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Archive - September 2014
Writing
  • Writer's Workshop Management
  • Standardized Writing Assessments
  • Opinion / Persuasive / Argumentative
  • Informative / Expository / Explanatory
  • Narrative Writing / Poetry
  • PK-1 Developmental Writing Stages
  • Writing Process & Digital Tools
  • Mentor Texts & Anchor Papers
  • Assessment & Feedback
  • 6 Traits of Writing
  • Ideas Mini-Lessons
  • Organization Mini-Lessons
  • Voice Mini-Lessons
  • Word Choice Mini-Lessons
  • Sentence Fluency Mini-Lessons
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Latest Posts

Make Notes During Writer Conferences

Posted on November 26, 2019

There is a variety of information teachers may want to record during a writer conference, but it should be noted that the form is not the focus. Rather, the top priority is...

Adjust the Writing Process for Digital Devices

Posted on October 22, 2019

Engaging students within the writing process often includes a variety of paper, pens, etc. However, these are all paper-based writing tools. Students also need to know how...

Teach Explicitly--I do, You Watch & Listen

Posted on October 14, 2019

Best-practice instruction requires that teachers provide Think Alouds. More than just telling students what to do, this is when the teacher shares her expert thinking to reveal...

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  • Writer's Workshop Management
  • Standardized Writing Assessments
  • Opinion / Persuasive / Argumentative
  • Informative / Expository / Explanatory
  • Narrative Writing / Poetry
  • PK-1 Developmental Writing Stages
  • Writing Process & Digital Tools
  • Mentor Texts & Anchor Papers
  • Assessment & Feedback
  • 6 Traits of Writing
  • Ideas Mini-Lessons
  • Organization Mini-Lessons
  • Voice Mini-Lessons
  • Word Choice Mini-Lessons
  • Sentence Fluency Mini-Lessons
  • Conventions Mini-Lessons
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  • 6-Traits Mentor Text
  • ABC Chart
  • Absentee Procedures
  • Academic Vocabulary
  • Action Verbs
  • Anchor Papers
  • Annotations
  • Argument
  • Argumentative Reasons
  • Audience
  • Author's Chair
  • Background Knowledge
  • Beginning of the Year Procedures
  • Beginnings & Endings
  • BellRingers
  • Book Review
  • Book Reviews
  • Book Talks
  • Character Development
  • Check and Change
  • Citing Evidence
  • Close Reading
  • Collecting Information
  • Compare-Contrast
  • Comprehension Icons
  • Comprehension Strategy Songs
  • Constructed Response
  • Content-Literacy Vocabulary
  • Context Clues
  • Conventions in Context
  • Conventions within Units of Study
  • Descriptive Writing
  • Details in Writing
  • Digital Literacy
  • Digital Notebooks
  • Digital Writing
  • Discipline-Specific Literacy
  • Discussions
  • Done List
  • Editing
  • Editing Station
  • Educate Parents
  • Evidence versus Details
  • Explicit Teaching
  • Fake News
  • Figurative Language
  • Figurative Language Writing
  • First Drafts
  • First-of-the-Year Lessons
  • Focused Edits
  • Grammar
  • Grammar Function
  • Graphic Organizers
  • Group Writing
  • Help Tent
  • Holiday Topics
  • Idea Development
  • Independent Spellers
  • Informative Conclusions
  • Informative Introductions
  • Inquiry
  • Introductory Paragraph
  • List Writing
  • Literacy Notebooks
  • Literacy Stations
  • Main Idea
  • Maintenance Mini-Lessons
  • Mentor Texts
  • Mini-Lesson Instruction
  • Mini-Lesson Management
  • Mini-Lesson Series
  • Mini-Lessons
  • Mini-Units
  • Modes of Writing
  • Multiple Texts
  • Narrative Writing Task
  • Niner Diner
  • Organize Ideas
  • Paragraphs
  • Paraphrase
  • Parent Involvement
  • Persuasive Writing
  • Picture Books
  • PK-1 Writing
  • Poetry
  • Primary Opinion Writing
  • Primary Writing
  • Pronouns
  • Publishing
  • Punctuation
  • Punctuation Power
  • Punctuation Technology
  • Purple Words
  • QAR
  • QR Codes
  • Read Multiple Sources
  • Reader's Workshop
  • Reading Stamina
  • Relevant Sources
  • Relevant Sources Reading
  • Relevant Sources Writing
  • Research Process
  • Research Products
  • Retell
  • Revise Rubric
  • Revision
  • Root Words
  • Rubric Feedback
  • Rubrics
  • Scaffold Argumentative Writing
  • Secondary
  • Self-Assessment
  • Sentence Length Variety
  • Sentence Stretching
  • Short Nonfiction Passages
  • Social Studies
  • Sort Information
  • Spelling
  • Story Writing
  • Storyboard
  • student portfolios
  • Summarization
  • Synonyms
  • Synthesize Evidence
  • Technical Subject
  • Test Lady
  • Test Success
  • Test-Prep
  • Text Complexity
  • Text Features
  • Text Structure
  • Text Types
  • Text-Based Evidence
  • Text-Dependent Questions
  • Theme
  • Think Alouds
  • Timeline
  • Transitions
  • Triggers
  • Trump Traits
  • Vary Writing Process
  • Visual Literacy
  • Vocabulary Lessons
  • Voice Choice
  • Wikipedia
  • Writer Conferences
  • Writer's Workshop
  • Writers Workshop
  • Writing Conference Notes
  • Writing Instruction
  • Writing Mini-Lessons
  • Writing Parodies
  • Writing Process
  • Writing Products
  • Writing Prompts
  • Writing Purpose
  • Writing Rubrics
  • Writing Stamina
  • Writing Units
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Latest Posts

Make Notes During Writer Conferences

Posted on November 26, 2019

There is a variety of information teachers may want to record during a writer conference, but it should be noted that the form is not the focus. Rather, the top priority is...

Adjust the Writing Process for Digital Devices

Posted on October 22, 2019

Engaging students within the writing process often includes a variety of paper, pens, etc. However, these are all paper-based writing tools. Students also need to know how...

Teach Explicitly--I do, You Watch & Listen

Posted on October 14, 2019

Best-practice instruction requires that teachers provide Think Alouds. More than just telling students what to do, this is when the teacher shares her expert thinking to reveal...

Most Popular Posts

Introduce the 6 Traits

Posted on April 18, 2017

The six researched components of all good writing (ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions) need to be introduced to students in a kid-friendly...

Download Kristina's Favorite Picture Books for Teaching the 6 Traits

Posted on April 17, 2017

Many teachers choose to introduce each of the 6 Traits by reading a text that exemplifies the trait. Students see the trait in action within such mentor text. Picture books...

Compare Argumentative v. Persuasive Writing

Posted on April 18, 2017

The adoption of college and career-ready standards has included an addition of argumentative writing at all grade levels. Interpreting expectations among the types of argument...

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