Use This Evaluation Form for Your Student’s How-to Essay
Here’s a free evaluation form taken from The Power in Your Hands: Writing Nonfiction in High School to help you grade those how-to essays.
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Give the Gift of Yourself This Christmas
SHARON’S BLOGDo your children and teens wish they could communicate better with the special people in their lives? Sometimes it’s hard to talk or to come up with something brilliant to say. Other times they may have trouble connecting with family members. At this time of year, they may be wondering what to give that…
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Thanksgiving Prompts—Good for the Soul
SHARON’S BLOG We want our students and our children to develop attitudes of gratefulness, to say thank you without being prompted, and to appreciate any worldly goods and advantages they have. Use these four Thanksgiving prompts to get them thinking about their blessings and how they can bless others.
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How to Create a Paragraph: Middle School Chart
Solid Help for Writing a Paragraph Do you have trouble coming up with ideas to put in your paragraphs? Would you like help organizing each paragraph so it is not a jumbled mess? Check out this chart below, along with one that is filled in, to make your life a little easier. {Here’s the HIGH…
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3 Prompts to Celebrate the Olympics
SHARON’S BLOG Celebrate the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics with us. Here are three prompts and one BONUS prompt for your 5th-12th graders to enjoy as the festivities get underway! Some are light and fun. Others involve controversies and get your students thinking. Be sure to download the colorful worksheet in #1. On your mark ….
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Composition: Let’s Make it Easier
You’ve just read the title of this post and are laughing uncontrollably. I get it. Writing is hard. My students confirm this, and so do yours. Many moms report that their students have ideas in their heads but can’t get them on paper. Let’s start fixing that today. What creates this strange head-to-hand disconnect? One…
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New Tutorials to Document Sources
SHARON’S BLOG Okay. I’ll admit it. I abhor the nit-picky rules about citing sources and making a works-cited page. The rules are tedious. They’re boring. And they’re nerve wracking. So, if it is hard for adults (which I like to think I am), what must our children and teens think of it? After all, writing…
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Fun with Outlines. No, Really.
SHARON’S BLOG Could your students use a little help organizing their ideas? And what does a bowl of salad have to do with outlines? Many students make their outlines after they have written their essay. This is fairly common. But is a formal outline necessary? Not exactly. You can read about my sticky-note method here….
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How I Saved My Own Writing Class
SHARON’S BLOG“I can’t think of anything to write about.” “This writing assignment is boring.” Sound familiar? It did around my house as well. My three children and I hit the wall and almost gave up on writing because it became so tough on all of us. But I saw value in my children learning how…
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Conversation Starters
SHARON’S BLOGDo your students ever have a hard time knowing what to say to people? Is small talk difficult? Is it easier for them to turn to an electronic device than to a real person? Join us this week as we explore conversation starters, small talk, and communication. Great for students in grades 5-12. To…
