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Moline, Steve. (1996). I See What You Mean. Stenhouse Publishers Portland, Maine

Steve Moline has a pet peeve.  He absolutely hates to hear teachers say to students, “Write your answer and if you have time left over, you can draw a picture.”  He feels that too often, teachers ignore the benefits that students can gain by learning to add artistic representations to their school work and so not…

This is my fourth year teaching fifth-grade and I am still searching for a way to help students write thoughtful, creative conclusions for their expository and narrative writing pieces. My fifth-graders have become quite adept at “grabbing” their readers with their introductions; they excel at including details, “show-me's” and figurative language in the bodies of their writing. After all of…

This is my fourth year teaching fifth-grade and I am still searching for a way to help students write thoughtful, creative conclusions for their expository and narrative writing pieces. My fifth-graders have become quite adept at “grabbing” their readers with their introductions; they excel at including details, “show-me's” and figurative language in the bodies of their writing. After all of…