Where Students Get Stuck: Tips for Getting the Main Idea
Image by Sébastien Brodeur (CC BY-NC 2.0) Information from EQAO shows that many students have difficulty identifying the main ideain reading selections. As a result, in their writing, they also have...
View ArticleInformation Paragraphs: Finding Good Examples
Image by heathbrandon (CC BY-SA 2.0) By Corina Koch MacLeod and Carla Douglas In last week’s post I noted that paragraphs are becoming shorter because of the demands of online reading. Keep this in...
View ArticleThe Opinion Piece: Writing Task for the OSSLT
Image by the|G|™ (CC BY 2.0) Contrary to what some people think, your opinion does matter, especially if you take the time to express it clearly and persuasively. On the OSSLT, the opinion piece has...
View ArticleThe Opinion Piece: Finding Good Examples
Image by edlf2005 (CC BY 2.0) Last week I reviewed the features of the opinion piece students are required to write on the OSSLT. One of the best ways to learn to write in a specific form is to read...
View ArticleReading and Writing Summary Paragraphs
Image by Kirsty S (CC BY-SA 2.0) Summary paragraphs are the building blocks of many kinds of longer form writing, from blurbs and informational texts to reports, reviews and formal essays. The summary...
View ArticleSummary Paragraphs: Finding Good Examples
Image by deeplifequotes (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) Summaries are everywhere. As the way we write changes to reflect how we read online, texts are becoming shorter and shorter. A written piece that a few years...
View ArticleShort Writing Tasks on the OSSLT
Image by quinn.anya The OSSLT’s short writing tasks require students to read a selection and use their knowledge and experience to construct a well-written paragraph. There are a few different kinds of...
View ArticleAnswering OSSLT Short Writing Tasks, Part 1
Image by churl (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Each of the six short response questions listed in this post requires a slightly different approach, but all answers should be written in a well-structured paragraph...
View ArticleOSSLT Opinion Piece – Selected Questions From Previous Years
Image by rodaniel (CC BY-SA 2.0) As one of only two long writing tasks on the OSSLT, the opinion piece (series of three or more paragraphs expressing an opinion) is key for students to master if they...
View ArticleInformation Paragraphs: Finding Good Examples
Image by heathbrandon In this post I noted that paragraphs are becoming shorter because of the demands of online reading. Keep this in mind if you’re reading information paragraphs online in...
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