Writing Therapy Alleviates Emotional Pain and Promotes Healthy Self-Expression According to the World Health Organization, approximately one in four people worldwide will be affected by a mental disorder or neurological issue at some point in their lives. This statistic is staggering, particularly when you consider how difficult it is for many people to find treatment […]
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Dadaism
Introduce Your High Schoolers to the art form of Dadaism— As young teens move beyond the basic curriculum in their middle school classrooms and into the vast expanse of high school, their teachers have the opportunity to go beyond the facts of history and into the cultural moments that defined generations. One of those moments […]
Essay Topics for Kids
Students will write all types of essays throughout their academic careers—and there’s no better time than right now to give them some extra practice. By the time students reach high school, they should have a clear understanding of various essay forms and the ability to effectively and cohesively present their point of view through each […]
35 Free Write Topics for Kids
Free Write Ideas for Young Writers Free writing is a form of creative writing in which the emphasis is not on style or topic, but rather on the writer’s ability to maintain flow and resist the urge to edit. This is more challenging than one might think, even for young writers who instinctively want to […]
Story Writing Prompts
Stories fuel us as human beings. From the most gripping fantasy to the rawest memoir, it is the stories we tell one another that help define who we are. Teaching our youth to tell their own stories, whether fiction or nonfiction, is an excellent way to boost their sense of selves, instill good communication technique […]
Argumentative Essay Topics for High School
By the time students reach high school, they’ve probably written numerous papers and speeches in which they had to form clear, persuasive arguments to convince their audiences of particular viewpoints. But in today’s era of “fake news” and poorly-researched Internet reports, it’s more important than ever before for students to learn how to think critically […]