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    CCSS

    CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.9

    Standard Grade: 
    11
    12
    Standard Strand: 
    Writing

    CCSS

    CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.10

    Standard Grade: 
    11
    12
    Standard Strand: 
    Writing

    FAQ Page

    What kinds of inquiry experiences can I use?

    21st Century Skills: 
    Inquiry Process
    Project-Based Learning

    Minilesson

    Choosing the Right Coordinating Conjunction

    Learn how to choose precise connecting words. 

    Traffic Light

    Minilesson

    Elaborating Ideas with Compound Sentences

    Learn how to add new details to sentences. 

    Street Art

    Blog Post

    3 Ways to Teach Conjunctions

    Blog Post

    How to Teach Deeper Thinking with Visuals

    Blog Post

    Crowdsourcing in Your Classroom

    21st Century Skills: 
    Learning Skills
    Life Skills

    Blog Post

    Celebrating Presidents' Day in the Primary Grades

    English Language Arts: 
    Reading
    Writing
    21st Century Skills: 
    Critical Thinking
    Creative Thinking
    Researching
    Social-Emotional Intelligence: 
    Empathy

    Blog Post

    Networking Your Students' Neurons

    Social-Emotional Intelligence: 
    Brain and Nervous System
    Brain Stem
    Limbic System
    Cortex
    Neurons

    Blog Post

    Writing and the Global Village

    FAQ Page

    Where can I see PBL in action?

    21st Century Skills: 
    Project-Based Learning
    Writing Project
    Graphing Project
    Web Project
    Performing Project
    Audio-Visual Project
    Community Project
    Inquiry Process

    Blog Post

    5 Social-Emotional Strategies for Teenagers

    Social-Emotional Intelligence: 
    Social-Emotional Learning
    Limbic System
    Cortex
    Peer Pressure

    Blog Post

    5 Ways Writers Can Connect with Readers

    Blog Post

    Why Project-Based Learning Motivates Students

    21st Century Skills: 
    Project-Based Learning
    Collaborating
    Problem Solving
    Productivity

    Blog Post

    How to Nurture a Writing Mindset

    Blog Post

    ELA Planning Help! Right Now! For Free!

    Blog Post

    10 Reasons to Try Project-Based Learning

    21st Century Skills: 
    Project-Based Learning
    Inquiry Process
    Questioning
    Planning
    Researching
    Creating
    Improving
    Presenting

    Blog Post

    Teaching the Whole Child (in a Fragmented World)

    Social-Emotional Intelligence: 
    SEL
    Social-Emotional Learning
    Socialization
    Bullying
    Body Language
    Impulse Control
    Conflict Resolution
    Attention and Focus

    Blog Post

    Developing Social-Emotional Skills Through Literature

    Social-Emotional Intelligence: 
    Emotion
    Empathy
    Happiness
    Sadness
    Anger
    Fear
    Love
    Hurt
    Social-Emotional Learning

    Blog Post

    Successful Adulting (or What You Don't Learn in School)

    21st Century Skills: 
    Critical Thinking
    Creative Thinking
    Problem Solving
    Inquiry Process

    Blog Post

    4 Steps to a Rigorous Writing Program

    Blog Post

    Connecting Writing with Media Literacy

    English Language Arts: 
    Prewriting
    Writing
    Revising
    Editing
    Publishing
    Writing Process
    Media Literacy
    21st Century Skills: 
    Media Literacy
    Information Literacy
    Researching

    Blog Post

    Help Students Clear the Way for Critical Thinking

    21st Century Skills: 
    Learning Skills
    Critical Thinking

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