Balance On-Paper and On-Screen ExperiencesPosted on June 03, 2019As access to technology continually increases, some teachers and administrators question if students should only read and always write digitally.
Round Up Similar Ideas in RevisionPosted on May 27, 2019As students write more sentences, elaborate on ideas, and develop their reasoning, their work with the trait of ideas tends to improve. However, the organization of the piece...
Establish a "Done" ListPosted on May 27, 2019Effective writing mini-lessons always end with a Now-It's-Your-Turn writing time. But no matter how long a teacher thinks the task will take, there are always students who...
Introduce the 6 TraitsPosted on April 18, 2017The 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 TraitsPosted on April 17, 2017Many 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 WritingPosted on April 18, 2017The 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...
