Inspiring Students to Use Conventions: A Digging Deeper Dialogue

Conventions are one of the hardest things to teach kids to do well in an exciting and authentic way. We have some ideas for teaching kids how to write with conventions without resorting to worksheets. 

Resources Mentioned:

• Co:Writer Universal
• Common Core Language Standards K-5 (See pg. 26.)
• Patterns of Power Family of Resources by Jeff Anderson et. al.
• Practical Punctuation: Lessons in Rule Making and Rule Breaking in Elementary Writing by Dan Feigelson
• Writing and the Writer, 2nd Ed. by Frank Smith

Visit the Two Writing Teachers' archive to read past blog posts about conventions. 

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