Effective Strategies to Improve Student Writing (Grades 4-12)

Do your students have trouble writing expository text such as persuasive essays, research papers, and analytical essays? Are you always asking them to be more descriptive in their narrative essays? This online course focuses on key writing skills. Details and strategies for every writing domain will be shared including graphic organizers, prompts, and rubrics for scoring. Each step of the writing process will also be explored. "This course was fantastic. The course content was excellent. I like how there is a breakdown that makes sense for teaching writing." - Jason Green      Registration Fee $124        Tell a Friend About PDI Online Courses

Topical Outline/Three Units    Click here to request a copy of the syllabus

Unit One Introduction to the Course  Writing Standards in the Classroom Domains of Writing Literature as an Inspiration for Writing Test #1 Post an autobiography (what you teach, grade level, etc.) Unit Two Sensory/Descriptive Domain Imaginative/Narrative Domain Test #2 Unit Three Practical/Informative Domain Analytical/Expository/Persuasive Domain Test #3

Unit Four An Introduction to The Writing Process Prewriting Precomposing Writing Sharing/Responding   Test #4 Unit Five Revising Editing Evaluating Publishing Teaching Mini-Lessons Rubrics for Writing Assessment   Test #5 Unit Six Writer’s Workshop Technology and Writing Technology-Based Writing Lessons Written Assignment: Develop a writing assignment based on your grade-level content for each of the four writing domains.

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