Tag: writing

• Historical Fiction

  Today Sarah Johnson’s blog, Reading the Past features an article I wrote. It details the preparation and writing of Under the Almond Trees. It explores the question all historical fiction writers face–how much fact and how much fiction do I include? Click on the picture to the right to read my article. Please leave a…

  Linda Ulleseit

  July 9, 2014

  historical fiction, Linda Ulleseit, novel writing, reading the past, Under the Almond Trees, writing, writing motivation

• Teaching Writing in Elementary School

  Children enter kindergarten loving school. They eagerly begin learning their alphabet and look forward to writing their name. By the time they reach sixth grade, they groan when the teacher says, “Take out your pencil and three pieces of binder paper.” Somewhere along the line, writing has become a dreaded chore. Something has killed the…

  Linda Ulleseit

  March 19, 2014

  paragraph writing, persuasive writing, revising, teaching writing, writing, writing motivation

• iPads vs. Textbooks

  An essay written by a fifth grader IPads Vs Textbooks by Anisha             Textbooks have become a nuisance for students and school districts across the nation. As technology advances, learning has become more efficient, and children have become more accustomed to devices like iPads. Some school district officials think that textbooks are the way to…

  Linda Ulleseit

  February 6, 2014

  Persuasive, persuasive essay, student authors, writing

• Validation

  The most brutal of all critics is a child. When I first became a writer, I was in middle school. I wrote in secret and didn’t share my work with anyone. It was a guilty pleasure. I enjoyed creative writing assignments and even turned some essays into narratives, like the eighth grade assignment on the…

  Linda Ulleseit

  May 26, 2013

  authors, writing

• Everybody Has a Story

  Republished from the archives because of its relevance to a new crop of students! Enjoy! Personal Narratives are probably the easiest type of writing to do because everyone is full of stories.  Maybe the stories in your life aren’t as exciting as Harry Potter’s, as romantic as Bella Swan’s, or as frightening as Anne Frank’s,…

  Linda Ulleseit

  August 18, 2012

  narrative, writing