Writing a Short Biography With Obituaries
5. What, if anything, do you find inspirational about the person’s story?6. Now, read the obituary as a writer. What do you admire about the way this piece was written? What is your favorite line, and why?Going FurtherNow, it’s your turn: Write an obituary for someone — perhaps someone you knew personally, a historical figure…
Unleash Your Creativity with New Hobbies
We all need hobbies. Having an enjoyable hobby brings us pleasure and brightens our lives. It offers us something entertaining to do in our spare time while also providing us with the opportunity to pick up new skills. Not mention, it’s always fun to show off a little every now and then. We are really…
Our 3rd Annual STEM Writing Contest
How do daddy longlegs grow such strange legs? Can genetically engineered bacteria help us detect buried land mines? Why does snow sometimes turn red? Can Saturn’s rings help to reveal what’s happening in the planet’s core? If you click on any of these articles, you’ll see that they are written for a general reader. Special…
Live Webinar: Writing for Podcasts
Register for the live webinar on March 25 at 4 p.m. Eastern time.Student-produced podcasts are an engaging way to merge project-based learning, storytelling and digital media skills. Podcasts give students a voice — an opportunity to tell their story, teach something new or explore a topic that’s important to them. This multimedia form of expression…
Our 2nd Annual STEM Writing Contest
Do I need a Works Cited page?Yes. We provide you with a separate field to list the sources you used to write your essay. You’re allowed to format your list however you want; we will not judge your entry based on formatting in this section. Internal citations are not necessary.Can I have someone else check…
Do You Love Writing or Receiving Letters?
The first letter arrived dated March 31, 2020. It was from a close childhood friend, later turned college roommate, with whom I regularly keep in touch via instant texts, FaceTimes and phone calls, as most 20-somethings do.“The sun has set on our 15th day of quarantine/social distancing,” my friend wrote, his chicken scratch still familiar…
Andreas Loizou: “I took it for granted that people wanted me to be educated:...
Before Alison, I worked in investment banking and finance with the likes of PWC, Goldman Sachs and Paribas. I also worked for a long time for the Financial Times. I’ve had a couple of books published, one is a novel that teaches people about banking and one is a book about business writing. I’ve spent…
Writing Rich Reading Responses: Our Summer Contest
You only have 275 words or so to work with, so this can be done lightly, in a paragraph or so. After all, as Anastasia Economides, a Times staff editor who judged in 2016, pointed out:At their age, I was always too intimidated to even read The Times, let alone reflect my thoughts on the…
Unit 6: Writing for Podcasts
Join our live webinar on April 29 on Teaching Students How to Produce Their Own Podcasts. Welcome to our sixth writing unit of the school year. Below, you will find a detailed description of each element as well as ways to put them together to make your own custom unit. To learn more, visit our…
Unit 5: Argumentative Writing
Welcome to our fifth writing unit of the school year. Below you will find a detailed description of each element, which you can customize to make your own unit. To learn more, visit our writing curriculum overview.Unit OverviewRight now, the concept of “student voice” is having a moment. Thanks to the work of people like…
