10 Tips for Proofreading Effectively By Richard Norquist There’s no foolproof formula for perfect proofreading every time. But these 10 tips should help you see (or hear) your errors before anybody else does. Give it a rest. If time allows, set your text aside for a few hours (or days) after you’ve finished composing, and …
Rescue Writing considers it an honor to support teachers in their classrooms and parents of homeschoolers. When we started, we thought it would best be suited for third, fourth and fifth graders, since that was when students began to express themselves individually, or so we thought. As it turns out, even kindergarten students want to …
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Rescue Writing considers it an honor to support teachers in their classrooms and parents of homeschoolers. When we started, we thought it would best be suited for third, fourth and fifth graders, since that was when students began to express themselves individually, or so we thought. As it turns out, even kindergarten students want to …
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Rescue Writing considers it an honor to support teachers in their classrooms and parents of homeschoolers. When we started, we thought it would best be suited for third, fourth and fifth graders, since that was when students began to express themselves individually, or so we thought. As it turns out, even kindergarten students want to …
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Rescue Writing considers it an honor to support teachers in their classrooms and parents of homeschoolers. When we started, we thought it would best be suited for third, fourth and fifth graders, since that was when students began to express themselves individually, or so we thought. As it turns out, even kindergarten students want to …
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Learning to write has many purposes, such as conveying information, making an argument, providing a means for self-reflection, sharing an experience, enhancing understanding of reading, or providing entertainment. In a classroom, it would be a fun exercise to take ONE TOPIC and ask each student (or team of students) to write about it for a …
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With 18 gold medals, Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian in history. Last week, he qualified for his FIFTH Olympic games. And he still practices every day. To become a great swimmer, he swam. A lot. He first dipped his foot into a swimming pool when he was a child; he liked it and …
Stories come from everywhere. Every day many new stories unfold as our day unfolds, we just have to stop for a moment and notice. In storytelling, when an event happens – it is called an “inciting incident.” What happens as a result is the story. For example, many stories begin when a new person arrives, …
We all have something to say. And, we all say it differently. It’s because we see things from various points of view. We bring the sum of our life experiences to each new day; we filter what we think, do and say through what has happened to us. There are moments in our lives that …
We have many great snapshots. But not all of them help you tell your story. And some capture the story better when cropped. A photo is an image with an idea. When added to a story, it adds more detail to the story – time of day, environment, the expression on someone’s face. Often, you …
