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Are you looking to provide specific feedback to your students in order to improve their writing? These samples are annotated for the specific skills students applied effectively in their writing …
Explore MoreNarrative: The Big Hairy Giant The student sample below showcases the use of the Magic of Three, a narrative skill that gives the reader a sense of anticipation or worry The …
Explore MoreNarrative: The Giant Reading the book, The BFG by Roald Dahl, is one of my all – time favorite read alouds in class. The engaging story and sense of anticipation …
Explore MoreOne Day at the Beach The prompt: “The waves crashed against the sand. I plopped my pack down and spread out my towel. It was going to be a wonderful …
Explore MoreWe’ve all had them. You know, the student that comes to you will a lot of writing talent? The author below is a prime example. But there is a misconception …
Explore MoreThis child was taught the Empowering Writers skills but has not used them all. Is this normal? Absolutely! It is very possible that your students will forget to apply all …
Explore MoreHalting the action is a great strategy to get kids to add elaborative detail to their writing. This activity highlights how to do so. Notice how this student answered the …
Explore MoreNarrative and Expository Writing Samples Each year, I always begin with section one in my EW Expository/Opinion Guide focusing on author’s purpose and genre. Here is one of my most …
Explore MoreWe encourage students to use the Narrative Writing Diamond as a pre-writing graphic organizer to plan their narrative stories. This provides a simple, basic story plan on which to build …
Explore MoreThe Value of Teaching the Organization of each Genre of Writing Whenever I’m presenting an EW workshop, I always sense that during the first hour participants are getting just a …
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