argument writing

Argument Writing Practice using Mock Trials in Classrooms

April 8, 2022February 7, 2022

I remember seeing Metamorphosis on our 9th grade pacing guide and thought that my district was CRAZY for requiring it for ninth graders yet it turned out to be one of my students’ favorite stories especially the culminating writing activity in which we put the characters on trial using mock …

Writing Framework for a middle school ELA Classroom

March 3, 2021July 20, 2020

What does writing look like in my classroom? I get it! We hear the words essay, we cringe. Students do the same thing as well. It seems to garner the same reaction as when someone says they have to go the dentist (sorry dentist peeps!) Why? What has happened in …