Writing: It’s more than just words, words, words!
If there’s anything I enjoy as much as reading, it’s writing. Learning to write can be hard, though, especially if other communication skills are not in place. Here is a selection of posts on penmanship, writing evaluation, grammar, learning to write, teaching language skills, and more. Some of these are older posts, but I am working on updates throughout the site. If there’s a writing-related topic you’d like to see, please let me know — I may have a post in the archives, just waiting to be updated!
“True ease in writing comes from art, not chance,
As those move easiest who have learn’d to dance.”
― Alexander Pope, An Essay on Criticism
Copywork
How Benjamin Franklin Taught Himself to Write Well
Teaching writing
You can teach your child to write (a two-part article at Everyday-Education.com)
Our Students Need to Write More
Learn to Write While Using Excellence in Literature
Persuasive Writing: Teach It With Models
Alternatives to Writing a Literary Analysis
Homeschoolers: What’s the Least You Need to Teach?
Thankful Thoughts on Freedom, England, Homeschool, and Writing
The Discipline of Writing & NaNoWriMo
Writing Opportunities for Teens — Contests and Blogs
Evaluating Writing
Perfectly Parsed Piffle —The Writing Evaluator’s Dilemma
Words Matter: How to Use Good Essay Models to Become a Better Writer
The Madness of Multiple Choice, A Guest Post by Andrew Pudewa
Happy National Grammar Day and Words Matter Week
Miss Thistlebottom’s Hobgoblins: A Review
Penmanship
Writing Curriculum
Dynamic Literacy’s WordBuild: A Review
Grammar and Mechanics
How Many Years of Grammar Do You Need?
Teaching Grammar: To Diagram or Not to Diagram?
Happy National Grammar Day and Words Matter Week
Literature, Language Arts, and the Common Core Standards
