Designing the AP College Readiness Academic Writing Curriculum

The questions are, What
do you believe? What do you think? What does the research say? What
does the history say? What does the literature say? What do you want to
say? What do you want the readers to hear, see, believe, feel, understand
about the main topic, the subtopics, the research, your beliefs, thoughts,
ideas? Read More

3rd Edition Writer’s Guide: What makes writing great?

“Written for the learners so they can teach themselves and learn on their own when there isn’t anyone around to work with them. It encourages skill acquisition, self-teaching, and independent learning while also introducing the use of a reference or guide book. Independence creates confidence which leads to greater motivation of and investment from the learner in their learning.” Read More

Stetser Elementary 2014 Thematic Study Writing Project

“Twelve foot tree,
Let me be free.
Twelve feet tall,
I will not fall.
Twelve foot tree,
Let me bee me.
Twelve feet tall,
They hit me with their all.
Twelve foot tree,
I begged on my knees.
Twelve foot tree,
Please let me be free.
Twelve foot tree,
They wouldn’t let me.”
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