Highly effective writing teachers teach with mentor texts. In direct instruction lessons, teachers explain the techniques to students. (continue reading)
State standards are a guide to all that we ask kids to do as writers and readers. They are not meant to be out of context as a stand-alone lesson. (continue reading)
A list of the top three things to avoid when teaching kids how to write graphic novels from Eric Hand, coauthor of the new Writing Unit of Study. (continue reading)
Enter the Literacy Studio, a new approach to the workshop model that allows for integrated reading and writing instruction without demanding more time or extra planning. (continue reading)
The craft decisions involved in creating an actual graphic novel are numerous, varied, and complex—but they can be explicitly taught and learned, practiced and perfected. (continue reading)
Learn more about writing stances and craft moves that not only cultivate positive behaviors about writing but encourage a willingness—and even enthusiasm—to revise. (continue reading)
The road to excellence is rife with trial and error. It is up to us to entrust our young writers to wrestle with their decisions. Doing so matters now. And later. (continue reading)
It helps to start small. A beautifully crafted sentence is filled with interesting decisions the writer has made, and there’s so much to learn. (continue reading)
