on Positive Attitude
• Time Stress Management Aided by Start-up Knowhow
• Types of Learning Disabilities that Struggling Writers Might Have
• Student Self Assessment of Writing Is Comparatively Easy
• Student Self Assessment of Writing Process Use Needs Teacher Help
• Verbal Learning and the Struggling Writer
• Teach English Vocabulary to Struggling Writers Via a Word List
• Types of Nonverbal Communication That Aid in Teaching Writing
• Language Learning Disorders in College-Bound Students: Livia McCoy Interview
• Compare and Contrast Essay Preparation Is Easier on a Computer
• Compare Contrast Skill Development Can Start in Elementary School
• 5 Paragraph Essay Is Ideal Training Vehicle for Struggling and Novice Writers
• Critical Thinking Strategies Must Be Taught to Struggling Writers
• Teaching How to Do an Outline Avoids Stressing Struggling Writers

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Writing and Grammar Resources for the Writing Teacher

• Favorite Writing and Grammar Resources for Electronic Access
• Online Free Dictionary Websites for Writers, Writing Teachers
• College Degree Requirements Include English Writing Skill
• Developing Critical Thinking Skills: Resources for the Writing Teacher
• Search for Additional Reliable Information on Teaching Writing
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Professional development courses

Professional Development for Teachers of Nonfiction Writing

• Professional Development Workshops Boost Nonfiction Writing Teachers

Courses for students

• Writing Lessons Teach Nonfiction Writing Strategies
• Learning Academic Writing Skills Is Fun With Zucchini in Zero Gravity
• Writing Course Online Prepares for College, Career

Books & more

Shape Learning, Reshape Teaching: An English Teacher's Guide to Using Informal Writing with Teens and Adults

Talk It Out Duplication Masters Turn Words into Writing

Study Skills E-book Ends Embarrassing Grammar Errors in Your Writing

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• Free Online Articles for Teen and Adult Nonfiction Writers

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