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Peer Review for Persuasive Essays

March 12, 2020 by feelgoodteaching Filed Under: Writing

Looking for more ideas for helping students become more responsible for themselves and accountable for their learning? My upper elementary friends have joined together to share more ideas on this topic! Check these out and grab the freebies along the way!

Grading writing is kind of the worst kind of marathon. If you can teach your students to take responsibility for truly revising their essays prior to submitting them, it can shave a whole lot of time off the work you have to do. More importantly, when they become active revisers, their work improves far more […]

Writing Prompts that Inspire

February 13, 2020 by feelgoodteaching Filed Under: Writing

There are lots of reasons some kids don’t enjoy creative writing. One of the most common is: I don’t know what to write about.   The pressure of trying to come up with something creative and interesting on-the-spot is stressful. While that stress can sometimes lead to a great breakthrough, it just as often (more […]

5 Tips for Revising Persuasive Writing

April 6, 2019 by feelgoodteaching Filed Under: Writing

In this blog post, you'll find 5 tips to help your students effectively revise persuasive and argumentative essays. Click through to solve this tricky problem and get three editable rubrics freebies!

You’ve gotten your students almost to the finish line of a persuasive or argumentative writing essay, when you realize some of them got it and some of them … not so much.  Revising — well, that was the trickiest thing for me to figure out when I started teaching writing. (If you’re just getting started […]

5 Ways to Inspire Wonder & Curiosity

January 3, 2019 by feelgoodteaching Filed Under: Writing

5 Ways to Inspire Wonder and Curiosity in Upper Elementary

Real talk: are your students truly filled with wonder & curiosity? Do you sometimes feel like you’re battling an onslaught of flashing lights and dopamine-drip screens, vying for your students’ attention? It can be frustrating to want students to open their eyes and take in the wonder of the non-screen world around them, and feel […]

Do Your Students Love to Write? It’s Within Reach!

October 26, 2018 by feelgoodteaching Filed Under: Writing

Which one sounds more familiar? My students look forward to writing every day, and frequently ask for more time to work on writing pieces. My students don’t write every day. When they are asked to write, many groan audibly in protest. In honesty, I’ve had both situations over the years.  Through trial and error, I […]

Teaching Persuasive Writing … Painlessly!

March 18, 2017 by feelgoodteaching Filed Under: Writing

If you’re here, you’re about to teach persuasive writing unit.  Or argumentative writing, or whatever the cool kids are calling it these days!  Or maybe you’re already in the muck & mire of it wondering why your students aren’t producing organized and compelling essays.   Many years ago, I caused myself — and my students […]

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