Your students are using social media every day at home. Now, for the first time, you can bring an important Internet tool, WordPress, into your classroom. WordPress for Student Writing Projects by Erik Bean and Emily Waszak is your resource for incorporating blogs for student writing into your ELA instruction. Whether you are an experienced blogger or have not tried blogging, WordPress for Student Writing Projects includes all the information you need to add student blogs into your English instruction. All the lessons in WordPress for Student Writing Projects have been teacher-tested in classrooms from grade 6 through high school. The lessons support writing informational text and include assessment rubrics tied to specific Common Core Standards for every grade. Examples from teachers who have adapted these lessons in their classrooms show how WordPress blogs can also be used for writing fiction, essays, and creating school newspapers. Inside WordPress for Student Writing Projects: - Hero Essay lesson - Thesis Writing and Research lesson - Birthday News Summary lesson - WordPress in Action - Operationalized Common Core Standards The lesson plans are simple to follow and are attractive because of the embedded connection to the Common Core writing standards. –Andrea Gumble, 9th and 11th grade English teacher and department chair, Chenango Forks Central School District, Ithaca, New York With today’s use of technology in the classroom, these lesson plans will greatly benefit your students. –Claire Coffman, ELA 7th and 8th grade teacher, St. Peter s Catholic School, Clarkston, South Carolina The ease of implementation using various Common Core units makes these lesson plans so flexible. –Jacqueline Cherry, 9th - 12th grade English teacher, South Lyon Community Schools, South Lyon, Michigan
