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28 Essential Strategies to Support Struggling Writers in the Secondary Classroom

by Amanda | Oct 19, 2022 | Equity, Make Writing Fun, Podcast, Social Justice, Support for Struggling Writers, Writing Independence

Share Tweet Pin It Every classroom has struggling writers. There are many reasons young writers struggle during our writing units. They may feel overwhelmed, be uninterested, have writing skill deficits because of past experiences with writing,...

13 Ways to Motivate Resistant Writers

by Amanda | Dec 8, 2019 | Management, Podcast, Secondary Teachers, Writing Independence

Share Tweet Pin It We all have resistant writers in our classrooms. This is a fact of teaching life. In the video below learn 13 different ways that you can help resistant writers become much more motivated. Not all of these ways will work. You need to...

What does workshop actually look like in a secondary classroom?

by Amanda | Aug 18, 2019 | Management, Podcast, Writing Independence

I get a lot of emails every week asking a wide range of questions. One question that seems to come up over and over again is, what does workshop actually look like in a secondary classroom? Here’s the simple answer: workshop can look however you want it to look....

5 Common Distracting Student Behaviors During Writing Workshop & What to do About Them

by Amanda | Mar 17, 2019 | Management, Podcast, Writing Independence

Teaching writing is so hard! There are many reasons why, but one of the main reasons is distracting student behavior! With a plan in place, your ability to handle the distracting student behavior can improve. No matter what though, it is important to realize that...

My Students Don’t Write During Writing

by Amanda | Jul 30, 2018 | Back to School, Featured Post, Management, Podcast, Writing Independence

Don’t have time to read all of this?!?! Listen below:) So, some of your students aren’t writing during writing? Maybe they are just sitting there staring off into space. Or maybe they are sneaking onto their phone, they’ll probably tell you they were...

Mini Lessons Step By Step Part Three

by Amanda | Feb 18, 2016 | Mini Lessons, Writing Independence

Welcome to Mini Lessons Step By Step Part Three! Part One: Coming to the Meeting Area and Hooking Students In Part Two: Teaching a Targeted Skill & Modeling with Mentor Texts Part Three: Guided & Independent Practice Here’s a quick overview of everything...