Ignite Writing by Patterning
“There’s nothing new under the sun!” True, but students can be inspired by the old to do something new for themselves. Sounds weird, but that’s exactly what can occur when…
COLORS, ARRANGEMENT AND STORIES
Critical Thinking in Colors and Shapes Colors and arrangements can be used evoke different moods, different personalities, and different feelings. Spend at least five minutes looking closely at this painting,…
Writing to Learn in Content Areas
WRITING TO LEARN Across Content Areas Now that more schools are considering ways to teach and utilize literacy tools to enhance instruction and increase learning across the content areas, many…
Advertisement Analysis Assignment
Persuasion - Advertisements One way to introduce students to the power of persuasion and to show them evidence of logical fallacies is to have them analyze advertisements in print and…