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    Minilesson

    Creating a Growth Mindset

    Develop a growth mindset.

    Minilesson

    Starting a Journal

    Help students begin journal writing.

    Journal Writing

    Blog Post

    3 Wise Ways to Teach Writing

    English Language Arts: 
    Writing Process
    Writing
    21st Century Skills: 
    Critical Thinking
    Creative Thinking
    Communicating

    Minilesson

    If I Were President

    Think about being president.

    If I Were President

    Minilesson

    Comparing Myself to a President

    Compare yourself to a president.

    Abraham Lincoln

    Minilesson

    If I Were a President's Pet

    Imagine being a president's pet.

    FDR quote

    Minilesson

    Elaborating Sentences

    Add detail to sentences.

    Cheerleaders at a high school football game

    Minilesson

    Elaborating with Supporting Details

    Use a variety of details.

    Bridge support

    Minilesson

    Capturing Readers' Attention

    Use opening strategies.

    Photo of a gorilla

    Minilesson

    Answering Objections

    Address opposing positions.

    Photo of a protestor with a "no" sign

    Blog Post

    How to Teach Problem Solving

    Writing Assessment Model

    People Power

    Writing Assessment Model

    A Senior Moment

    Writing Assessment Model

    A Big Family Wedding

    Writing Assessment Model

    It's a Boy

    Writing Assessment Model

    Good and Angry

    Writing Assessment Model

    Unsung Heroes

    Writing Assessment Model

    Love

    Writing Assessment Model

    The Best Preventive Medicine

    Writing Assessment Model

    The Ozone Layer

    Writing Assessment Model

    Measurement

    Writing Assessment Model

    Sinking the Unsinkable

    Writing Assessment Model

    Evening the Odds

    Writing Assessment Model

    The Right to Dress

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