Families can explore more than 6,000 historic children’s books ... to encourage students to practice writing daily essays. Boston University offers lesson plans for books such as Charlotte ...

(5 minutes) Give a presentation on how we express opinions and back them up in academic writing, e.g., providing explicit criteria for assessment rather than simply giving personal "gut" reactions, ...

No prior reading is necessary, though a selection of legal writing (memo, brief, or opinion) could be helpful to their understanding. Discuss the general structure of legal writing: This exercise will ...