Argument & Persuasive Writing Lesson Plans
200 Prompts for Argumentative WritingPrompts by category for the student who can't think of anything to write about. Are You My Mother? An Opinion Writing UnitThis 5-lesson unit uses the Langston Hughes poem "Mother to Son" and a portrait to emphasize facts and opinions. Includes writing task. Designed for grade 2.
Write or Die 2
New Write or Die iOS App! Now you can Write or Die wherever you are! Works for both iPad and iPhone. Android version coming soon.
A Wordpress Widget Perfect For Building Your PLN
If you’re an education blogger using WordPress, Dell has a pretty sweet new tool for you. It’s a widget that displays a curated list of your favorite education blogs and websites. <shameless plug> We at Edudemic are honored to be featured in the widget.
Four Ways to Bring Settings to Life
Four Ways to Bring Settings to Life by Moira Allen Return to Setting & Description · Print/Mobile-Friendly Version The devil, it's said, is in the details. So, too, is much of the work of a writer.
Why You Should Self-Publish
Originally published on Indie Reader This past week, my latest self-published book debuted at #7 on the New York Times bestseller list. Crunching some numbers, it appears that I've sold a million books in the last two years. You might think I'm living the best days of my life right now, but that isn't the case at all.
So...You Wanna Be A Blogger
So this is a blog. Yep. It really is, or at least I want it to be. This is a space for me to reflect, share, learn and grow with anyone who stops by. It has been a wonderful experience for me and I really do enjoy working on this. Besides the professional growth, blogs can be a wonderful addition to any classroom too.
Essay Start - Persuasive Essays
By Persuasive, we mean tending or having the power to persuade a persuasive argument. Through persuasive essays, you have to persuade the reader into convincing that your point of view is correct by adopting logical reasoning to show that one idea is more legitimate than the other idea. Basically all essays are persuasive essays. Sometimes you are assigned a controversial topic such as different law acts, political related issues, and nuclear issues for your persuasive essays, but an essay on the meaning of an article or poetry is also a persuasive essay. The only difference being that through persuasive essays your attempt or task is to persuade a reader to take some kind of action or adopt a certain point of view.
Digital Is (Telling Stories With Pictures
Step 1: Formulate a Narrative Some graphic novelists start from scratch and visually draft their narrative as they go, acting as both writer and illustrator; others create visual adaptations of existing prose work, “translating” the written word into visual-verbal form; still others work in collaboration from the onset, in a partnership where a writer creates a narrative script that an illustrator uses to craft the comic. There is no one “right” way to begin the composition process. That said, I have found that in teaching my students to focus on the nuances of a new form of writing, it is easiest for them to adapt an existing narrative than to try to create new content at the same time they are being asked to apply elements of visual literacy. Often I ask students to use a piece of writing they have composed earlier in the school year and explore the possibilities of adding a visual element to the essay/story.
365 Pictures Daily Photo Prompts Generated for Your Creative Inspiration!
Writing Prompts : 365 : 365 Creative Picture Prompts, Prompt-a-Day Generator One picture and text prompt per day to inspire your creative life. Visit again tomorrow for February 5, 2015
