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Writing for authentic purposes
"The emphasis on writing in the state of Kentucky is, in my opinion, pretty unique..."
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Moving from personal writing to community exploration
"We
started out small with writing personal pieces and thinking pretty
much about ourselves, and we've grown from there."
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Description of the editorial unit
"We started out just brainstorming together some things
that you could write about after we talked about what an editorial
is. "
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The importance of prewriting
"Prewriting
activities could be, in my opinion, the most important step, because
if they pick something that they are not passionate about, no matter
what they're writing, they won't do a good job, they
can't."
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Using models
"I'm
very fortunate where I teach that we have an hour and a half block
for reading and writing."
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Using textbooks to teach grammar
"With
the editorials, for example, we're about to talk about how
to use quotation marks correctly."
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Planning instruction
"Middle school students can't sit still very long and listen to a teacher."
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