Read Riley’s famous autumn poem and then learn three writers’ devices that will enhance your writing–all in three little words!
Your students will learn the difference between opinion versus persuasion with this fun infographic about dogs and an easy writing exercise.
HIGH SCHOOL PROMPTS Hyperbole is a lot of fun to read and to write. But what is it? Hyperbole (hi PER bo lee) is exaggeration, as in “He was as hefty as a whale” or “Her whining voice so electrified the air that it knocked migrating geese off their course.” To read examples of this figure of speech, click…
SHARON’S BLOG Is there copious weeping when you say, “Write an essay”? Do your students get a pit in the bottom of their stomachs when faced with a writing assignment? When I was a little girl (yes, this was a long, long time ago), I had the same reactions when I was told to clean…
How do you narrow down a topic that is too large? Find out how in this prompt as you narrow down the topic of fire for Fire Prevention Day.
This tutorial shows your students the universal proofreading marks and how to use them. Plus, you’ll get examples and an exercise to reinforce the information.
It’s/Its. You’re/Your. They’re/Their/There. Who’s/Whose. These are confusing to students. Use the special infographic and exercise to teach your students. Answers follow the exercise.
It’s tough to come up with ideas for essays. Where do you find the topics? Try this strange way of developing ideas for essays using your own initials!
The word “everyone” is singular, so writing “Everyone had their flu shots” is grammatically incorrect. How do we fix this in a gender-neutral language? Use this tutorial to teach your students how to use singular indefinite pronouns and gender-neutral language.
What do your students do if their sentence is a question (interrogative) but there’s already a question mark in the quotation? Use this tutorial to show them how to handle those end punctuation marks.
