Improving Writing Skills with Newsela

Megan, a teacher, shares her method for improving student writing using Newsela. She explains the challenges of teaching writing and how Newsela's leveled articles can help students recognize and improve their writing skills. Megan demonstrates how to use Newsela to analyze writing levels and encourages students to apply these techniques to their own work. She concludes by inviting feedback from other educators.

What is Megan's main goal in helping her students with writing?

• To help them recognize and improve their writing

• To improve their editing skills

• To teach them how to write faster

• To make them enjoy writing more

What is a challenge Megan faces in the editing process?

• Essays are too long

• Students don't like writing

• Lack of time to give detailed feedback

• Students don't understand grammar

What is the purpose of using Newsela in Megan's exercise?

• To teach students about current events

• To improve students' vocabulary

• To help students recognize writing improvements

• To provide students with reading material

What is Newsela primarily used for?

• Reading and writing exercises

• Mathematics practice

• Science experiments

• Art projects

How does Newsela differentiate reading levels?

• By using a computer algorithm

• By having people level the articles

• By asking teachers to level the articles

• By using a random selection process

What is a benefit of using Newsela in the classroom?

• It includes video tutorials

• It has interactive games

• It offers free textbooks

• It provides quizzes and written questions

What is a common mistake students make when trying to improve their writing?

• Writing too much

• Not using enough vocabulary

• Changing words without understanding connotation

• Using too many simple sentences

What should students focus on besides vocabulary to improve their writing?

• Sentence structure and details

• Avoiding complex sentences

• Writing longer essays

• Using more adjectives

What is the final step in Megan's exercise for students?

• Reading more articles

• Taking a vocabulary test

• Applying techniques to their own writing

• Writing a new essay

What is Megan's opinion on the effectiveness of this technique?

• It only works for advanced students

• It is effective for middle and high school students

• It only works for high school students

• It is not very effective