Language Arts

What schools are getting wrong about writing instruction, and what actually works The Listy Writer Here is an example I see constantly in my students' writing, regardless of age or grade level: Bob went to the store. He bought bagels. He went home. Grammatically, there is nothing wrong with those sentences. They are clear, accurate, and complete. They are also not writing — not in any meaningful sense. They are a list wearing the costume of prose. And the troubling truth is t