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Category Archives: Essay Writing
7 Ways to Strengthen Democracy Through Language Arts
This political season has me thinking about the importance of teaching democratic skills to children. In fact, I’ve been thinking about it with the kind of starry-eyed civic hope that maybe only elementary school teachers can summon. It’s the kind of … Continue reading
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5 Reasons to Teach Revision
As a writer, I can say that most of writing is actually revising. As a teacher, I can say that this idea isn’t how most children think about writing. As both a writer and a teacher, I want to argue … Continue reading
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Tagged Carnation, Homeschooling, Seattle, spelling, Teaching, Teaching writing, Writing
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The Best Thesis Ever
Let me tell you how to write the best thesis ever. But first, let me tell you a story. My advisor in college was a man named Ken Fields. Besides being a Stanford professor, he was a poet, a recovering … Continue reading
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Tagged essay writing, Homeschooling, Ken Fields, Professor Fields, Seattle, Stanford professor, Teaching, Teaching writing, Writing
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Convince-A-Parent
It’s Convince-A-Parent time at Frog Hollow. This is where everyone has to think of something they really, really want, and make a convincing argument why they should get it. I want chickens. I want a sleepover with my best friend. … Continue reading
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Tagged essay writing, Homeschooling, rhetoric, Seattle, Teaching writing, Writing
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