Let me tell you what I want most for my students as writers. I want them to love writing. Pretty simple, right? I also want them to be excited to jot their words down on paper. I want them to know that their stories and opinions matter and deserve to be shared. A few years…
RACES Writing Strategy
Teaching Students How to Cite Text Evidence
Teaching students how to cite text evidence can be challenging. In the upper elementary grades, students might already have an understanding of how to find text evidence. But now they’re faced with the challenge of answering text-based prompts and including evidence within their responses. When teaching fourth grade, I noticed many of my students really…