Thousands of prompts? Great! Rich and Jennifer tell you how to use this prompt-generating app, which can enhance your curriculum and provide a fabulous variety of topics for your class to write about. Listen for application ideas and...

An interview sheds light on author Julia Alvarez's immigration journey from the Dominican Republic to the United States of America. Alvarez describes in detail how she felt creating a new home, what it was like to return to the Dominican...

In this lesson, you will learn how to begin your response by first hooking the reader and then telling them what you will be arguing. [4:26]

In this lesson, you will learn how to support readers' understanding by adding textual features. [5:02]

In this lesson, you will learn how to organize and develop supporting reasons by using boxes and bullets. [4:32]

In this lesson, you will learn how to brainstorm persuasive topics by exploring life obstacles. [4:53]

In this lesson, you will learn how to identify the purpose of an essay by using the action verbs and the subject in a prompt. [3:53]

In this lesson, you will learn how to generate burning questions to guide your research by asking, What do I want to know more about? [4:31]

In this lesson, you will learn how to start research for writing an informational text by listing what you know and what you want to find out. [2:50]

In this lesson, you will learn how to determine your research question by reviewing your notes and asking, "What do I want to teach others?" [4:04]

In this lesson, you will learn how to write a research thesis statement by restating your big research question in a complete sentence. [4:43]

In this lesson, you will learn how to write the first draft of your essay by using the boxes and bullets outline as your guide. [4:52]

In this lesson, you will learn how to develop essay points by writing your thesis statement and listing reasons in order of importance. [3:46]

In this lesson, you will learn how to write a strong thesis statement by using "BOS." [4:39]

In this lesson, you will learn how to organize ideas and evidence in a persuasive essay by using paragraph form. [7:14]

In this lesson, you will learn how to develop strong supporting evidence by including cause and effect. [3:58]

In this lesson, you will learn how to draft an engaging opening by writing a story that connects to your opinion. [4:36]

In this lesson, you will plan your writing by using boxes and bullets to organize each part of your narrative. [4:04]

In this lesson, you will learn how to focus ideas on a topic by making a list. [5:46]

In this lesson, you will brainstorm opinion topics by listing things that you care about, and that give you strong feelings. [4:06]

In this lesson, you will learn how to connect the parts of your persuasive speech by considering transition words. [5:27]

In this lesson, you will learn how to make your story more realistic and exciting by adding details about the characters. [5:38]

In this lesson, you will learn how to write a memorable closing paragraph by explaining why your opinion matters. [4:50]

In this lesson, you will generate a storyline by making a web of middle/end ideas and choosing the one you can picture best in your head. [3:44]