by Language Arts Lady | Oct 5, 2021 | How I Teach
Welcome to HIT—How I Teach….In this episode, I teach the important skill of editing student writing. There is a huge disconnect in the learning process once students turn in their writing project—one that can be overcome and even enhanced through thorough,...
by Language Arts Lady | Sep 27, 2021 | How I Teach
Welcome to HIT—How I Teach….In this episode, I teach from a fun finish this story lesson for middle school and beyond. Students usually love to finish the story with familiar tales. They already know the general story line, so for them, instead of “choose...
by Language Arts Lady | Sep 19, 2021 | How I Teach
Welcome to HIT—How I Teach….In this, I geek out a little bit on grammar, namely my weekly grammar quiz parts of speech for upper level students. In this weekly grammar quiz, I cover the parts of speech that my students need to memorize in order to write...
by Language Arts Lady | Sep 7, 2021 | How I Teach
Welcome to HIT—How I Teach….In this episode, I bring you how to use describing words in writing for upper elementary and middle school students. Describing words, for this lesson, include adjectives, adverbs, and several literary devices. Students learn...
by Language Arts Lady | Sep 7, 2021 | How I Teach
Welcome to HIT—How I Teach….In this episode, I go back to the littles for descriptive writing! Even very young students, as early as second grade, can be taught to complete descriptive writing if they are given the tools—and especially the framework—to do...