Developing writing by creating academic ownership in the classroom. Presentation focuses on building autonomy and authenticity for students in the writing classroom, as well as incorporating writing across the curriculum. 

Writing has the power to build community and relationships among students as they learn to express themselves through various forms of creative writing. Whether it be in person or through technology, students can benefit greatly from harnessing their individual voice through prose.

Students often think of grammar as a bunch of rules and definitions for being correct. While using standard English is important, perhaps more important is writing clearly and concisely. Other uses include emphasis and style. This interactive workshop shows interesting methods of teaching grammar for several practical applications.

Online literary magazines are looking for short fiction. In a flash, this workshop will give some tips and prompts, and then students will write 300-1000 word flash fiction. 

Explores developing the many nuances of characters in various genres: strengths, weaknesses, quirks, habits, tastes, morals, etc.

This presentation explores the cumulative sentence, a great tool for description and flow, frequent in the works of notable authors, demonstrated in this sentence.

Numerous studies have shown that one of the best ways to learn any subject is to write about it, providing opportunities to apply ideas and make connections. This interactive workshop explores high-interest writing assignments in all subject areas, including cross-disciplinary assignments, in which teachers of two or more subjects can collaborate.

Explores writing original songs - considering elements, structure, themes, and processes, and then students write their own lyrics, using a provided melody.

Do your students groan when you ask them to write? If you have learners who think they hate reading and writing, this presentation is for you! You will participate in several entertaining activities that can be implemented in your classroom. Activities focus on inspiring descriptive writing, using mentor texts in innovative ways, interactive writing, and revision using games.