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Students speak emoji-like images; teachers need information on student progress. This quick assessment gives teachers quick student feedback after a learning activity. It's great for organizing small groups and identifying areas a teacher needs to target.

Engage your class in this active writing exercise. They will quickly realize the importance of details in writing when performing or viewing a performance of this skit. Then, students will have a chance to revise the skit and add their own colorful details.

'How do I start?' 'What do I do first?' These are questions frequently asked to writing and composition teachers by their beginning writers. Frequently, beginning writers need the stages of the writing process broken down into simpler steps. This helps beginning or struggling writers build a foundation for future writing instruction. Simply telling some students to prewrite isn't enough. In this minilesson, students are instructed how to create a jot list, graphic organizer, and outline. In ad