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Writing Assessment Model
Help Save Our Manatees
Writing Assessment Model
Fluffy
Writing Assessment Model
Trading Places
Writing Assessment Model
Bathing a Puppy
Writing Assessment Model
Something You Can Sink Your Teeth Into
Writing Assessment Model
Las Vegas
Writing Assessment Model
Space Monster
Writing Assessment Model
The Broken Statue
Writing Assessment Model
Soggy Roads
Blog Post
Dos and Don'ts of Writing Assessment
Writing Assessment Model
The Great Pyramid of Giza
Blog Post
Can Artistic Thinking Spark Creativity in Your Classroom?
21st Century Skills:
Creating
Creative Thinking
Blog Post
15 Engaging Explanatory Writing Prompts
English Language Arts:
Writing
21st Century Skills:
Writing Project
Blog Post
Debunking Myths About Student Writers
Minilesson
Guarding Against Confirmation Bias
Read news from an unbiased point of view.
![Guarding Against Confirmation Bias](https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/sites/k12/files/styles/infographic_resource_box/public/minilesson/images/shutterstock_485813455.jpg?itok=XbxWDcw7)
Minilesson
Detecting Fake News
Ask critical questions to detect fake news.
![Detecting Fake News](https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/sites/k12/files/styles/infographic_resource_box/public/minilesson/images/shutterstock_510365674.jpg?itok=GZ-KMP1P)
Blog Post
4 Writing Ideas for Creative Classrooms
English Language Arts:
Writing
21st Century Skills:
Creative Thinking
Creating
Writing
Minilesson
Starting Stories with Suspense
Inspire storytelling with original story starters.
![Starting Stories with Suspense Starting Stories with Suspense](https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/sites/k12/files/styles/infographic_resource_box/public/minilesson/images/classroom-skills-color.jpg?itok=wnmYMeNj)
Minilesson
Writing a Fictionalized Diary
Have students write a diary entry of an everyday object.
![Writing a Fictionalized Diary Writing a Fictionalized Diary](https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/sites/k12/files/styles/infographic_resource_box/public/minilesson/images/makingAlbums.jpg?itok=FR9EuZ8M)
Minilesson
Distinguishing Argumentation from Persuasion
Study argumentation/persuasion.
![Distinguishing Argumentation from Persuasion Stick figure contemplating apples vs oranges](https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/sites/k12/files/styles/infographic_resource_box/public/minilesson/images/apples%26oranges.jpg?itok=iTTz9taM)
Minilesson
Developing an Opinion Statement
Develop a main claim.
![Developing an Opinion Statement (Claim) High school male cheering](https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/sites/k12/files/styles/infographic_resource_box/public/minilesson/images/otherArguments.jpg?itok=FFthw6kF)
Minilesson
Answering Objections in Arguments
Answer key objections to an argument.
![Answering Objections in Arguments Illustration of figure pulling rope](https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/sites/k12/files/styles/infographic_resource_box/public/minilesson/images/CounteringArguments.jpg?itok=9Rv-cKBw)
Blog Post
6 Strategies for Writing Arguments
English Language Arts:
Writing
21st Century Skills:
Building Arguments
Writing Project
Blog Post
12 Writing-to-Learn Activities
English Language Arts:
Writing to Learn
Writing
21st Century Skills:
Writing
Writing to Learn