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Let's push alternate forms of energy
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Let's save _ in our schools
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.
Blog Post
Make a Reading-Writing Connection
Minilesson
Making Rhetorical Appeals
Appeal to ethos, logos, and pathos.
Blog Post
Mapping Your Writing Process
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Morning madness
Student Writing Model
Mosquito Madness
When writing about pet peeves, you can react humorously or analytically to a common, everyday annoyance. Katie, the writer of this essay, tries to be sensible and analytical about the mosquito in her bedroom but becomes (in her own words) “like a crazed wind turbine.” Watch for a second simile that works very well in this piece. Also notice how the writer feels about the breeze in the first paragraph and how her feelings have changed by the sixth paragraph—this change shows how stressed she has become.
Student Writing Model
Musical Arts
The use of an authority’s quotation to open this editorial lends credibility to the writer’s opinion. Seventh-grader Jess backs up her position in subsequent paragraphs.
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My best class ever
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My favorite clothes
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My favorite form of exercise
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My favorite neighbor
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My favorite singer(s)
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My favorite teacher
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My favorite teacher
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My school really needs . . .
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Overcoming health problems
Student Writing Model
Plastic, Paper, or Cloth?
This short persuasive paragraph is based on a model that third-grader Rachel submitted. She begins her writing in a way that makes the reader want to keep reading. The reader wants to find out what decision she is talking about.
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Putting my foot in my mouth
Minilesson
Recognizing Logical Fallacies 1
Learn to spot logical fallacies.
Minilesson
Recognizing Logical Fallacies 2
Learn to spot logical fallacies.