I love giving students space to be creative and silly with their ideas. And I love having students write stories together – and sharing their creativity and silliness with one another. Think-Write-Pass is one of my favorite activities for building a classroom culture of writing and fun. When students are free to play with ideas …
A great way to learn how to be a critical thinker and reader is by writing letters to authors and writers. By doing this, you are injecting yourself and your ideas and your perspectives into the learning process. Too many readers read passively. They accept what they read. They don’t dare to disagree, ask a …
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Providing examples of well-written summaries works well for my advanced students. However, my reluctant readers and writers often remain confused, even after seeing these models. For these students, I’ve found that writing 20-word summaries on topics connected to their prior knowledge is most effective. Here’s why: Students summarize things in their everyday lives. If I …