Category: Writer’s Workshop
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Free Writer’s Workshop Wednesday: Homophones
This Wednesday’s Writer’s Workshop is all about Homophones Ah, homophones. Funny word for a confusing topic. Homophones are a strange nuance in the English language, that even native speakers struggle with. Some of these homophones occur so frequently in writing, and it’s a glaring error. Whether you’re submitting a piece to an editor or a…
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Writer’s Workshop Wednesday: The Five Paragraph Essay
I have taught the basic five paragraph essay for years. It always surprises me when students get so worried and worked up about a basic essay because if you know the organization of the essay, there’s really nothing to fear. It’s exactly what it sounds like: a piece of writing consisting of five paragraphs that…
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Free Writer’s Workshop Wednesday: Literary Devices
We are back with another Writer’s Workshop! This will be the last installment until December as I’m going to take a break for NaNoWriMo, but I thought we dive into some pretty deep writing waters! It’s time to take your writing to the next level, people. To go from just “okay”, to “pretty darn good”…
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Free Writer’s Workshop Wednesday: Prewriting
Prewriting is a crucial step in the writing process, but it takes a different shape to different writers. Depending on what kind of writer you are, you may spend a lot of time prewriting, or very little. Some writers do all of their prewriting in their heads, while others have notebooks, whiteboards, outlines, binders, and…
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Free Writer’s Workshop Wednesday: The Parts of Speech
Let’s for once and for all, break up any confusion about the parts of speech. The phrase “Parts of Speech” simply refers to the names we give to each word in the English language, depending on what it is. Each part of speech performs a distinct job in a sentence. There are eight Parts of…
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Free Writer’s Workshop Wednesday: To Be or Not to Be
One of the most common verbs within the English language is the verb “to be.” This linking verb does nothing more than explain a state of “being” whether in the past, present, or future tense. The Two Ways of Using “To Be” It can be used on its own as a linking verb: The cat…
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The Free Writer's Workshop Wednesday: Combining Sentences
As a teacher, I have seen my fair share of essays, stories, and papers. Some are good, some are bad, and some are very, very ugly. But there is one type of paper I find painfully frustrating: the B paper. The B Paper The B paper is easy to spot: very limited punctuation mistakes, adequate…
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