Writing Archives

The Writing Process Explained: From Outline to Final Draft

May 30, 2023 // by Lindsay Ann

Writing is a messy process. Rarely do writers pick up their pen or open a fresh Google Doc and write everything start to …

May 16, 2023 // by Lindsay Ann

Neuroscience shows us that our brains are naturally designed for writing narratives. We can see narratives being told as …

May 9, 2023 // by Lindsay Ann

When presenting students with writing topics or writing prompts in the classroom, I hear students remark, “I’ve got …

April 18, 2023 // by Lindsay Ann

Arguably, everything we ask students to do in the classroom, even beyond argumentative essay and persuasive writing, …

March 7, 2023 // by Lindsay Ann

Poetic devices are a way of helping readers understand and interpret poems. By using poetic devices, writers are …

January 30, 2023 // by Lindsay Ann

Here are 101 writing prompts for all levels of ELA. You can use these writing prompts when your students’ writing starts …

January 24, 2023 // by Lindsay Ann

Student blogging is like a jolt of espresso to a classroom (or teacher) with a case of the blah’s. You know, the …

January 23, 2023 // by Lindsay Ann

I am human. I feel the need to add this disclaimer considering the subject at hand: OpenAI’s ChatGPT. And …

January 3, 2023 // by Lindsay Ann

On the hunt for poems to teach in the winter? There’s just something so very Walden Pond about looking at beautiful …

November 21, 2022 // by Lindsay Ann

Transition words in an essay are a great way of linking ideas together. If you’re writing an essay on why you should …

October 9, 2022 // by Lindsay Ann

Grammar mistakes and punctuation errors are common in everyone’s writing. Yes, even published professionals have …

August 29, 2022 // by Lindsay Ann

Teachers looking for prompts for poem analysis and prompts for writing poetry may turn Walt Whitman over in his grave. …