The Five Step Essay Writing Process
Many of my students panic when I ask them to write an essay. For some reason, they think that they should be able to sit down and write the perfect essay in one felled swoop. They don’t really...
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True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, As those move easiest who have learned to dance Alexander Pope Great writing does not come by chance. Alexander Pope (1688-1744) realized that a long...
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How to Write Better Essays -Helping Students Avoid Plagiarism
I don’t know about you, but one of the most frustrating things about teaching students to write essays is the plagiarism problem. For whatever reasons, my students continue to plagiarize when writing...
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Writing Better Essays- Using A Graphic Organizer To Structure The Essay
Students sometimes have a difficult time organizing their jot notes into a five paragraph essay. I use the five paragraph essay graphic organizer to help them do this. Notice the colour coding. The...
View ArticleWriting Better Essays- Expressing an Opinion
Too often we… enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought. John F. Kennedy Ain’t isn’t that the truth! When I ask my students to write expressing their opinions on a topic, they’ll...
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Look What I Found
I’m always poking around on the net to see what I can find that will help me make my lessons more interesting and more engaging for my students. I came across Read Write Think today and I think it has...
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Graphic organizers are one of the most useful tools to use in the classroom
Graphic organizers are one of the most useful tools students or teachers for that matter can use in the classroom. Many graphic organizers are available free on-line. Strong visual learners usually...
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The excuses I get when students are caught plagiarizing. LOL.
“I don’t remember going to the Internet and downloading the essay” “It wasn’t me. It was my sister. She probably did it.” ” It wasn’t me. It was my brother. He helped me with my essay.” “I used...
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