Daily Lessons for Teaching On Writing Well

Daily Lessons

This section contains 30 daily lessons. Each one has a specific objective and offers at least three (often more) ways to teach that objective. Lessons include classroom discussions, group and partner activities, in-class handouts, individual writing assignments, at least one homework assignment, class participation exercises and other ways to teach students about the text in a classroom setting. Use some or all of the suggestions provided to work with your students in the classroom and help them understand the text.

Lesson 1

Objective: The transaction in writing is about how much the writer gives of himself or herself in the writing. The goal of this lesson is to teach students the importance of finding their own voice in writing. Through various assignments, they will build on their voice and learn how to use it in their writing without overusing it. The voice is what makes people connect to the...
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