I’m adding this infographic to The Best Digital (& Non-Digital) Storytelling Resources: Source: the-cma.com via Larry on Pinterest

Photo Credit: Oliver Hammond via Compfight I’ve previously posted about a simple writing exercise that was shown to particularly help African American students increase their academic achievement (see Useful Writing Exercise For Helping Students Develop Self-Esteem) and expanded that into … Continue reading →

The University of California requires incoming freshmen and women to take the Analytical Writing Placement Exam to determine their English placement. We use their model a lot in our high school English classes — both during our regular classes and … Continue reading →

My colleagues and I help our students learn about the importance of a “growth mindset” during the year (see The Best Resources On Helping Our Students Develop A “Growth Mindset”). My colleague Katie Hull and I are going to use … Continue reading →

Stanford’s Understanding Language has produced a free five-lesson unit plan for English Language Learners on persuasive writing called Persuasion Across Time and Space: Analyzing and Producing Persuasive Texts. I only quickly reviewed it, and it seems to have some nice … Continue reading →

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The English Department at our high school does a pretty impressive job of teaching and evaluating writing. I invited Lara Hoekstra, one of the leaders of this effort, to write a post describing what we do. One of the key … Continue reading →

I’ve previously posted about research discussing the value of students sharing what is happening in their lives (see The Value Of Sharing Positive Events) and have written on this blog and in my books how I apply this finding in … Continue reading →

The Yellow Test is the headline for a New York Times column today that offers great writing advice. I would strongly encourage reading the entire piece, but here’s an excerpt: Carrie is a professor at a university. She had asked … Continue reading →

Authentic audiences are always motivating for students, and I thought having an expanded list of places where students could post book reviews people other than classmates or a teacher would see them would be useful. I’ve had a few in … Continue reading →