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    Minilesson

    Pun-ishing Idioms

    Create puns using literal idioms.

    Shocking Puns

    Minilesson

    Punctuating Dialogue

    Teach quotation marks with end punctuation.
     

    Writing Topic

    Putting my foot in my mouth

    Level: 
    Grade 9
    Grade 10
    Grade 11
    Grade 12
    Mode: 
    Persuasive Writing
    Form: 
    Narrative Paragraph
    Personal Narrative
    Pet Peeve
    Theme: 
    Community
    Rules
    Family
    Friends

    Writing Topic

    Putting on a play

    Level: 
    Grade 2
    Grade 3
    Grade 4
    Mode: 
    Narrative Writing
    Form: 
    Narrative Paragraph
    Personal Narrative
    Theme: 
    Friends
    Imagination
    Art

    Minilesson

    Rate Your Listening

    Take a listening survey.
     

    Listening and Note Taking

    Blog Post

    Reading and Writing...for the Fun of It

    21st Century Skills: 
    Reading to Learn
    Writing to Learn

    Minilesson

    Reading as a Writer

    Learn how to discover writing strategies from reading models. 

    Reading as a Writer

    Blog Post

    Recipe for a Great Writing Classroom

    Minilesson

    Recognizing Bullying

    Help students recognize bullying.

    image of a boy being bullied at school

    Minilesson

    Recognizing Logical Fallacies 1

    Learn to spot logical fallacies.

    Luring the Unsuspecting

    Minilesson

    Recognizing Logical Fallacies 2

    Learn to spot logical fallacies.

    What Did You Say?

    Blog Post

    Reflecting on "Bad Ideas About Writing"

    Blog Post

    Remembering English: One Student’s Voyage through K-12, and Beyond

    Minilesson

    Replacing Dull Verbs with Vivid Verbs

    Energize students' writing with vivid verbs.

    Photo of two young girls sledding

    Minilesson

    Replacing General Nouns with Specific Nouns

    Identify and replace general nouns.

    Illustration of sleeping dog

    Blog Post

    Resources for Your Writing Classroom

    English Language Arts: 
    Writing

    Blog Post

    Rethinking Summer Reading Lists

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