So you’re starting an essay? Here are some steps to get you started... Topic: What is your research topic? Explanation: Choose a topic that you’re interested in writing about. If your teacher gave you the topics, think of a specific aspect of the topic you’d like to discuss. For example, if you're writing about “Social … Continue reading Getting Started with Writing: Create a Topic
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Teaching Inquiry Strategies to Improve Students’ Writing
My favourite part of teaching English has always been the freedom that comes with teaching it. As an educator, I never feel like I am bound to specific rules or instructional strategies when it comes to teaching writing to students. As explained in Reading & Writing in the Disciplines, writing is a process that students … Continue reading Teaching Inquiry Strategies to Improve Students’ Writing
“Why is your point important?” On the importance of Analysis in Writing
This post was originally published on The Writing Project's Blog. When we write, it’s important that we try and think about the reason why you’re writing your point. This helps us to stay focused on making our point clear to the reader, and helps to push our thinking to the next level. Instead of focusing … Continue reading “Why is your point important?” On the importance of Analysis in Writing
How to Give Constructive Feedback to Students
This is a guest post by Ethan Miller. Ethan is a dedicated private ESL teacher. Apart from his passion for teaching, Ethan loves to write and holds a degree in creative writing. When he is not teaching or writing his book, Ethan loves to blog and is a huge fan of educational technology. You can check out his blog Essay Writing Tips … Continue reading How to Give Constructive Feedback to Students
How to Use Social Media to Strengthen Student Writing
This post was originally published on Edutopia. When Advancement Placement and The National Writing Project surveyed teachers regarding social media use in the classroom, they found that 78% agree (26% strongly agree) that digital technologies “encourage student creativity and personal expression”. Digital tools of course give access to social media, which is a powerful outlet … Continue reading How to Use Social Media to Strengthen Student Writing
Steps to Writing a Research Paper
When it comes to writing a research paper in English class, the most difficult part that students often struggle with is the research aspect. This stage is often overwhelming for many students, as many of them often wonder where they should start and what they should look for when it comes to choosing a topic … Continue reading Steps to Writing a Research Paper
Building The Writing Project
This post has been long overdue, since last weekend to be exact. I had the honour to hold two workshops at T4T 2015 MiniCon. The first one was about introducing The Writing Project, an essay writing app that we have been working on it for quite some time now. The second workshop was about blogging … Continue reading Building The Writing Project