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Discover effective ways to incorporate reflective writing into your ELA classroom to help students develop critical thinking skills and self-awareness. Explore techniques like journaling, response journals, progress reflections, goal setting, and peer feedback reflections.
If you had asked me earlier in my career whether I wanted my students to use a tool to correct their grammar, such as Grammarly, my answer would have been heck no. However, after a few years, I have seen the benefits of Grammarly as an excellent tool for students in my high school English …
One of the most effective ways a teacher can help students build a stronger vocabulary for their writing is through regular vocabulary-building exercises and activities. These can include assigning weekly vocabulary lists for students to learn and use in their writing assignments, as well as encouraging them to read widely to encounter new words in …
Keeping writing fresh in high school can be a real challenge. We all have a variety of tips and tricks for teaching writing; in fact, we’ve written a bunch of them on this very site! But what about how to take writing to a next level? There are additional aspects of style and rhetorical elements …
How the Power of Word Choice Started The words we use with students and the words that students use in their educational experience, social worlds, and internal monologue matter. Teaching them the power of word choice is key. Last year, Miss Krzyzanowski had an exit ticket early in the year that asked “What is something …
Writing can be overwhelming for middle school and high school English Language Arts students, but adding low stakes writing activities to your teaching arsenal can help. Samantha from Samantha in Secondary has 10 ideas to add to your teaching toolbox. Low stakes writing activities are a great way to get those creative juices flowing without …
What if I told you you could implement a checkpoint system at the beginning of your writing unit to ensure struggling writers got timely help before they fell behind? Read on to find out how! Ask any ELA teacher what their least favorite part of the job is, and they’ll likely say something about grading. …
The ELA Matters team has come together to provide you with ideas and helpful resources to engage your students in writing activities. We’ve pooled our ideas, insights, and expertise so that you can empower your students!
For many middle schoolers, researching topics can seem like an intimidating task—but it doesn’t have to be! With a few simple steps such as utilizing technology and finding topics that interest students, you can help give your students the confidence they need to succeed in any research project! With practice and guidance from teachers like you along the way, they’ll soon feel excited rather than overwhelmed when it comes time for their next assignment!
Before you begin any new kind of writing, what do you do? Most likely, you head straight to Google and search for other examples of this writing style to help you along. So when it comes to our students learning new writing styles, it makes sense that they would need plenty of opportunities to study …
