Gail Summerskilla day ago0 minEducation & Business Influencers discuss teaching writing and communications online and homeschool
Gail SummerskillMay 312 minInflecting WorkSometimes older people bash millennials because they don’t understand them. As the parent of 3, I know they are forging a new approach to...
Gail SummerskillMay 195 minHow To Research for Writing & Blogging: 10 Tips To Ease Your FearResearch for writing and blogging can be overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be. If you are not given a topic, then pick one that you ar...
Gail SummerskillMar 314 minSurviving & Thriving When Teaching Online: 8 Tips for Getting Over Your Fear of Lesson Planning & BeDo you get a knot in your stomach when you think about creating online lesson plans? Do you cringe when you see yourself on camera, tryin...
Gail SummerskillSep 2, 20192 minGrowing Self-ConfidenceI decided to go to graduate school to please my father. There were other motives, but that was the biggest. I think all of us go to colle...
Gail SummerskillAug 23, 20191 minThe Parts of Speech Made EasyWant a fun way to learn the parts of speech? Play the noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, and conjunction definition gam...
Gail SummerskillAug 20, 20191 minBe a FANBOY - Combining 2 Sentences TogetherSofie learns how to combine 2 sentences together by using the “Law of 2s.” There are 2 ways to join 2 sentences together: 1) Use a comma ...
Gail SummerskillAug 19, 20191 minThat is so EASY - Using Reversion to Write a ConclusionThis video shows how to revert an introduction for a piece of writing and turn it into the conclusion, by rephrasing the thesis and wrapp...
Gail SummerskillAug 5, 20191 minGrammarly Browser Extension Setup & Microsoft Word Spell Check SettingsSofie helps you set up a Grammarly account, as well as Microsoft Word spelling & grammar check, to help you improve your writing.
Gail SummerskillJul 30, 20191 minSO WHAT ABOUT THESIS?Sofie learns that a thesis contains a topic, opinion, and reasons. It guides the writer and the reader through a piece of writing.
Gail SummerskillJul 29, 20191 minFear Not - Overcome the Fear of WritingWatch Sofie recognize the fear, second-guessing or overthinking that stops her from starting and finishing writing. By changing your mind...
Gail SummerskillJul 18, 20191 minFollowing Directions & Evaluation Criteria in Writing & WorkSofie learns how to follow all directions and evaluation criteria to start and finish assignments for school or work. A practical approac...
Gail SummerskillJul 18, 20191 min Introductory Paragraph & Thesis StatementHooking in your audience and using a thesis statement are good techniques to write an introductory paragraph. Sofie learns how to do both...
Gail SummerskillJul 5, 20191 minYes You Can Write an Essay, Blog, or any Writing for Work or SchoolIf you are someone who doesn’t think that you can write anything and struggles to start any writing for school or work, this Sofie tip wi...
Gail SummerskillJun 20, 20191 minWhat’s Up: Writing with Sofie?The Writing with Sofie eBook series, blog, and videos contain everything you need to start and finish writing plus all your other work. T...
Gail SummerskillJan 9, 20191 minWriter's Block? JUST DO IT!Sofie learns a strategy to time her work and get it done. A forever procrastinator, overthinker, and perfectionist, (not to mention an in...