Instructional Strategies

WRITING STRATEGIES

1. Daily journaling about a given topic
2. Timed essays with real world topics
3. Poems based on given theme or related to student’s life
4. Formal essays
5. Quick writes--beginning of the class following a set prompt
6. Self reflections where students self evaluate their writing, oral presentations, or group contributions
7. Outlining or “T” charts to assist with writing essays
8. Peer tutoring or peer-reviews for students to assess each other’s work based on a set rubric.
9. Group essays (2-3 students) with a visual representation
10. Short story journals--students write a short story for themes they’ve learned in class, possibly based on what they are currently reading.