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Using Perspective Shifting to Understand Others
Help students improve empathy.
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Choosing the Right Coordinating Conjunction
Learn how to choose precise connecting words.
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Elaborating Ideas with Compound Sentences
Learn how to add new details to sentences.
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Punctuating Dialogue
Teach quotation marks with end punctuation.
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Making Rhetorical Appeals
Appeal to ethos, logos, and pathos.
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Evaluating Sources of Information
Evaluate sources with a checklist.
Minilesson
Writing an InstaMemory
Help students narrate and describe.
Minilesson
Writing Descriptions That "Show" Instead of "Tell"
Teach students to use sensory details.
Minilesson
Writing Back-and-Forth Stories
Inspire students to collaborate in writing.
Minilesson
Using PAST to Understand Assignments
Teach students to analyze writing assignments.
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Asking Bigger and Better Questions
Teach students to form better questions.
Minilesson
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.
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Solving Problems Critically and Creatively
Help students improve problem solving.
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Freewriting for Writing Topics
Have students freewrite for topic ideas.
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Analyzing the Sender of a Message
Help students think about sources.
Minilesson
Understanding a Message's Subject and Purpose
Teach students how to analyze messages.
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Forming a Focus
Help students write strong focus statements.
Minilesson
Analyzing the Receiver of a Message
Teach students to think about audience.
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Thinking About the Context of a Message
Teach students to think about context.
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Confusing “Its” and “It’s”
Help students sort out its and it's.
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Using Transitions to Add Information and Emphasis
Help students add information and emphasis.
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Replacing General Nouns with Specific Nouns
Identify and replace general nouns.
Minilesson
Replacing Dull Verbs with Vivid Verbs
Energize students' writing with vivid verbs.