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If you are a teacher or parent who is thinking about running your own creative writing workshop, you have come to the right place. I have several years of experience running creative writing workshops in middle schools, high schools, and homeschool settings. Over the years I have learned tips and created tools to help writing workshops run smoothly. I plan to spend the next few posts sharing that knowledge with you. 

As an inclusion teacher, I typically work with students who are reluctant writers or who need help building a strong writing foundation. However, this year, I’ve had the opportunity to do something a little different. I’ve had the chance to teach a high school creative writing class where most of the students are enthusiastic writers and gifted storytellers. It has been a lot of fun, but I have also been challenged by the fact that this is one of the few times in my teaching

Middle school students know how to argue. If you are a parent or teacher of middle school students, then you have probably heard them make strong arguments for things like more free time, or less homework, or more group work. While most students instinctively know how to craft short oral arguments, they often need help transferring those skills into organized multi-paragraph argument essays.  Argument essay units are fun to teach because they build on skills that the students