Hooks for Essays: How to Help Your Students Start Writing
Have you ever struggled to write a hook before? Well, we have, and now we’re going to tell you about…
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How to Teach Introductions and Conclusions in Secondary ELA
Every beginning writer learns, “You need a hook and a thesis statement for your introduction. In your conclusion, revisit your…
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How to Teach Writing Using the 5C Paragraph (It’s Easier than You Think)
Learning to teach writing is just about as hard as learning to write itself, and is one of the biggest…
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TV in the Classroom: 6 Episodes to Enrich Your ELA Curriculum
One of our favorite ways to grab students’ interest is through contemporary television shows and movies. Visual storytelling, whether as entertainment or on social media, is a big part of our students’ world, and using these other “texts” can be an easy yet powerful way to bring students into the world of a novel or introduce a skill in a way that is non threatening and high-interest.
