Questions 219: Mashups (Writing Instruction Series 13)
Subscribe Here! In this thirteenth installment in our miniseries on teaching students how to write, Rob asks: “Are mashups a good idea?”
Questions 218: Present Tense Narration (Writing Instruction Series 12)
Subscribe Here! In this twelfth installment in our miniseries on teaching students how to write, Rob asks: “What’s the deal with the current fad of present tense narration? When is this a useful technique?” Books mentioned: Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow This episode sponsored by Bundle Rabbit
Questions 217: Underused Techniques (Writing Instruction Series 11)
Subscribe Here! In this eleventh installment in our miniseries on teaching students how to write, Rob asks: “What storytelling techniques (such as hyperbole) are, in your opinion, tragically underused?” This episode sponsored by Bundle Rabbit
Questions 216: Plot Formulas and Beginning Writers (Writing Instruction Series 10)
Subscribe Here! In this tenth installment in our miniseries on teaching students how to write, Rob asks: “What, if any, value is there in teaching plot models and forumlas to my students?”
Questions 215: Graphing Story Structures (Writing Instruction Series 9)
Subscribe Here! In this ninth installment in our miniseries on teaching students how to write, Rob asks: “I use the classic pyramid plot diagram to teach story structure. Is there another way that’s more engaging?” Resources mentioned: Kurt Vonnegut’s Story Shape Graphs Dan Wells’s 7-Point Plot Lecture
Questions 214: Exploring New Perspectives (Writing Instruction Series 8)
Subscribe Here! In this eighth installment in our miniseries on teaching students how to write, Rob asks: “Given the limited life experience of children these days, how do I encourage them to explore new perspectives?”
Questions 213: Teaching Punctuation for Fiction (Writing Instruction Series 7)
Subscribe Here! In this seventh installment in our miniseries on teaching students how to write, Rob asks: “How do I teach my students how to break punctuation rules–how much do they need to know beforehand?” This episode sponsored by BundleRabbit
Questions 212: Stretching Into New Genres (Writing Instruction Series 6)
Subscribe Here! In this sixth installment in our miniseries on teaching students how to write, Rob asks: “How do I get my students to expand their reading tastes so they can write in multiple genres?” This episode sponsored by BundleRabbit Books Discussed: Tales from the Twilight Zone by Rod Serling …
Questions 211: The Blank Page (Writing Instruction Series 5)
Subscribe Here! In this fifth installment in our miniseries on teaching students how to write, Rob asks: “How can I help my students conquer their fear of the blank page and get that first sentence down?”
Questions 210: Spelling (Writing Instruction Series 4)
Subscribe Here! In this fourth installment in our miniseries on teaching students how to write, Rob asks: “How can I help my students improve their spelling, so they’ll be willing to use their full vocabulary in their fiction?”