Teaching descriptive writing requires giving students strategies for mind mapping as well as word lists that can help them to access their senses.  <a href="http://teach2write.com/blog/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">www.teach2write.com/blog</a> <a href="https://teach2write.com/start-write-now-guide/">Start Write Now Guide</a> - for generating ideas strategies Barry Lane After the End and Discovering the Writer Within Teacherspayteachers store: @teach2write <a href= "https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Sensory-Details-Descriptive-Writing-Strategy-Activities-5103751" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sensory Word List Flipbook</a>

Episode 11 Informational Text Structures

Welcome to The Write Idea podcast, where you can improve your writing skills and come up with ideas that are "write" for you! Your host, Kathie Harsch, teaches educators and student writers the strategies and techniques to create dynamic fiction and nonfiction with joy and ease. She is a published author and 24-year veteran English Language Arts teacher, certified in English 5-12, SPED and ESL. This podcast will cover the basics of idea generation, writing, revision, and even self-publishing.