Writing goes all ways: forwards, backwards, sideways, over there, and over here. In fact, the only piece of the writing process that occurs at a set point in time is publishing.
20 Prompts for Photo-Inspired Writing in Secondary ELA
The Worst Essay of Your LIFE: A Unique Approach to Assessing Writing at the Beginning of the School Year
Support for Struggling Writers: How Essay Interviews can HELP During Writing Workshop
The term “struggling” writer really applies to every single human being. We have all struggled with writing at some point and will continue to struggle moving forward. The difference between successful writers and unsuccessful writers (“success” being defined as students who turn in completed essays that convey meaning effectively versus those who do not) lies in being able to work through frustration.
The Most Important Essay for High School Seniors: The Personal Philosophy Statement
Playing Devil’s Advocate: A Game for Practicing Argument Skills in Secondary ELA
Grading Essays: A Strategy that Reflects Writing as a Process
Writing is a process. It is recursive. No piece of writing is ever "final." Something can always be better. I often feel this way whenever I read back over my own old essays and inevitably find a sentence that could be better, a paragraph that could be stronger, or a word that could be more precise.
