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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…
How to Teach Rhetorical Stance
Students need to practice the elements of rhetorical stance to improve their writing. This article provides clear definitions and a great sample lesson with useful links…
How to Develop Voice in Student Writing
For students to develop voice, they need to practice voice in specific teacher-directed writing assignments. Here are 13 teaching tips to help students find their own…
Process vs. On Demand Writing
The advent of timed writings on high stakes tests, such as the new SAT 1, high school exit exams, and standards-based writing assessments, has placed teachers…
How to Improve Your Writing Style with Grammatical Sentence Openers
To improve writing style and increase readability, learn how to vary sentence structures. Starting sentences with different grammatical sentence openers is the easiest way to add…
How to Write Complex Sentences
Writers can increase the maturity of their writing by learning how to convert simple sentences into complex sentences. The article uses easy-to-understand language and clear examples…
How to Write an Effective Essay Prompt
Writing effective writing prompts that will engage writers and produce the best written responses can be challenging. This article shares the best tips for writing good…
How to Teach the Essay Introduction
The problem with teaching formulaic introductory paragraphs for argumentative (CCSS W 1.0) and informational-explanatory (CCSS W 2.0) essays is that the square peg does not always…