I am beyond stoked to announce that I have launched a new YouTube channel that will spotlight the implications of the following essential question:
What if we taught composition like Bob Ross teaches painting?
In each writing workshop video, you will find exemplars and models that either I or a National Writing Project participant "painted" to help demystify the essay writing process for you and your students.
This channel will also feature a ton of new bells and whistles ...
I upped my game big time!
In case you missed it, our first video features this year's AP Literature & Composition poem (Alice Cary's "Autumn").
Per usual, a few teachers along with myself "painted" the entire essay from start to finish all while pulling the strings of my templates.
We will tackle the remaining FRQs later this week and have the writing workshop videos posted no later than Saturday.
We will do the same with the three FRQs featured on Tuesday's AP Language exam ... just sit tight.
But I'd like to share with you our second endeavor ... a synthesis essay centering around the book banning debate.
Sixteen NWP participants put this together for all of us.
What you'll see in the writing workshop are a ton of inverted and declarative theses, as well as a few syllogistic body paragraphs. We even show students how to crank out stellar conclusions.
If you're interested, I can pass along our source packet and the slides featured in the writing workshop video.
Just give me a holler at [email protected]
So, please subscribe to the new channel and spread the good word.
I hope that you enjoy our increased efforts and all the teacher modeling you'll find in each video.
Happy teaching and happy writing!
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