Do schools need a good writing curriculum? After all, with spell and grammar checkers, texting, instant messaging and Twitter, among others, who needs writing lessons? It seems that in the midst of ...

Sharp didn’t hesitate. She immediately donned the apron and was ready to give her first lesson of the day on “Cooking With the Six Traits.” Those traits include ideas, organization, writing voice, ...

Put yourself back into a classroom during your early academic years. Try to recollect how you felt each time the teacher gave you a writing assignment. You would then have been asked to take out a ...