10 Things We Believe about Teaching Writing
I have been teaching teens to write for a quarter of a century (Twenty-five years just sounds longer when you put it that way, doesn’t it?), and the online writing instruction service I founded, WriteAtHome, has been in business for a dozen years. In all that time we’ve learned a lot about how to teach writing effectively. Here are ten of the most important.
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Show More Than You Tell
For many writing teachers and students, “show, don’t tell” has become cliche. But cliches become cliches because they are rooted in truth. The lesson below is one of the first I ever created for the WriteAtHome curriculum, but it’s just as important today as it ever was.
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Someday I’m Going to Write a Book…or Not
I’ve written five books, so I guess that qualifies me as an author. I’ve also sold my books at a lot of meetings, conventions, book fairs, and other events. And as both author and seller, I’ve heard, more times than I can count, the statement that “Some day, I’m going to write a book.”
No, you probably won’t. Here are four reasons why.
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How To Teach Writing: 3 Key Principles
We all know how important writing skills are, and we know that the average young American struggles to write well. …
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