Today’s guest post is from Christina Gil, a veteran high school English teacher who recently left the classroom to follow a dream and move her family to an ecovillage in rural Missouri. Christina believes that teaching creative writing helps students excel on standardized tests, that deeply analyzing and unpacking a poem is a fabulous way […]
On-demand test writing is an authentic genre that deserves a place in our workshops.
Writers explore possibility in their writing, in their own lives, in the world.
Take writers outside and watch them bloom!
8th grade writers and Honors artists collaborate in a study of children’s literature!
Focused feedback equals focused writing and revision!
Bring sketching into your workshop to help students visualize details and reflect on the writing process.
With a little bit of creativity and flexibility, you can add more writing time to your classes!
No matter where students are in their writing, flash drafting can be a useful exercise if students are invited to flash draft on their own terms.
The feature article might just be some of the most important writing students do!
moving writers 