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Make Way for Writers' Notebooks
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6 Ways to Scaffold Writing for ELLs
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8 Mindful Writing Habits (and 16 Prompts!)
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Eyes on Editing
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How to Create Engaging Writing Prompts
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Invigorate Reading Discussions
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Grow the Reading-Writing Connection
Minilesson
Writing a "Showing" Paragraph
Help students show instead of tell.
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Writing an InstaMemory
Help students narrate and describe.
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Writing a Four-Star Food Review
Use this prompt to spark students' creativity.
Minilesson
Writing: Now how do I get out of this one?
Assign this prompt to spark students' creativity.
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Writing a Diary of a Famous Figure
Have students creatively narrate.
Minilesson
Elaborating Ideas Using Different Levels of Details
Teach elaboration with levels of detail.
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Avoiding Double Subjects
Help students avoid double subjects.
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Using Parallel Structure
Teach students to write using parallel structure.
Minilesson
Thinking About a Process
Prepare students for how-to or process writing.
Minilesson
Seeing Emotion in Facial Expressions
Create mindfulness of facial expressions.
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Seeing Emotions in Body Language
Create mindfulness of body language.
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Understanding the Parts of the Brain
Teach brain parts and functions.
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Starting Stories: 5 Great Beginning Strategies
Practice five strategies for starting a story.
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Doing Random Acts of Kindness
Help students be kind to each other.
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Setting and Reaching Goals
Help students set and reach academic goals.