Writing

Everyone wants something

July 9, 2012 / Education, future of education, reading, Writing

Writing isn’t entering an unknown world. Even in futuristic societies and the unknown worlds of Ender’s Games and Hunger Games, there is a connection that readers can make to the experiences the characters are having and the way that they are relating to one another. Rosenblatt calls this a “living through” experience that enables readers …

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Student Writers Can Think for Themselves

July 4, 2012 / Writing

Common Core Standards are argued to be guiding student writers who struggle and grapple with what to write about. Here are the guidelines: 1. Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. 2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas …

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