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Writing Essays by Formula Teaches Students How Not to Think
What happens when we allow a tool to become our desired outcome? Education scholar David Labaree explores the dominance of the five-paragraph essay (and its lengthier relatives), and examines the consequences of valuing form over content and meaning.
The Five-Paragraph Theme Redux
What are the constraints of teaching the five-paragraph essay? Rorschach argues that its preset format can lull students into nonthinking conformity and questions whether struggling writers need such a format to be successful. Dive into this provocative piece, complete with student writing…
Empowering Youth to Confront the Climate Crisis in English Language Arts
This special episode of NWP Radio features many of the educators behind <a href="https://shop.nwp.org/products/empowering-youth-to-confront-the-climate-crisis-in-english-language-arts" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Empowering Youth to Confront the Climate Crisis in English…
Write Now Teacher Studio
Where teachers write, share, and talk shop about writing and the teaching of writing
Hosted by the National Writing Project, the Write Now Teacher Studio is an open, online community of educators for educators. It’s a place to write together, examine our teaching, create and refine curricula, and work toward ever more effective and equitable practices to create confident, creative, and critical thinkers and writers in our classrooms and courses.