It is an action that allowed a small group of 18th century diplomats to take the beginning steps of forging a new nation and freeing it from tyranny.
It is an action that draws out the personality of a quiet middle-schooler in a way that nothing else can, because paper doesn’t judge.
It is an action that goes beyond borders to build a friendship between a school teacher in the U.S. and a shop-owner in China.
It is writing, an action that the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) will be celebrating on October 20 with the National Day of Writing. NCTE created the holiday in 2009 to develop an appreciation for writing among students of all grades levels and subjects. It highlights the importance of both producing and teaching a variety of compositions.
On the National Day of Writing webpage, NCTE encourages teachers to celebrate with their students by providing them with opportunities for expression through writing. Such opportunities, NCTE suggests, could take the form of writing marathons, poetry slams, and even unconventional activities like writing and producing a podcast.
If you’re on the look-out for ways to prepare for the holiday and get your students excited about writing, look at past celebration stories and check out the practical lesson plans that these Maupin House titles provide:
For multiple grades: With examples from literature, show your students how to incorporate concepts like personification and sentence variation into their writing.
For grades 3-8: Host a show-not-tell writing workshop using any of the seventy example-driven mini-lessons.
For grades 3-8: Use poem recommendations, samples, and writing tips to guide and inspire your students to write the poetry they didn’t know was inside them.
For grades 4-8: Show students how to “think funny” with prompts that encourage them to put their own creative spin on “real world” texts like letters, ads, and maps.
It is an action that draws out the personality of a quiet middle-schooler in a way that nothing else can, because paper doesn’t judge.
It is an action that goes beyond borders to build a friendship between a school teacher in the U.S. and a shop-owner in China.
It is writing, an action that the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) will be celebrating on October 20 with the National Day of Writing. NCTE created the holiday in 2009 to develop an appreciation for writing among students of all grades levels and subjects. It highlights the importance of both producing and teaching a variety of compositions.
On the National Day of Writing webpage, NCTE encourages teachers to celebrate with their students by providing them with opportunities for expression through writing. Such opportunities, NCTE suggests, could take the form of writing marathons, poetry slams, and even unconventional activities like writing and producing a podcast.
If you’re on the look-out for ways to prepare for the holiday and get your students excited about writing, look at past celebration stories and check out the practical lesson plans that these Maupin House titles provide:
For multiple grades: With examples from literature, show your students how to incorporate concepts like personification and sentence variation into their writing.
For grades 3-8: Host a show-not-tell writing workshop using any of the seventy example-driven mini-lessons.
For grades 3-8: Use poem recommendations, samples, and writing tips to guide and inspire your students to write the poetry they didn’t know was inside them.
For grades 4-8: Show students how to “think funny” with prompts that encourage them to put their own creative spin on “real world” texts like letters, ads, and maps.
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