by imavexadmin | Apr 15, 2017 | [Writing]
As teachers (and parents) many of us have uttered the following when disciplining a student (or child)–“It’s not what you said; it’s how you said it.” The power of word choice goes beyond simply sending a message to someone. We also have...
by imavexadmin | May 3, 2016 | [Writing]
These are an excellent addition to students’ expository writing. Whenever they use a specific term or vocabulary word, they can insert an explanation or synonym. This not only adds variety to the sentence types, but it also demonstrates a sense of audience. The...
by imavexadmin | Feb 24, 2013 | [Writing]
As you are building word-smiths and encouraging them to utilize stronger word choice in their writing, consider creating a place for students to log those better words. With a little tape, some staples, and several paper plates, Theresa Fulton’s second graders...
by imavexadmin | Feb 13, 2012 | [Writing]
To celebrate strong word choice in student writing, Kristina Smekens has suggested the idea of using a purple highlighter. Rather than writing lots of time-consuming compliments on student papers, a teacher can quickly communicate the same message with just a stroke...
by imavexadmin | Dec 14, 2011 | [Writing]
Many of us learned descriptive writing as a specific genre and consequently teach it as a separate unit. However, descriptive writing isn’t a genre–it is an element in all genres. You’ll find it in all types of narrative, expository, and persuasive...
