{"id":5791,"date":"2017-07-15T22:12:19","date_gmt":"2017-07-16T02:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/characterinkblog.com\/?p=5791"},"modified":"2018-01-30T11:14:54","modified_gmt":"2018-01-30T16:14:54","slug":"original-biographical-essay-live-lesson-video-download","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/characterinkblog.com\/original-biographical-essay-live-lesson-video-download\/","title":{"rendered":"Original Biographical Essay Live Lesson (Video and Download Included!)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Teaching writing is not for the faint of heart! It is the most subjective \u201csubject\u201d in school\u2014and, consequently, can be one of the most challenging to teach. Oftentimes, materials designed to teach writing are more writing idea than writing instruction. They leave the student (and the teacher!) wondering exactly what<\/em> to do to complete the writing prompt. This is one reason that after I write a book (one hundred in all!), test, test, and retest the book with real (or virtual starting this fall!) students to be sure that all of the steps are included and clear. Last week I shared a lesson<\/a> from one of my books that I did with a mixed live\/virtual class about writing from a given source. This week I\u2019d love to give you another peek into my online writing classes for the fall with another cooperative \u201cguinea pig\u201d group!<\/p>\n

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This week\u2019s lesson had the students branching out from a given source to finding their own source\u2014in a three paragraph beginning-persuasive biographical essay. That is a mouthful…so watch for yourself….with the downloadable lesson provided! Happy writing!<\/p>\n

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Click here to download weeks 10 and 11 of the Jump Start<\/em> book!<\/a><\/p>\n

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