Revising a rough copy is one of the most important aspects of writing a strong essay. It's not enough to know how to GO FROM OUTLINE TO ESSAY, one must be ready to revise, revise, and then revise some more. Often times students find themselves struggling to add a paragraph or two to meet the … Continue reading Student Learning Through Digital Essay Editing and Revision Using Google Docs
Having taught your students how to PROPERLY EMBED QUOTATIONS it's now time to jump into the actual process of writing an essay. There are a number of ways to demonstrate this process. The most helpful of which is to give students a clear exemplar of the essay writing process. A Step by Step guide to … Continue reading Teaching how to go from Text, to Outline, to Essay
Learning how to fully embed quotations into your essay is a skill that needs to be explicitly taught. Teaching students how to embed quotations into their essay must be explained from the ground up. Without a solid foundation to build on your students will continue to struggle with the concept. We will look at the … Continue reading Embedding Quotations as Supporting Evidence
When writing an essay it's not enough to simply make claims; you need to support your claims with evidence. Supporting evidence can take many forms, but it often comes in the form of embedded quotations. English courses typically rely on MLA standards when using quotations in papers. While many students are aware that they need … Continue reading The Importance of Supporting Your Claims with Evidence
The Five Paragraph Essay is an artificial construct that does not exist in the wild. No one will ask you to write a five paragraph essay outside of high school. No author sits around writing five paragraph essays. It doesn't matter if you call them hamburger essays, or nacho essays. The five paragraph essay does … Continue reading The Problem with Five Paragraph Essays: Understanding they do Not Exist in the Wild
Having already taught your students how to write a FIVE SENTENCE COMPARISON PARAGRAPH you have the base materials required to construct a Five Paragraph Essay Outline. While the Five Paragraph Essay is far from the best form for students to express their ideas, the organizational skills learned while writing a five paragraph essay will built the … Continue reading Teaching How to Write a Five Paragraph Essay
The first thing students need to know, as you teach them essay writing skills, is what mistakes they're most likely to make. Only after being explicitly taught common essay writing problems will they be able to identify and avoid them. This three-part lesson plan will guide you through the process of getting students writing, teaching … Continue reading Identifying and Avoiding Common Essay Problems
If you're a new teacher you're probably wondering how to teach essay writing skills to your students. If you're a seasoned teacher, you're still probably wondering how to teacher essay writing skills to your students. Though they are one of the most basic foundational elements a student needs for success, finding ways to communicating those … Continue reading How to Teach Essay Writing Skills
Formal essays, and short writing pieces can often leave students grasping to understand why their assessment doesn't match their expectations. This is because there are a number of common mistakes that students make. In a number of cases, this isn't even their fault as, often, they aren't even taught to look for them. Here are FIVE common … Continue reading Common Essay Problems – Formal Writing
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