Inspiring Students to Use Conventions: A Digging Deeper Dialogue

11/12/2022 27 min
Inspiring Students to Use Conventions: A Digging Deeper Dialogue

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Conventions are one of the hardest things to teach kids to do well in an exciting and authentic way. We have some ideas for teaching kids how to write with conventions without resorting to worksheets. Resources Mentioned:Co:Writer UniversalCommon Core Language Standards K-5 (See pg. 26.)Patterns of Power Family of Resources by Jeff Anderson et. al.Practical Punctuation: Lessons in Rule Making and Rule Breaking in Elementary Writing by Dan FeigelsonWriting and the Writer, 2nd Ed. by Frank SmithVisit the Two Writing Teachers' archive to read past blog posts about conventions. Send us a textPlease subscribe to our podcast and leave us ratings/reviews on your favorite listening platform.You may contact us directly if you want us to consult with your school district. Melanie Meehan: [email protected] Stacey Shubitz: [email protected] Email us at [email protected] for affiliate or sponsorship opportunities.For more about teaching writing, head to the Two Writing Teachers blog.

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