07 January

Making a Difference with The Concluding Sentence

Posted by Dr. Deborah E. Louis
Categories Blog, JSWP Methodology, Style

Hi Dr. Louis! Happy New Year! I have a question for you regarding expository writing. In filling out the T-Chart for a body paragraph, how do you explain the difference between the commentary sentence and the concluding sentence? The ideas …

27 January

Life is a Timed Test!: How to Integrate ELA Skills and Concepts to Achieve Goals and Complete the Scope and Sequence

Posted by Dr. Deborah E. Louis
Categories Blog, Core Literature, Grammar, Planning and Preparation, Reading Closely, Syntax, Testing, Vocabulary
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Dear Dr. D’, “Our Scope and Sequence is huge, and I do not know how to get everything done and include the Jane Schaffer Writing Program, too. Help!! I’m drowning!” Lisa Dear Lisa, Most teachers feel the same as …

11 June

Inference: Unlocking the Prison Door to Close Reading Strategies

Posted by Dr. Deborah E. Louis
Categories AP®/IB, Blog, Core Literature, Reading Closely, Style, Tone
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Dear Dr. D’, My 10th grade American Literature students just don’t get it. I mean, when they are reading a fictional piece or a non-fictional piece, they don’t know how to infer. They don’t know how to look deeper into …

08 May

“There Are Years That Ask Questions and Years That Answer”: How to Improve Commentary Through the WOW Sheets

Posted by Dr. Deborah E. Louis
Categories AP®/IB, Blog, Commentary, JSWP Advanced, Style, Tone
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Dear Dr. D’, The confusion I’m having now that you might be able to help me with has to do with how deep to have [my students] go on the WOW sheet in the bubbles. Some students seem to write …