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Crazy Over Captions
Blog Post
Gauge Your Students' Grammar
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Create a Lively Reader Response
Blog Post
How to Create Engaging Writing Prompts
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Invigorate Reading Discussions
English Language Arts:
Reading
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Listen with Empathy
Blog Post
Best Practices for Writing Conferences
Minilesson
Evaluating Sources of Information
Evaluate sources with a checklist.

Blog Post
How to Evaluate Media
English Language Arts:
Reading
21st Century Skills:
Media Literacy
Information Literacy
Reading
Blog Post
Sandwich Your Quotations
English Language Arts:
Quotation Marks
Writing
21st Century Skills:
Researching
Blog Post
Best Practices for Teaching Grammar
English Language Arts:
Grammar
Punctuation
Mechanics
Usage
Writing
Editing
Minilesson
Reading as a Writer
Learn how to discover writing strategies from reading models.

Blog Post
Make a Reading-Writing Connection
English Language Arts:
Reading
Writing
Logical Organization
Writing Process
21st Century Skills:
Reading
Reading to Learn
Minilesson
Writing a Creative Synopsis
Create a synopsis of a book, TV show, or event.

Minilesson
Using Signal Phrases
Smoothy integrate sources in your writing.

Blog Post
Don’t Leave Grammar to AI
English Language Arts:
Grammar
Sentence
Punctuation
Capitalization
Usage
Blog Post
Pitch Your Project!
English Language Arts:
Speaking
Listening
Prewriting
21st Century Skills:
Speaking
Listening
Researching
Blog Post
Grow the Reading-Writing Connection
English Language Arts:
Reading
Writing
Traits of Writing
Qualities of Writing
Writing Process
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Reflecting on "Bad Ideas About Writing"
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4 Writing Activities for Celebrating Black History
English Language Arts:
Writing
Reading
21st Century Skills:
Critical Thinking
Creative Thinking
Researching
Blog Post
Deeper Thinking for the Common Core
21st Century Skills:
Critical Thinking
Creative Thinking
Problem Solving
Building Arguments
Succeeding in School
Taking Tests
Minilesson
Creating Pie Graphs
Teach how to make a pie graph.

Minilesson
Creating a Plan
Help students plan projects.
