Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Assigning vs. Teaching Writing


Like everything in life, DOING is the best way to learn and improve, and this is especially true for writing.  It's always helpful to me to revisit this list to make sure that I am TEACHING writing and not merely assigning writing. Teaching writing is an investment in class time--a very worthy and valuable investment.

In Because Writing Matters, authored by The National Writing Project and Carl Nagin, this quick list is a handy reminder of the differences between assigning and teaching writing.

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