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Infographic
Tricks to Beat Writer's Block
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Show or Tell
![Show or Tell Inforgraphic Show or Tell Inforgraphic](https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/sites/k12/files/styles/infographic_resource_box/public/infographic/Show%20vs%20Tell%20Infographic%20design.jpeg?itok=G63z4hQw)
Infographic
Text Structures Revealed
![Text Structures Revealed Text Structures Revealed](https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/sites/k12/files/styles/infographic_resource_box/public/infographic/CommonTextStructures_0.jpg?itok=n6o57lQK)
Infographic
7 C's for Building a Rock-Solid Argument
![7 C's for Building a Rock-Solid Argument 7 C's for Building a Rock-Solid Argument](https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/sites/k12/files/styles/infographic_resource_box/public/infographic/7CsofArgumentation_0.jpg?itok=ILkqt4vx)
Minilesson
Choosing the Right Coordinating Conjunction
Learn how to choose precise connecting words.
![Traffic Light Traffic Light](https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/sites/k12/files/styles/infographic_resource_box/public/minilesson/images/trafficLight.jpg?itok=VbDpPt05)
Minilesson
Elaborating Ideas with Compound Sentences
Learn how to add new details to sentences.
![Street Art Street Art](https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/sites/k12/files/styles/infographic_resource_box/public/minilesson/images/streetArt.jpg?itok=K3G2EmQa)
Minilesson
Analyzing the Medium of a Message
Improve students' media literacy.
Minilesson
Using Bodily Meditation
Open a line of communication between body and brain.
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Minilesson
Journaling About Intuitions
Track the ways your intuitions guide your decisions.
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Minilesson
Analyze the Communication Situation
Think of the sender, message, medium, receiver, and context.
![Communication Situation Communication Situation](https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/sites/k12/files/styles/infographic_resource_box/public/minilesson/images/Communication%20Situation.png?itok=_mOVdN1J)
Minilesson
Make Abstract Ideas Concrete
Make concrete representations of abstract ideas.
![Making the Abstract Concrete Making the Abstract Concrete](https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/sites/k12/files/styles/infographic_resource_box/public/minilesson/images/guy%20with%20pieces-color.jpg?itok=G66upm7Q)
Minilesson
Create a Memory Palace
Use spatial awareness to improve memory.
![Buckingham Palace Buckingham Palace](https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/sites/k12/files/styles/infographic_resource_box/public/minilesson/images/BuckinghamPalace2.jpeg?itok=G42r15Yo)
Minilesson
Using Anecdotes in Formal Writing
Add a narrative touch to formal writing.
![Using Anecdotes in Formal Writing Illustration of a flying fish jumping over a boy in a rowboat](https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/sites/k12/files/styles/infographic_resource_box/public/minilesson/images/classroomReport.jpg?itok=LB-Fg1IB)
Minilesson
Punctuating Dialogue
Teach quotation marks with end punctuation.
Minilesson
Reading as a Writer
Learn how to discover writing strategies from reading models.
![Reading as a Writer Reading as a Writer](https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/sites/k12/files/styles/infographic_resource_box/public/minilesson/images/reading-with-purpose.jpg?itok=JCKQpRiA)
Minilesson
Asking and Answering the 5 W's and H Questions
Teach students to collect key details.
![Asking and Answering the 5W's and H Question Mark](https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/sites/k12/files/styles/infographic_resource_box/public/minilesson/images/shutterstock_123605941.jpg?itok=Y0YAfjfa)