Welcome to the September 29, 2018 edition of The Writing Round-Up, a gathering of tips for teaching writing and for growing as a teacher writer. We appreciate you stopping by! If you enjoy our Writing Round-Up, we'd love it if you would share it with a friend. Also, be sure to sign up for our email list so you never miss an update. Now, on to this week's Round-Up! Can Your Students Write a Novel? National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) begins November 1. During NaNoWriMo, pa

Welcome to the March 10, 2018 edition of The Writing Round-Up, a gathering of tips for teaching writing and for growing your own writing habit. We feature new ideas every week so be sure to sign up to have our updates delivered right to your inbox here. Let's get started! For Teachers of Writers Vexing Vocabulary: If grammar rules keep you running in circles, you'll enjoy "Vexing Vocabulary, Part 1" from Laura Feinberg Cooper and the Writers' Rumpus website. I finally underst

Teaching writing doesn't have to be difficult. Here are a few of our favorite finds from around the web this week: Making Revision Fun: Do your students dread revising their writing? Are they one-and-done writers? Melissa Stewart shows us how she approaches revising her own writing with a sense of playfulness that always makes her writing better in her guest post at Two Writing Teachers. Our students will benefit from her tips! Out of the Mouths of Students: Why Teachers Need