Writing Archives

Unlock Creativity: 23 Ideas for Teaching Poetry

February 17, 2025 // by Lindsay Ann

Sometimes inspiration for writing poetry comes easily, as easy as remembering a favorite memory or looking out the …

February 8, 2025 // by Lindsay Ann

Many teachers find that their grammar instruction includes piecing together grammar lessons and resources. Grammar may …

September 10, 2024 // by Lindsay Ann

I’m going to use a figurative language example here: 1000 times today my students have talked about Taylor Swift’s new …

September 2, 2024 // by Lindsay Ann

If you want to be a rhetorical devices finder, you might have plenty to look for here in this blog post. Indeed, …

June 25, 2024 // by Lindsay Ann

Let’s be honest here: You are probably reading this blog while streaming that Netflix show you love. Your …

June 18, 2024 // by Lindsay Ann

This blog is not a descriptive essay. There will be parts here and there that discuss descriptive essay …

May 7, 2024 // by Lindsay Ann

As if there wasn’t enough for students to deal with their junior and senior year – college or career planning, …

April 14, 2024 // by Lindsay Ann

Next time you’re in class, take a look at how many students are typing a text, sending an email, posting on social …

April 9, 2024 // by Lindsay Ann

Why do we read informational texts and nonfiction? Why do we write informational texts? These questions are …

October 2, 2023 // by Lindsay Ann

Let me tell you a story about story elements...Once upon a time, there was a teacher who was tired of reading stories …

September 19, 2023 // by Lindsay Ann

Kids say the darndest things–often because their speech is littered with figurative language examples. “I could …

July 22, 2023 // by Lindsay Ann

One of the positive shifts that happened as a result of PARCC becoming a short-lived focus in my district and state was …