Middle school writing

Create a classroom of writers with these fun writing activities for middle school students! There's something for everyone!

Analyzing writing curriculums, planning writing workshop and teaching writing lessons can be overwhelming. You might think, how am I going to fit everything in and produce successful writers? Where do I start? What skills do they need? This post will share the 7 BASIC WRITING LESSONS that every teacher should teach! With this basic knowledge, students will be able to perform other writing assignments more effectively. The following skills are not only effective in upper elementary, they are…

Using middle school mentor texts to teach narrative essays that focus on developing point of view, dialogue, character motives, and more

Incorprate Grammar! Writing Tip for the Secondary ELA Teacher: When teaching writing in middle school and high school, incorporate grammar. This writing strategy will help students become stronger writers because they will have more of an understanding about the language. Teaching Writing | Teaching Tip | Teaching Writing Tip | Middle School Writing | High School Writing | Writing Activities for Secondary ELA | Writing Instruction

Teaching writing workshop at the middle school level can be an extraordinarily satisfying experience: middle schoolers are ready and willing to think deeply about issues, they understand more, they…

What do middle school students need to thrive in writing workshop? This post illustrates what writers workshop looks like in middle school and how to plan lessons, conferences, and mini lessons to get the most out of your writing time. Includes five free mini lessons to get you started! #middleschool #writing #freebie #lesson

Use these five game-changing routines to add structure to your Middle School ELA classroom and build strong connections with your students.

By The Daring English Teacher When it comes to teaching writing in the middle school ELA or high school English class, it can oftentimes feel like there is just so much content to teach. And in all honesty, that is entirely true. We simply do not have enough time to teach students every single thing they need to know in order to be the best writers they can be. However, we can focus on essential skills one at a time to build strong writers. When I first teach a type of writing to my…

As middle school ELA teachers, we all want to work to empower our young writers. They often come to us a little shaky, a little unsure. Teaching students--SHOWING THEM--that writing is a process can help middle school writers to build confidence and skill. Ultimately, our job as ELA teachers is not to teach students to scaffold and support students to write a singular essay. Our job is to give students the tools to become WRITERS beyond our classrooms. That means giving students the tools to…