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Knowledge of Language | Anchor Standards for Language
The key word in the Knowledge of Language Standard is apply. The somewhat ambiguous term, language, refers to the other five Standards in the Language Strand which encompass…
Free Essay Resources and Lessons
Find relevant articles, free resources, and tips to teach essay strategies in this collection from the Pennington Publishing Blog. Let's spend more time on the process,…
Teaching Essay Style: 15 Tricks of the Trade
“Never start a sentence with But.” Countless middle school and high school English-language arts teachers cringe when their students faithfully repeat this elementary school dictum. “Never…
Ten Tips to Teach On-Demand Writing
On-demand writing assessments are here to stay. Teachers do a disservice to their students by not preparing them for the on-demand writing tasks that they will…