Writing is a process that requires more than just putting letters on a page. In fact, effective writing requires writers to understand and use multiple skills at once. I’ve listed out 18 skills writers need to learn and practice and, spoiler alert, they’re all 21st Century writing skills!
While the traditional strategies were being taught by my colleagues, I wanted to push the boundaries and explore new avenues. Yes, the five-paragraph essay had its merits in teaching organization, but it lacked real-world relevance. Writing needed to evolve, and I was ready to champion this cause, even if it meant taking risks.
While there are tons of great prompts you can find online, I want to give you my strategies for creating writing prompts tailored to your students… and do it in less time than a GimKit game!
To put it simply, these writing traits lay out how we naturally write. We start with ideas then build our path, words, and more. Following this framework makes it easy to love writing and the writing process.
Raise your hand if your students or kids hate writing… yeah, I’ve been there. It can be stressful searching for way to make writing fun. Kids struggle to come up with “good” ideas and aren’t sure how to organize their story. I’ve got a fun solution to that.. and more.
