Middle school writing

Create a classroom of writers with these fun writing activities for middle school students! There's something for everyone!

Analyzing writing curriculums, planning writing workshop and teaching writing lessons can be overwhelming. You might think, how am I going to fit everything in and produce successful writers? Where do I start? What skills do they need? This post will share the 7 BASIC WRITING LESSONS that every teacher should teach! With this basic knowledge, students will be able to perform other writing assignments more effectively. The following skills are not only effective in upper elementary, they are…

Incorprate Grammar! Writing Tip for the Secondary ELA Teacher: When teaching writing in middle school and high school, incorporate grammar. This writing strategy will help students become stronger writers because they will have more of an understanding about the language. Teaching Writing | Teaching Tip | Teaching Writing Tip | Middle School Writing | High School Writing | Writing Activities for Secondary ELA | Writing Instruction

Using middle school mentor texts to teach narrative essays that focus on developing point of view, dialogue, character motives, and more

What does a successful writing workshop look like? Here are strategies that will ensure successful writing workshops all year.

14 ways to scaffold writing for struggling students in middle and high school ELA #ScaffoldingStrategies #Writing #MiddleSchoolELA #HighSchoolELA

Use Mentor Sentences in your ELA middle school classroom to improve student writing! Find practical ideas to teach writing skills.

I have so much to share with you about writing interventions, but first things first: WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE NEW BLOG DESIGN?!?!? Please share your thoughts! Every year, I meet lots of middle schoolers who struggle with writing. And every year, I play around with lots of different interventions to meet their needs. Last year, I made establishing sound writing interventions one of my big goals. I spent lots of time (and money!!) on resources that I could use, and by about March, I had…

Use these five game-changing routines to add structure to your Middle School ELA classroom and build strong connections with your students.