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ELA and SEL: Partners in Learning
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Youth in Crisis: Address Pervasive Sadness
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Listen with Empathy
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Don’t Leave Grammar to AI
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)
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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)
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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)
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Writing a Creative Synopsis
Create a synopsis of a book, TV show, or event.
![Writing a Creative Synopsis Television illustration](https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/sites/k12/files/styles/infographic_resource_box/public/minilesson/images/watchingForFun.jpg?itok=n-1oXcxt)
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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)
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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)
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Making Rhetorical Appeals
Appeal to ethos, logos, and pathos.
![Making Rhetorical Appeals Aristotle Statue](https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/sites/k12/files/styles/infographic_resource_box/public/minilesson/images/shutterstock_40849360.jpg?itok=g4j2mO-D)
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Analyzing the Medium of a Message
Improve students' media literacy.
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)
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Evaluating Sources of Information
Evaluate sources with a checklist.
![Evaluating Sources of Information Evaluating Sources of Information](https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/sites/k12/files/styles/infographic_resource_box/public/minilesson/images/editingProofreading.png?itok=jpWzVPC9)
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Using Perspective Shifting to Imagine History
Help students gain a historical viewpoint.
![Using Perspectie Shifting to Imagine History illustration of man and horse imagining history](https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/sites/k12/files/styles/infographic_resource_box/public/minilesson/images/ML_perspectiveHistory.jpg?itok=sNiXuN2P)
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Using Perspective Shifting to Persuade Readers
Help students see from readers' perspectives.
![Using Perspective Shifting to Persuade Readers illustration of girl writing and thinking](https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/sites/k12/files/styles/infographic_resource_box/public/minilesson/images/ML_perspectiveReaders.jpg?itok=hlRpBk6L)
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Using Perspective Shifting to Understand Others
Help students improve empathy.
![Using Perspective Shifting to Understand Others illustration of girl and boy working together](https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/sites/k12/files/styles/infographic_resource_box/public/minilesson/images/ML_perspectiveOthers.jpg?itok=zWIskYqq)
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Teaching the Whole Child (in a Fragmented World)
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Developing Social-Emotional Skills Through Literature
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Dealing with Sadness in School
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Connect SEL to the Brain
Minilesson
Drawing a Life Map
Help students gather ideas for narratives.
![Drawing a Life Map Life Map](https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/sites/k12/files/styles/infographic_resource_box/public/minilesson/images/lifeMap.jpg?itok=aMwLyOMR)
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Creating Command Sentences
Help students build command sentences.
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Forming Pronouns: Possessives and Contractions
Teach possessives and contractions.