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6+1 Traits for Revision
A toolbox of skills to give teachers and students a common vision for revision.
Julio scans his teacher’s comments on his short essay with increasing perplexity and frustration. He sees the words “Vague. More needed here.” Further down he spots the indecipherable comments “Awk” and “Frag” along with marks on the paper indicating spelling, grammar, or [...]
Various Types Of Writing For Young Writers
So often we or our students think of writing as composing poetry and fiction stories. Usually we don’t consider non-fiction pieces, interviews, reports, essays, letters, and other similar forms. When youngsters say, “I can’t think of a story,” suggest other types of writing which might dispel their “writer’s block.”
Journal Writing
Many teachers use journals to start [...]