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Crafting Argumentative Essays

Gretchen Schroeder shares a summative assessment inspired by Song Exploder in which her high school students craft an argumentative essay defending a choice of a great song.

A Community Reads “Wonder”

Katherine Sokolowski had a dream — her whole community reading and celebrating the same book. She explains how she helped coordinate, organize, and purchase hundreds of books for a community-wide reading of Wonder.

Odd Habits

Mary Lee Hahn surveys Choice Literacy contributors about Odd Habits as they share truths and lies about their writing routines. This is a fun icebreaker for summer or fall orientation get-togethers.

Love the One(s) You’re With

Gretchen Taylor explains why it’s important to get less “judgy” of the colleagues around us.

Finding Meaning and Joy in Teaching: A Podcast with Meenoo Rami

In a new podcast, Meenoo Rami talks about ways teachers can bring energy and joy back into their teaching.

The Pause That Refreshes: Write When the Conversation Gets Hot

When’s the best time for some spontaneous opinion writing? Suzy Kaback argues it’s when class conversations get hot.

So You Think You Can Combine Sentences? You Can!

Heather Rader concludes her series on sentence combining with a four-step process to help teachers explore the sentence combining craft on their own.

Why Write?


Ruth Ayres answers the question of why writing matters for busy teachers who struggle to find time for their own writing notebooks.

Death in Books: Finding Our Way After Loss

Books can help children deal with the toughest challenges in life. In a new booklist, Andie Cunningham shares her top picks for stories about characters grappling with the death of a loved one.

Idealism Fades to Reality: Thinking Back to My Days as a New Teacher

Jennifer Allen makes connections between her new professional life as a literacy coach and her beginning as a classroom teacher.

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