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    Minilesson

    Make Abstract Ideas Concrete

    Make concrete representations of abstract ideas.

    Making the Abstract Concrete

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    Create a Memory Palace

    Use spatial awareness to improve memory.

    Buckingham Palace

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    Using Anecdotes in Formal Writing

    Add a narrative touch to formal writing.

    Illustration of a flying fish jumping over a boy in a rowboat

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    Punctuating Dialogue

    Teach quotation marks with end punctuation.
     

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    Writing a Creative Synopsis

    Create a synopsis of a book, TV show, or event.

    Television illustration

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    Using Perspective Shifting to Imagine History

    Help students gain a historical viewpoint.

    illustration of man and horse imagining history

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    Using Perspective Shifting to Persuade Readers

    Help students see from readers' perspectives.

    illustration of girl writing and thinking

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    Using Perspective Shifting to Understand Others

    Help students improve empathy.

    illustration of girl and boy working together

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    Writing Descriptions That "Show" Instead of "Tell"

    Teach students to use sensory details.

    A GROUP OF MEN AND WOMEN, WITH A GUIDE, WHITE WATER RAFTING ON THE PATATE RIVER, ECUADOR

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    Writing a "Showing" Paragraph

    Help students show instead of tell.

    A GROUP OF MEN AND WOMEN, WITH A GUIDE, WHITEWATER RAFTING ON THE PATATE RIVER, ECUADOR

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    Writing an InstaMemory

    Help students narrate and describe.

    smartphone in female hands taking photo

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    Writing a Four-Star Food Review

    Use this prompt to spark students' creativity.

    Image of plates and silverware

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    Writing: Now how do I get out of this one?

    Assign this prompt to spark students' creativity.

    Mop

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    Writing a Diary of a Famous Figure

    Have students creatively narrate.

    a diary

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    Writing Back-and-Forth Stories

    Inspire students to collaborate in writing.

    Creepy old house in the woods

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    Using PAST to Understand Assignments

    Teach students to analyze writing assignments.

    tennis racket, badminton racket, shuttlecock, tennis ball

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    Elaborating Ideas Using Different Levels of Details

    Teach elaboration with levels of detail.

    hieroglyphics

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    Asking Bigger and Better Questions

    Teach students to form better questions.

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    Using 5 Critical Thinking Strategies

    Use this video to help students think critically.

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    Deciding When to Use Formal and Informal Language

    Match language with purpose and audience.

    black and white bow tie tuxedo

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    Solving Problems Critically and Creatively

    Help students improve problem solving.

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    Drawing a Life Map

    Help students gather ideas for narratives.

    Life Map

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    Freewriting for Writing Topics

    Have students freewrite for topic ideas.

    girl freewriting

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    Analyzing the Sender of a Message

    Help students think about sources.

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