{"id":2634,"date":"2016-09-09T21:17:09","date_gmt":"2016-09-09T21:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.doingwhatmatters.com\/?page_id=2634"},"modified":"2017-05-19T19:20:22","modified_gmt":"2017-05-19T19:20:22","slug":"writing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/doingwhatmatters.com\/writing\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Writing: It’s more than just words, words, words!<\/h1>\n

If there’s anything I enjoy as much as reading, it’s writing. Learning to write\u00a0can be\u00a0hard, though, especially if other communication skills are not in place. Here is\u00a0a selection of posts on penmanship, writing evaluation, grammar, learning to write, teaching language skills, and more. Some of these are older posts, but I am working on updates throughout the site. If there’s a writing-related topic you’d like to see, please let me know \u2014 I may have a post in the archives, just waiting to be updated!<\/p>\n

\u201cTrue ease in writing comes from art, not chance,<\/em>
\nAs those move easiest who have learn’d to dance.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2015 Alexander Pope, An Essay on Criticism<\/em><\/p>\n

Copywork<\/h2>\n

Charlotte Mason on Copywork<\/a><\/p>\n

The Power of Copying a Text<\/a><\/p>\n

An Autumn Poem for Copywork<\/a><\/p>\n

Copywork for Teens<\/a><\/p>\n

How Benjamin Franklin Taught Himself to Write Well<\/a><\/p>\n

Teaching writing<\/h2>\n

You can teach your child to write<\/a> (a two-part article at Everyday-Education.com)<\/p>\n

Our Students Need to Write More<\/a><\/p>\n

Learn to Write While Using Excellence in Literature<\/a><\/p>\n

Persuasive Writing: Teach It With Models<\/a><\/p>\n

Can You Write Persuasively?<\/a><\/p>\n

Alternatives to Writing a Literary Analysis<\/a><\/p>\n

Homeschoolers: What\u2019s the Least You Need to Teach?<\/a><\/p>\n

Thankful Thoughts on Freedom, England, Homeschool, and Writing<\/a><\/p>\n

The Discipline of Writing & NaNoWriMo<\/a><\/p>\n

Writing Opportunities for Teens \u2014 Contests and Blogs<\/a><\/p>\n

Evaluating Writing<\/h2>\n

Perfectly Parsed Piffle\u00a0\u2014The Writing Evaluator\u2019s Dilemma<\/a><\/p>\n

Words Matter: How to Use Good Essay Models to Become a Better Writer<\/a><\/p>\n

The Madness of Multiple Choice, A Guest Post by Andrew Pudewa<\/a><\/p>\n

Happy National Grammar Day and Words Matter Week<\/a><\/p>\n

Miss Thistlebottom\u2019s Hobgoblins: A Review<\/a><\/p>\n

Penmanship<\/h2>\n

How to Hold a Pen or Pencil<\/a><\/p>\n

Penmanship Matters<\/a><\/p>\n

Writing Curriculum<\/h2>\n

Writing Programs I Like<\/a><\/p>\n

Dynamic Literacy\u2019s WordBuild: A Review<\/a><\/p>\n

Grammar and Mechanics<\/h2>\n

How Many Years of Grammar Do You Need?<\/a><\/p>\n

Teaching Grammar: To Diagram or Not to Diagram?<\/a><\/p>\n

Happy National Grammar Day and Words Matter Week<\/a><\/p>\n

Literature, Language Arts, and the Common Core Standards<\/a><\/p>\n

Happy National Grammar Day!<\/a><\/p>\n

Writing Posts from Everyday Education<\/h3>\n

You can teach your child to write, Part 1<\/a><\/p>\n

You can teach your child to write, Part 2<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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