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Editing & Revising
How to edit and grade homeschool writing | Grading high school papers
Grading high school papers intimidates many homeschoolers. Here are six ways to help you be more objective when evaluating student writing assignments.
How to edit and grade writing | Editing high school papers
Tips for homeschool parents who need help learning how to edit and grade high school writing
Taming the Cluttered Writing Monster
Tips for repairing cluttered writing, disorganized writing, and wordiness.
Why self-editing is hard for kids … and how to make it easier!
Self-editing is hard, but here are 7 ways to make the process easier during homeschool writing lessons.
How to love your kids’ writing
Great tips for how to love your kids’ writing, especially when you’d rather wad it into a ball and toss it across the room.
Time-saving editing tips for writing teachers
Whether you’re teaching a homeschool co-op or five high school English classes, editing and grading compositions and essays has the potential to suck the very life out of you. Even if you devote a mere 5 minutes a week to 100 compositions, you’d spend over 8 hours on...
Why do we need to revise writing? {Show, don’t tell!}
“Why do we need to revise?” Kids discover for themselves how much better writing sounds when they take time to improve it.
This short {brief, concise} history of synonyms will entertain your teens
If you've taught writing for awhile, this scene might sound familiar: Mom: Let’s replace some of those repeated words with interesting synonyms. Teen (grumbling): Why do we have so many words that mean the same thing, anyway? Perhaps you’ve wondered about this...
Kids need clear writing expectations
By Daniella Dautrich When you have kids, you step into the role of teacher every moment of every day. Your toddlers and teens alike look to you for guidance and approval as they navigate a complex world of social interactions, household responsibilities, and time...
Editing tools for young writers
Editing tools for young writers help children acquire important self-editing skills and grow to see editing as a natural part of the writing process.
Put a positive spin on editing | Elementary grades
Try these ideas to help improve kids’ editing skills and make the process more positive.
Editing and evaluating homeschool writing: 4-6th grade
Teaching your student how to evaluate her own writing is a key to helping move her toward the goal of becoming a proficient writer.
Stumbling block #8 – Parental criticism
When it comes to chores, character training, and schoolwork, you can’t always be the nice guy, the friend. Nope. You’ve got to be the parent, which means it falls to you to judge and evaluate your kids’ work. But if you don't evaluate with wisdom and purpose, you can...
Writing tip: Wise feedback makes a difference
Correct and grade wisely. An arbitrary grade based on feelings (”This feels like a B-”) won’t help your student become a better writer. Tip 4: Offer helpful and consistent feedback. Use objective checklists to help you pinpoint specific areas to improve. Value your...
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