Writing Prompts

Write a Mid-Year/Semester Reflection

Life gets busy. Between classes, homework, exams, and social events, there’s always something demanding our attention. To live intentionally and take control of our lives, we need to pause, reflect, and write. Below is a mid-semester/year reflection I give to my students. The goal is to encourage them to sit down, reflect, and respond to the following questions: Worksheet: More reflection/SEL prompts below: Thank you so much for visiting Tolentino Teaching. My goal is to […]

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Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Writing Prompts

Here’s an assortment of Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Writing Prompts All these prompts cater to one of SEL’s five core competencies: How Can You Build Your Creative Courage? Worksheet: What Does Courage Look Like For Me? Worksheet: Find Your Focus Worksheet: Create a Plan to Develop Your Talents Worksheet: Create a Plan to Leave Your COMFORT ZONE Worksheet: What Would You Pursue If You Knew You Couldn’t Fail? Worksheet: Analyze a Person That You […]

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Introduction to Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning (CER)

When it comes to teaching argumentative writing, I like keeping things simple. Claim, evidence, reasoning (CER) is a simple method that my students seem to grasp the best. I hope it helps! Introductory Video: Worksheet and Activity: Extra worksheets Choose a Prompt #1: Choose a Prompt #2: These worksheets also work great for Claim-Evidence-Reasoning (CER) High school argumentative prompts here: My goal is to create THOUSANDS of FREE resources for English Teachers. If you want […]

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