Imagine two students. Both of them are hard working, intelligent, persistent in the face of challenges – they have all the virtues of good students. BUT one of them writes at half the speed of the other. Now imagine high school homework – 3 hours a night for the one …
The fire broke out from a bakery and spread through most of the old walled city of London near the docks and through 2 of the gates in the City. London was the biggest city in Europe at the time but there was so much chaos in attempting to rebuild …
My heritage – what is the background of my family? Tell about how that background shows in your life (special celebrations, foods, place you go on vacation, family stories). My homes – what different places have I lived in during my life? What were they like? If you’ve only lived …
If you are asking for 100 or 400 words, some students will still find it hard to think of enough to write. Does it have to be true? No it doesn’t. The point of this is to develop writing fluency and the ability to ideate quickly. You could tell them …
Everyone grumbled. The sky was grey. We had nothing to do and nothing to say. We were nearing the end of a dismal day, And then there seemed to be nothing beyond, Then Daddy fell into the pond! And everyone’s face grew merry and bright, And Timothy danced for sheer …
If I could be judged by the friends I keep, what would my friends “tell” about me? What different “flocks” do I belong to to do what, when (gamers, athletes, scholars, readers, etc.)? Everything I know about birds (life cycle, types of birds, foods, etc.) “Birds of a feather flock …
So what should they say when they finish reading a partner’s writing? It’s not about spelling, or quality of sentences, or messiness. This isn’t even a draft – if it were anything it would be a pre-draft – the kind of thing you write to find out what you think. …
Salvador Dali was a Spanish surrealist from the 20th century. The Persistence of Memory is probably his most famous painting. An interesting anecdote about him was that he used to pay for his meals in restaurants by cheque. He would draw a picture on the back of the cheque and …
Write a response to Grumpy Cat’s treatment of your writing. A time I was criticized or treated unfairly. Things I have eaten that disagreed with me.
Absolutely! Trade Pages…Read….Talk It is important that students read each other’s writing. For one thing, it can inspire greater effort in order to at least be “in the middle.” But, most importantly, we all try harder when we know that we will have an audience – a reason to write …
