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 …
Dear Dr. D’, “I have a question regarding last year’s 7th grade Expository STAAR® Prompt. We just took our 2015 benchmark (MOCK STAAR) and I am reading the students’ essays. I am a bit confused about how they would have …
Dear Dr. D’ I am a high school English teacher, and because the Writing section of Common Core does not list Literature, I am expected to teach non-fiction for writing purposes. Students need to learn and write about the classics! …
Dear Dr. D’, Could you please explain the difference between persuasive and argumentative writing…could it be as simple as semantics? – Gerene Dear Gerene: The difference is semantics, but in its most formal sense: …