Tag: elementary education
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Example Opinion Essay with Breakdown: Helping Students Finally āGetā the Flow of a 5-Paragraph Essay
Iāve lost count of how many times Iāve seen students turn in opinion essays that feel like a jumbled list of thoughts instead of a clear, flowing argument. They meet the paragraph length requirement, but the ideas donāt flow right. The introduction doesnāt lead anywhere, reasons wander off, and the conclusion justā¦ doesn’t exist. It…
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Spelling the Same Words Over and Over for Students? Hereās a Simple Fix That Actually Works
I remember my first year teaching in the classroom like it was yesterday. My class would be in the middle of a writing project, and I’d be trying to help one student. Three others would come up to my desk: āHow do you spell ābeautifulā?ā āWhat about āwaterā?ā āMrs. Strain, is it āf-r-e-i-n-dā or āf-r-i-e-n-dā?ā…