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Hi Ho Cherry-O! (Gamifying the Basics)
Most teachers agree … as far as the basic teachings of grammar, punctuation, and syntax go … there needs to be a…
Read issue →Voice Lessons (featuring Where the Wild Things Are)
In our efforts to create total package student writers … We need to ask ourselves the following question: Can VOICE even…
Read issue →View Master (Solidifying Rule #18)
Today’s video features Strunk & White’s RULE # 18, which espouses the theory that there are 12 different ways to…
Read issue →Etch A Sketch (Grammar, Punctuation, Syntax)
As a bell-ringer early in the academic year, I gamify the teaching of the basics such as grammar, punctuation, and…
Read issue →Teaching the "Chops" to Crush Any Rubric!!
A superstar writer transcends any rubric, in large part, because they can teeter-totter balance a voice that carefully…
Read issue →Teaching Voice & Nuance
Imagine the following scenario … Your school administrator asks you to create a "Dream Team" roster of students to…
Read issue →Gamifying Word Study
Our students are pleading with us to up the engagement meter. And this is perhaps the biggest reason why being a…
Read issue →Partnering Vocabulary & Voice Instruction
Some things in life become significantly better when they are paired with a powerful partner. Take, for example,…
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