I’ve been teaching writing workshops for a year now. I have found them to be enlightening, fun and empowering for everyone, including myself. Over the past year, I’ve noticed a few things that have helped my workshops be successful. To be honest, when I first started teaching workshops, I had no previous experience. It was ...
Many schools have elected to use the popular 6 traits of writing system in the elementary schools. This method of teaching writing defines six important traits that all good writers have. One of these traits is sentence fluency. this lesson introduces elementary school students to the concept of sentence fluency and provides them examples of ...
In the early years of our country, it was not unusual for students to begin study at a college at the age of fourteen or fifteen well able to express themselves through writing. What techniques did early schools and tutors use to imbue their pupils with such fine writing skills? Teachers are often surprised to ...
I teach writing at Leeward Community College in Hawaii and have been doing so since 1990. In 2009, I took my first stab at teaching a writing class online and I’m using the course management system for the University of Hawaii called Laulima. There are many more experienced teachers than I, but perhaps the experiences ...
