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Video #2 (Sentence Patterns 6-10 Etch-A-Sketch)
Struggling and emerging writers definitely need quite a bit of compositional TLC, so one concrete thing I do is this:…
Read issue →Etch-A-Sketch (Sentence Patterns)
A tell-tale trait of an emerging or struggling writer is this: they have a tendency to completely over-rely on…
Read issue →Pet-Finder: Prancer (Rhetorical Analysis Writing Workshop)
In today's writing workshop video, I "Bob Ross" how to construct an FRQ 2-Style rhetorical analysis of Tyfanee Fortuna's…
Read issue →Connect Four: Gamifying Rhetorical Reads
With regards to preparing students to become better multiple-choice test-takers, I have observed the following over…
Read issue →Jeopardy: Poetry Analysis
Imagine a world in which we could saddle our students with a million practice multiple-choice exams between this very…
Read issue →Best Thesis Heuristic For Rhetorical Analysis
Spring is in the air, so that can only mean one thing: exam season is upon us (AP & Regents). Here's what I'm…
Read issue →Correct Link: Thesis Heuristic (What Did Jack Do?)
Hey, folks! Looks like in my message this morning that I sent the link for the rhetorical analysis heuristic. Here's the…
Read issue →Surefire Way to Crush a Thesis!!
Heading into exam season (AP & Regents) ... Here's where things stand: My students often struggle to ascertain the…
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