Writing Archives

Top 10 Grammar Mistakes High School Students Make (and what to do instead)

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. …

August 8, 2022 // by Lindsay Ann

You may have heard writing teachers instructing their students to “show, don’t tell,” or maybe you’ve used that little …

July 14, 2022 // by Lindsay Ann

Do you find yourself struggling to teach students how to choose better words for their writing? Do readers misunderstand …

May 31, 2022 // by Lindsay Ann

Active voice in writing is a powerful driver of student revision. When I sit shoulder-to-shoulder with a student …

May 24, 2022 // by Lindsay Ann

High school writing teachers who are looking for ways to increase student voice in writing and participation in the …

February 3, 2020 // by Lindsay Ann

Teaching argumentation and persuasion skills is an important part of the English curriculum. It doesn’t have to be all …

May 28, 2019 // by Lindsay Ann

Before we get to the rhetorical analysis essay prompts (a.k.a. tons of ready-to-analyze texts at your fingertips), let's …

January 28, 2019 // by Lindsay Ann

I teach standard-level sophomores. They're eager-to-please, and when asked to write a literary analysis essay, they know …

April 4, 2018 // by Lindsay Ann

Hey, hey! Thanks for sticking with me as we've discussed how to give effective feedback on student writing and some …

January 14, 2017 // by Lindsay Ann

Writing instruction is challenging, yet rewarding. Synthesis writing, an important common core skill, occurs when …

July 11, 2016 // by Lindsay Ann

Google Docs is a great platform for student collaboration, writing, and teacher feedback. But did you know that …