Middle school writing

Do you have struggling writers who just don't seem to be growing? Do you have reluctant writers who don't seem to get much writing completed? In every class that I have ever taught, there has

Learn how to take your literary analysis instruction and your students’ writing results to the next level by joining us for our FREE LIVE TRAINING! *Please note this live event has passed Using writing stations in your middle school classroom can be a game changer in may ways. One of the most effective ways we […]

This is a perfect way to help your middle school students get extra argumentative essay writing practice and have fun at the same time!

As middle school ELA teachers, we all want to work to empower our young writers. They often come to us a little shaky, a little unsure. Teaching students--SHOWING THEM--that writing is a process can help middle school writers to build confidence and skill. Ultimately, our job as ELA teachers is not to teach students to scaffold and support students to write a singular essay. Our job is to give students the tools to become WRITERS beyond our classrooms. That means giving students the tools to…

14 ways to scaffold writing for struggling students in middle and high school ELA #ScaffoldingStrategies #Writing #MiddleSchoolELA #HighSchoolELA

What does writing workshop look like in a middle school classroom? This post provides a guideline for getting the most out of your writing workshop time. Includes free lesson plans for 5 mini lessons. #writing #lessonplans

Use this free printable PDF list of transition words to teach your elementary and middle school students to write organized paragraphs. Over 100 transition words are included! Use it to create anchor charts for summary, narrative, opinion, and informational writing! #3rdgrade #4thgrade #freebie

I have so much to share with you about writing interventions, but first things first: WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE NEW BLOG DESIGN?!?!? Please share your thoughts! Every year, I meet lots of middle schoolers who struggle with writing. And every year, I play around with lots of different interventions to meet their needs. Last year, I made establishing sound writing interventions one of my big goals. I spent lots of time (and money!!) on resources that I could use, and by about March, I had…

Weekly paragraph writing prompts for the entire school year! Perfect for Google Classroom. Promote creative writing responses from your students through high-interest writing prompts; Narrative, Informational, and Opinion. Learn more... #paragraphwriting #writingprompts #narrativewriting #persuasivewriting #opinionwriting #informationalwriting #googleclassroom

By The Daring English Teacher When it comes to teaching writing in the middle school ELA or high school English class, it can oftentimes feel like there is just so much content to teach. And in all honesty, that is entirely true. We simply do not have enough time to teach students every single thing they need to know in order to be the best writers they can be. However, we can focus on essential skills one at a time to build strong writers. When I first teach a type of writing to my…