English writing

Analyzing writing curriculums, planning writing workshop and teaching writing lessons can be overwhelming. You might think, how am I going to fit everything in and produce successful writers? Where do I start? What skills do they need? This post will share the 7 BASIC WRITING LESSONS that every teacher should teach! With this basic knowledge, students will be able to perform other writing assignments more effectively. The following skills are not only effective in upper elementary, they are…

The start to the school year for newcomer ELLs can be overwhelming and nerve-wracking. It is our job to set them up with tools to help them feel comfortable exploring a new language in a

10 Real Tips for Improving your English. If you follow these tips I'm sure you're going to be able to improve your English. Tip number one is ...

A glance at ESL instruction with beginning English learners. This post shares ESOL activities for reading, writing, phonics and vocabulary.

The beginning of the school year is an important time to assess the writing skill levels of new students in our English classes. One way to do this is to assign a diagnostic essay in order to "diagnose" each student's writing level. This creative approach to essay writing helps students t

In today’s society, it is important that students can use their critical thinking skills in their everyday lives. The perfect place for students to learn how and to practice critical reading, writing, arguing, and even listening is the high school English classroom. Here are 10 critical high school English lessons and skills that teachers should be teaching their students!

Teaching the writing process? Try involving students kinesthetically. Play Doh can work for big kids, too! My high school students absolutely love this writing analogy that walks them through each stage of the writing process as if they were sculptors crafting a masterpiece. Differentiate your instr

Your students will be thrilled with this engaging persuasive writing project. In this project, they'll step into the shoes of a defense attorney, passionately arguing that their chosen fairy tale villain is innocent! A fantastic project to help your students understand character point of view. This completely planned, zero-prep project takes students through each step, guiding them as they dive deep into the motives and actions of classic characters such as the Big Bad Wolf, Cinderella's…

You’re welcome! Here are 15 TED talks for the classroom that are sure to prompt discussion, writing, and reflection...

This worksheet highlights and gives an overview of core beliefs, and working toward overcoming negative core beliefs.