Students are great coaches when given the opportunity to mentor younger writers.
Author: hattiemaguire
Helping Writers Listen
A recent conference has me thinking about ways to use audio recording to help my students gain independence as writers.
Moving –like really moving– Writers
Committing to giving my students chances to move everyday has helped me rethink how my writers develop their ideas.
Breaking Rules Like a Pro
Last week I participated in a Twitter chat hosted by @TalksWTeachers and this blog’s creators: @AllisonMarchett and @RebekahODell1. It was a fast-paced flurry of awesome ideas and thought-provoking questions, but one question in particular kept me thinking the next day. Allison posed the following question: What do you struggle to teach and how might mentor […]
Unaware vs Careless vs Devious: Teaching Plagiarism
I coached and taught debate for almost ten years and, in the process, became a bit of a news junkie. So naturally, the political conventions were on 24/7 at my house this summer. And, naturally, like every other English teacher in the world who was tuned into politics this summer, I followed the Melania Trump […]
College Application Essays: Using Infographics to Help Students Write Authentically
For a few years now, a debate has been simmering in my department about the college application essay: what’s our role? Some of my colleagues think we have an obligation to help the students with this very important piece of writing, and they’re not alone. Many of the school districts around us require all juniors […]
Writing Conference Realities
Students need chances to discuss their writing in conferences, but finding the time and stamina to keep them going can be challenging.
moving writers 