“I’m Done!”
You’ve been there before…three minutes into a writing assignment and students shout: “I’m done!” They have answered the prompt, in their...
How Do We Trust That Which We So Readily Accept: Reputable vs. Non-Reputable Information
If you have come from my post on facts and opinions, welcome. If not, welcome. People absorb information. Oftentimes without wondering...
Facts and Opinions: What’s the Difference?
Today, it’s hard to recognize a fact from an opinion. Let’s start basically. What’s the difference between a fact and an opinion in a...
The Perfect Paragraph
Let’s talk about the building blocks of writing. You need words. Yay, we knew that. Luckily for most teachers, students come to us...
MLA Format — How to Be Classy and Professional When Writing
This will be a quick read. I hope. Unless I ramble; I tend to do that. As an English teacher, I have a fondness for a perfectly formatted...
The Writing Goddess : Natalie Goldberg
If there is one book about writing — all kinds of writing — that you should read it’s Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writing Within...
English Teacher Pet Peeve #1 — Writing as Punishment
You know, teaching English is hard. We have to teach kids how to hone the craft of writing and how to sharpen the skills of reading. If...
