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Help Students Clear the Way for Critical Thinking
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Feeling Somewhat Texty
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Writing to Learn Revisited…Again
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Writing Workshops: The Only Way to Go
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7 Effective Vocabulary-Building Activities
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Getting Your "Ugh" Across
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Test Your Social-Emotional Intelligence
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Developing Students' Social-Emotional Intelligence
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Creating a Growth Mindset in Your Students
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What does your PLN look like?
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Planning Less, Learning More
Minilesson
Analyzing the Medium of a Message
Improve students' media literacy.
Student Writing Model
Unique Wolves
Sixth-grader Bryan wrote this report after visiting a wolf park in Battle Ground, Indiana.
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Minilesson
Using Anecdotes in Formal Writing
Add a narrative touch to formal writing.
FAQ Page
What are the qualities of writing?
Student Writing Model
Grandpa, Chaz, and Me
Cody, a fourth grader, writes about his wish that his little brother could have known their grandfather.
Student Writing Model
The Day I Took the Spotlight
Fifth-grader Kelli begins this personal narrative with a question that captures the reader’s interest.
Student Writing Model
Musical Arts
The use of an authority’s quotation to open this editorial lends credibility to the writer’s opinion. Seventh-grader Jess backs up her position in subsequent paragraphs.
Student Writing Model
Mir Pushed the Frontier of Space
This report is clearly focused around a specific thesis. It is evident from the writer’s voice that he is interested in and knowledgeable about the topic.
Student Writing Model
Caught in the Net
Kim’s essay uses narration and definition to focus on Internet addiction. This essay predates Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Skype, and smart phones. How has our definition of Internet addiction changed?
Student Writing Model
Internet Plagiarism
Dan writes a problem-solution essay that focuses on one of the great temptations of the digital age: stealing intellectual property via the Internet. The essay begins by explaining the problem in detail and then shifts to recommending a set of solutions.