Evaluating Writing Archives • Doing What Matters with Janice Campbell https://doingwhatmatters.com/tag/evaluating-writing/ Cultivating creativity, wisdom, and virtue in education, entrepreneurship, and soul care. Fri, 29 Apr 2022 18:08:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/doingwhatmatters.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/house-tree-512od.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Evaluating Writing Archives • Doing What Matters with Janice Campbell https://doingwhatmatters.com/tag/evaluating-writing/ 32 32 89931359 The Stages of Learning Language Arts https://doingwhatmatters.com/the-stages-of-learning-language-arts/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/the-stages-of-learning-language-arts/#comments Fri, 22 Jul 2011 06:47:38 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=655 There are five stages in learning language arts, and each stage has a different focus. This graphic will help you remember what to do when.

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/the-stages-of-learning-language-arts/feed/ 4 1855 Persuasive Essay Writing: Teach It With Models https://doingwhatmatters.com/persuasive-essay-with-models/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/persuasive-essay-with-models/#comments Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:51:25 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=91 Benjamin Franklin learned to write better by studying, copying, and re-writing articles from The Spectator, a high-quality magazine of his day. His writing, seen in his autobiography and other work, bears witness to the skill he gained. Learning to write...

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/persuasive-essay-with-models/feed/ 1 1764 How Many Years of Grammar Do You Need? https://doingwhatmatters.com/how-many-years-of-grammar-do-you-need/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/how-many-years-of-grammar-do-you-need/#comments Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:50:49 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=86 As I talk to homeschool parents at conventions and via e-mail, I am often asked, “How many years of grammar should I be requiring of my student?” or “Does the Grammar Made Easy: Writing a Step Above (sadly, this excellent book...

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/how-many-years-of-grammar-do-you-need/feed/ 2 86 SAT* Workshop and Teenage Proofreaders https://doingwhatmatters.com/sat-workshop-and-teen-proofreaders/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/sat-workshop-and-teen-proofreaders/#comments Tue, 27 May 2008 17:52:17 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=80 I’ve been putting together a worktext to go with the three-hour audio workshop I recorded in April, and all the pieces are finally coming together. The thing that has taken the longest is getting the live audio mastered into the...

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/sat-workshop-and-teen-proofreaders/feed/ 4 1755 Homeschooling High School: Is Outsourcing an Option? https://doingwhatmatters.com/homeschooling-high-school-is-outsourcing-an-option/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/homeschooling-high-school-is-outsourcing-an-option/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:11:24 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/2008/02/26/homeschooling-high-school-is-outsourcing-an-option/ When I talk about homeschooling through high school, I always mention the possibility of seeking outside help for advanced subjects. Although most people understand the reasons behind finding an experienced algebra tutor or writing coach, some parents don’t see it...

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/homeschooling-high-school-is-outsourcing-an-option/feed/ 4 67 Miss Thistlebottom’s Hobgoblins: A Review https://doingwhatmatters.com/miss-thistlebottoms-hobgoblins-a-review/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/miss-thistlebottoms-hobgoblins-a-review/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:39:22 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/2008/01/29/miss-thistlebottoms-hobgoblins-a-review/ Reviewing Miss Thistlebottom’s Hobgoblins I have a weakness for books with funny titles — especially if they are about writing, grammar, style, and usage. Miss Thistlebottom’s Hobgoblins: The Careful Writer’s Guide to the Taboos, Bugbears and Outmoded Rules of English Usage by...

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/miss-thistlebottoms-hobgoblins-a-review/feed/ 2 1740 Perfectly Parsed Piffle- The Writing Evaluator’s Dilemma https://doingwhatmatters.com/perfectly-parsed-piffle-the-writing-evaluators-dilemma/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/perfectly-parsed-piffle-the-writing-evaluators-dilemma/#respond Tue, 09 Oct 2007 20:07:39 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=49 As parent-teachers, we’ve all seen boring writing assignments — a grammatically-correct report that simply paraphrases an encyclopedia entry or a five-paragraph essay that piles one trite cliche on another, and concludes without a glimmer of an original thought. If you’re anything like...

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