5 Quick Ways to Assess Writing

Check out my post at We Are Teachers: Easy and quick ways for grading students' writing and addressing common errors! Click here for a free extended response kid-friendly rubric! (pictured below)

10 Grammar Mistakes and How to Fix Them!

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Word Choice!

Help students expand their vocabulary and make their writing more descriptive by switching up their words! 

Introduction video: WORD CHOICE!

Next, pull out 2 identical postcards (pictured above). Read and project them onto the white board. Students compare and contrast the letters. Call students up to circle the words that are similar with different shades of meaning (synonyms). Ask students which letter was more successful, why? 

Then, play a whole group game: Hello My Name Is. Give each student a name tag with a word on it. They must go around the room and identify their match: a synonym for their word. Afterwards, have the students try to find an antonym for their word. 

Project: Younger students can create a Synonym City to display in the classroom! Click here for details. Older students can rewrite a song independently or in a group. Check out this activity here!

5 Peer Revision Strategies

Visit We Are Teachers to see my post sponsored by Zaner Bloser: 5 Peer Revision Strategies That Actually Work! Click here for the writing wheel checklist featured above!