Ten Tips for Fiction Writers - the important things every novelist should know about writing stories
In no particular order: #1) Write what you know More of a mantra than a tip. You'll have heard it before - but it's not about the mantra, it's about the interpretation. Write what you know?
7 Easy Ways to Support Student Writing in Any Content Area
More teachers are being asked to support student literacy in all content areas. For those trained in English language arts, this isn’t a big deal. But if you have spent your career learning best practices in science, social studies, physical education, music, math, or one of many other content areas, the idea of “teaching” students how to write on top of covering your own content may seem impossible. Good news: It’s not all that complicated, and it doesn’t have to be time-consuming, either.
Writing Topics
Jump to navigation All online writing units are free ($0) during the pandemic. Thank you for teaching! Writing Topics How do I use writing topics in my classroom? Hide video
Pernilla's English Classroom: Simple checklist for evaluation of websites - digital literacy
A little ahead time I put these up here just to get you acquainted with them. During week 10 we will work with digital literacy and the checklist below. We will also do certain parts of Skolverket's exercises about digital literacy as well as their self-assessment. If you want to, have a closer look at it already.. Self-assessment from Skolverket:
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Painted Rocks - Color Made Happy
Jake and I spend a lot of time at the beach each week collecting rocks. If you follow us on Instagram you’ll see that we have a favorite spot, tower 22. Just beyond the tower there’s an endless supply of rocks.
Write About - Challenge: Write about peeling a potato for at least 3 paragraphs.
I felt the potato in my hands. The skin was smooth, with little dimples where the eyes were. It was about the size of a large orange, with light brownish skin mostly covered by dirt and muck.
Utveckla skrivandet på engelska
Pobble Här hittar ni en ny bild varje dag och en massa skrivövningar som hör till bilden: Giant Tennis Story starter
L.I.F.T. – an effective writing-proficiency and metacognition enhancer
Many years ago, as an L2 college student writer of English and French I often had doubts about the accuracy of what I wrote in my essays, especially when I was trying out a new and complex grammar structure or an idiom I had heard someone use. However, the busy and under-paid native-speaker university language assistants charged with correcting my essays rarely gave me useful feedback on those adventurous linguistic exploits of mine. They simply underlined or crossed out my mistakes and provided their correct alternative. As an inquisitive and demanding language learner I was not satisfied. I wanted more.
Online Editor – Grammar Checker
First, write out your text as usual in any word processing program that you prefer. Review it yourself first to catch any stray words or thoughts and bring them into order. When you’re done, enter your text into the form above (bookmark this page now for later use!) Press the
Sight Word Games App - This Reading Mama
I’m very excited to share our newest literacy app with you! It’s our Sight Word Games App and it’s available starting today! Of course, we all know that phonics is important to reading. But I have to say that sight words are just as important. Why are sight words so important?
45 ways to avoid using the word 'very'
Writers Write is your one-stop resource for writers. Use these 45 ways to avoid using the word ‘very’ to improve your writing. Good writers avoid peppering their writing with qualifiers like ‘very’ and ‘really’. They are known as padding or filler words and generally add little to your writing. According to Collins Dictionary: ‘Padding is unnecessary words or information used to make a piece of writing or a speech longer.
