writing – 4 O'Clock Faculty

On a recent Master Class that I watched, Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, film director, screenwriter and author, David Mamet…

Seth Godin was once being interviewed and was asked this question: What is your actual writing process? He challenged…

Author, Stephen King writes 2000 words per day. Author, Kate DiCamillo writes two pages per day. Author, Neil…

I’m a writer. I don’t always write in 40 minute writing blocks. Sometimes, I get stuck. On many…

As you know, some of our favorite picture books can be great tools for teaching about reading or the…

For those of you who are regular readers of Four O’Clock Faculty, you may have noticed that over time,…

Last week, we shared these strategies for improving writing instruction in the classroom: How can we improve…

Each day, we have the opportunity to help students grow as writers. In many classrooms however, writing instruction often…

Is your classroom suffering from a lack of inspiration and creativity? Try these ideas to help inspire yourself and…

I reject the notion that writing is hard. It’s not hard. It takes time. Lots of time. …