SHARON’S BLOGThe beginning of a new year is a special time when your students can look back on their past year and cherish their hopes and dreams for the future. But do they know how to express those? Here are five prompts geared to help them express their ideas through opinion, personal narrative, personification, and…
SHARON’S BLOG You know you have them—those story writers who won’t come out of their bedrooms, the ones who faint at writing essays but love writing stories. They spend hours creating fictional worlds and populating them with characters in trouble who are looking for a happy ending. Fiction is a powerful tool to influence readers’ hearts….
SHARON’S BLOG So much anxiety about the future. Emotions running hot. Fearful thoughts about what lies ahead. As I pondered these for our nation, the world, and my own life, I was troubled. I recently heard a radio pastor mention that the Lord says one thing to us more than anything else:
SHARON’S BLOG Do you ever wonder why some ads and political campaigns are so powerful? There’s a reason for that: They use certain strategies to move their viewers. It’s important to learn these strategies so you can see when they are being used on you! In this tutorial, you’ll learn three powerful tactics, read examples, and…
SHARON’S BLOG To say that the Protestant Reformation had a great effect on the world is a vast understatement. Kings, kingdoms, and even everyday people felt the sting—and the freedom—this new movement brought. Your students will be writing opinions, stories, and more while exploring some of the issues and topics associated with the Reformation, no…
SHARON’S BLOG Election-themed Prompts Elections are fraught with anxiety, tension, and maybe even crying, but election-themed writing prompts do not have to be. Your 5th – 12th graders will cast their vote for any of these interest-grabbing ideas. No matter your political party, these prompts are winners, and you will be, too, when you share them…
SHARON’S BLOG Compare and Contrast: 2 Solid Methods Have your students ever been asked to write a compare-and-contrast paragraph or essay but don’t know where to begin? Do they have trouble organizing their thoughts and information before comparing and contrasting? Your 5th – 12th graders will learn two solid methods for compare-and-contrast writing with this…
SHARON’S BLOG Would you like your students to understand how to use proofreading marks? Do they know that they do not have to proofread for everything at once? And did you know that it is easier for students to proofread if they practice on someone else’s mistakes? Explore the posts below, appropriate for 7th –…
SHARON’S BLOG Do you “have a plan” or have you “hatched a scheme”? Are your students writing about the “circulation” of the blood or about how the blood “circulates”? Do they understand how to use specific adjectives? Do they know the power of connotations? Do they turn sluggish nouns into working verbs? Do they define…
SHARON’S BLOG Persuasion. How-to. Compare and contrast. Enumerative. Are your students baffled by these types of essays? Take heart! Use the 13 links you’ll find below that show how to format and write 6 types of paragraphs and essays. As an added bonus, the last link leads to a very handy writing schedule you can…
