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Student Writing Model
The Racist Warehouse
This personal narrative by eighth-grader Alicia presents an engaging voice. Read the essay and notice how Alicia’s personality comes through; she obviously cares about her subject. Her use of details gives the reader a clear picture of the characters and environment in this account of Alicia’s first encounter with racism.
Level:
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Mode:
Narrative Writing
Form:
Personal Narrative
Theme:
Community
Freedom
Rights
People
Personality
Blog Post
How to Find Open-Education Resources
Blog Post
8 Best Practices for Mentoring Young Writers
English Language Arts:
Writing
Prewriting
Revising
Editing
Strong Ideas
Logical Organization
Effective Voice
Blog Post
5 Social-Emotional Strategies for Teenagers
Blog Post
Why Project-Based Learning Motivates Students
21st Century Skills:
Project-Based Learning
Collaborating
Problem Solving
Productivity
Blog Post
Teaching the Whole Child (in a Fragmented World)
Blog Post
Developing Social-Emotional Skills Through Literature
Blog Post
Successful Adulting (or What You Don't Learn in School)
21st Century Skills:
Critical Thinking
Creative Thinking
Problem Solving
Inquiry Process
Blog Post
Connecting Writing with Media Literacy
English Language Arts:
Prewriting
Writing
Revising
Editing
Publishing
Writing Process
Media Literacy
21st Century Skills:
Media Literacy
Information Literacy
Researching
Blog Post
15 Awesome Persuasive Writing Prompts
English Language Arts:
Writing
21st Century Skills:
Writing Project
Blog Post
How to Improve Media Literacy
21st Century Skills:
Media Literacy
Blog Post
38 Ways Students Can Create Digital Content
21st Century Skills:
Creating
Web Project
Graphing Project
Audio-Visual Project
Writing Project
Blog Post
7 Steps to a Great Writing Workshop
English Language Arts:
Qualities of Writing
Ideas
Structure
Writing Process
Prewriting
Writing
Revising
Editing
Publishing
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
Blog Post
Mapping Your Writing Process
English Language Arts:
Writing Process
Prewriting
Writing
Revising
Editing
Blog Post
Unifying Paragraphs
English Language Arts:
Writing Process
Revising
Paragraphs
Blog Post
Cures for Vague Writing
English Language Arts:
Revising
Noun
Style
Strong Ideas
Blog Post
Awaken Creativity—and Students
21st Century Skills:
Creative Thinking
Problem Solving
Blog Post
Solutions for Choppy Writing
English Language Arts:
Fluid Sentences
Sentences
Style
Revising
Blog Post
Teaching Revision Strategies
English Language Arts:
Revising
Elaboration
Writing Process
Blog Post
Support Students Through Trying Times
Blog Post
Dealing with Sadness in School
Blog Post
Connect SEL to the Brain
Blog Post
How to Scaffold Grammar Instruction
English Language Arts:
Grammar
Complex Sentences
Commas
Sentence Combining