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Celebrate #WhyIWrite with #NCTEchat!

Join us on Sunday, October 18, at 8:00 p.m. ET for an #NCTEchat on the National Day on Writing® 2020 and #WhyIWrite.

The following questions will be shared during the Twitter chat:

WARM-UP: The National Day on Writing® is October 20. Please introduce yourself and share how you plan to celebrate the National Day on Writing® with your students. #NCTEchat #WhyIWrite [8:04 p.m.]

Q1: How do we encourage originality in style and content when students are writing for an assignment? #NCTEchat #WhyIWrite [8:10 p.m.]

Q2: What practices reinforce writing as a process, not a product? #NCTEchat #WhyIWrite [8:18 p.m.]

Q3: How does fostering curiosity in writing help improve our teaching? #NCTEchat #WhyIWrite [8:26 p.m.]

Q4: The word revision means to “look again.” When revising a piece of writing, what are some things we should remind our students to look for? #NCTEchat #WhyIWrite [8:34 p.m.]

Q5: After the revision process, what are some techniques that can be used to edit or polish writing? #NCTEchat #WhyIWrite [8:42 p.m.]

Q6: How do you assess student writing and how do they know you’re evaluating them authentically and fairly? #NCTEchat #WhyIWrite [8:50 p.m.]

We hope to see you there! Be sure to join us by using #NCTEchat.

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