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Making Nonfiction Writing Just as Magical as Creative Writing Nonfiction writing doesn’t have to feel flat. Kids will write when they have a reason to care, and the secret is giving them that reason. In creative writing, purpose is built in—they tell a story to entertain. But with nonfiction, we often hand students a template, […]
Teaching Writing the First Week of School: Don’t Forget These Three Things The first week of school can feel like a whirlwind — assemblies, baseline assessments, unpacking mountains of supplies (how do 27 tissue boxes even fit in one classroom?), and just getting everyone settled. Writing might not seem like the most urgent thing to […]