Topnotch Book Thursday #3

My strategy for writing: "Trick'em."

If your students are anything like mine, they sometimes moan, groan and complain when it is time to write. Well soon, if not already, they will be asked to write for assessment purposes. So I "Trick'em" in order to prepare them. Its important to remember to make all of your assignment purposeful and relevant to the student. So you want your class to do a character analysis? How about have them to create Facebook pages for each character in the book? Cool, right? In this book:



Don't Forget to Write, the author has included 50 lessons that are ready for you to implement; such as the character Facebook activity. Which, by the way, comes with a black line master for reproduction. All of the lessons tell, you step-by-step, how to use to successfully use them in your class. In addition to black line masters and step-by-step lesson plans, Don't Forget to Write also has a section called "Superteacher Bonus Activities," where you can find tips on how to really "dazzle" your students.

There is also an elementary edition of this same title (it has a blue cover). And lastly, located in the back of the book is a matrix grid that shows how all of the, 50, writing activities are aligned to Common Core. Strand, standard, and all!

Now all you have to do is pick up this book and start planning for your classes. Oh yeah, and
Don't Forget to Write!