Posted on Wednesday November 5, 2008 by Stacey
I tend not to focus much on spelling when I write about the teaching of writing. However, I’m well-aware that using conventions properly is extremely important.
Each week, my students have eight personal words, which are drawn from their own writing and/or high-frequency words they misspell on assessments I give. [These are in addition [...]
Filed under: spelling, vocabulary, word study | Tagged: education, sandra wilde | 2 Comments »
Posted on Wednesday November 5, 2008 by Stacey
Yesterday I was asked to expand “patches of thought” Essentially, patches of thought are little pieces of paper (could be index cards) on which students write mini-stories, lists, or other items that support a particular paragraph in an essay. It’s essentially the evidence that one feels will support a topic sentence within their [...]
Filed under: body paragraphs, non-narrative writing, personal essay | 2 Comments »
