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    Reading and Writing...for the Fun of It

    21st Century Skills: 
    Reading to Learn
    Writing to Learn

    Blog Post

    Vocabulary for Critical Thinking

    21st Century Skills: 
    Literacy Skills
    Reading to Learn
    Writing to Learn
    Building Vocabulary

    Blog Post

    Writing to Learn Revisited…Again

    21st Century Skills: 
    Writing to Learn

    Blog Post

    Strategies for Connecting Writing and Reading

    21st Century Skills: 
    Reading
    Writing
    Reading to Learn
    Writing to Learn

    Blog Post

    Make a Reading-Writing Connection

    English Language Arts: 
    Reading
    Writing
    Logical Organization
    Writing Process
    21st Century Skills: 
    Reading
    Reading to Learn

    Writing Topic

    Building a fort

    Level: 
    Grade 4
    Grade 5
    Mode: 
    Creative Writing
    Explanatory Writing
    Narrative Writing
    Form: 
    Narrative Paragraph
    Personal Narrative
    Explanatory Paragraph
    How-To
    Story
    Play
    Poem
    Theme: 
    Play
    Environment
    Friends
    Family

    Blog Post

    Writing Workshops: The Only Way to Go

    21st Century Skills: 
    Writing to Learn
    Collaborating

    Infographic

    Text Structures Revealed

    Level: 
    Grade 4
    Grade 5
    Grade 6
    Grade 7
    Grade 8
    Grade 9
    Grade 10
    Grade 11
    Grade 12
    Text Structures Revealed

    Video

    Key Skills and Strategies for School Success

    Books

    Write on Track

    Level: 
    Grade 3
    Page Count: 
    432
    Student Edition
    Price: $24.95

    Books

    Write on Course 20-20

    Level: 
    Grade 6
    Grade 7
    Grade 8
    Page Count: 
    608
    Student Handbook
    Price: $24.95

    Books

    Writers Express

    Level: 
    Grade 4
    Grade 5
    Page Count: 
    504
    Student Edition
    Price: $24.95

    Video

    Using Inquire to Prepare for New Assessments

    Blog Post

    Of Personal Importance: How Narration Drives Meaningful Writing

    English Language Arts: 
    Writing Process
    Writing
    21st Century Skills: 
    Writing Project
    Writing
    Writing to Learn

    Minilesson

    Evaluating with a Pro-Con Chart

    Analyze good and bad with a pro-con chart.

    Westward Pro Con List

    Student Writing Model

    Letter to the Editor

    Fifth-grader Melissa clearly states her opinion in the first paragraph. She shares supporting ideas, with details, in the middle paragraphs. In her conclusion, she restates her opinion in a fresh way.

    Level: 
    Grade 4
    Grade 5
    Mode: 
    Persuasive Writing
    Form: 
    Letter to the Editor
    Theme: 
    Education
    Goals
    Life

    Blog Post

    How to Engage Your Students with Shared Inquiry

    English Language Arts: 
    Writing
    Writing Process
    Qualities of Writing
    Ideas
    Structure
    Conventions
    21st Century Skills: 
    Critical Thinking
    Creative Thinking
    Reading
    Reading to Learn

    Minilesson

    Analyzing with a Line Diagram

    Analyze parts of a topic with a line diagram.

    US Gov Line Diagram

    Minilesson

    Comparing with a Venn Diagram

    Analyze similarities and differences.

    Presidents Venn Diagram

    Minilesson

    Analyzing with a Cause-Effect Chart

    Analyze causes and effects of any topic.

    Chemcial Cause Effect

    Minilesson

    Asking Bigger and Better Questions

    Teach students to form better questions.

    Blog Post

    8 Mindful Writing Habits (and 16 Prompts!)

    English Language Arts: 
    Writing Process
    Writing
    21st Century Skills: 
    Creative Thinking
    Problem Solving
    Critical Thinking
    Questioning
    Researching
    Creating

    Minilesson

    Using 5 Critical Thinking Strategies

    Use this video to help students think critically.

    Blog Post

    15 Engaging Explanatory Writing Prompts

    English Language Arts: 
    Writing
    21st Century Skills: 
    Writing Project

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