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Student Writing Model

I Am Latvia

The author’s approach to this report is fresh and original; speaking as the country makes the paper very readable.

Research Writing

Research Report

Student Writing Model

The Aloha State

The details in this report are presented in an organized manner, and the writer’s strong feelings for Hawaii come through in her writing voice.

Research Writing

Research Report

Student Writing Model

The Incredible Egg

Hannah’s seventh-grade science class tried an experiment involving an egg, vinegar, corn syrup, and water. Her observations include not only the outcomes of the different steps in the procedure, but also her personal reactions to the experiment.

Research Writing

Observation Report

Student Writing Model

Dear Dr. Larson

This email query is clear, organized, accurate, and engaging. The author gets right to the point—always a good practice in business writing.

Business 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.

Narrative Writing

Personal Narrative

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.

Narrative Writing

Personal Narrative

Blog Post

5 Fun Creative Writing Activities

English Language Arts:

Qualities of Writing

21st Century Skills:

Blog Post

Beyond Compassion: Deepening Learning Through Perspective Shifting

English Language Arts:

21st Century Skills:

Critical Thinking

Problem Solving

Blog Post

Conceptual Blending for Creative Thinking

21st Century Skills:

Learning Skills

Creative Thinking

Blog Post

Knowing the Lake: Serving as Lead Learner

21st Century Skills:

Learning Skills

Problem Solving

Blog Post

Thinking Like Breathing

21st Century Skills:

Learning Skills

Critical Thinking

Creative Thinking

Problem Solving

Blog Post

5 Keys to Successful Student Collaborations

21st Century Skills:

Learning Skills

Blog Post

5 Hit Shows Featuring Inquiry and Project-Based Learning

21st Century Skills:

Inquiry Process

Project-Based Learning

Blog Post

Getting the Sense of Sensory Details

21st Century Skills:

Learning Skills

Blog Post

Using Inquiry Projects to Teach Language Arts

21st Century Skills:

Inquiry Process

Project-Based Learning

Blog Post

Your Class Calendar as a Meeting Place: Lessons from Stonehenge

21st Century Skills:

Inquiry Process

Project-Based Learning

Blog Post

3 Simple Steps to the 4 C's

21st Century Skills:

Learning Skills

Critical Thinking

Creative Thinking

Blog Post

Teaching the Process of Learning

21st Century Skills:

Inquiry Process

Blog Post

Critical and Creative Thinking: Lessons from Calvin and Hobbes

21st Century Skills:

Learning Skills

Critical Thinking

Creative Thinking

Problem Solving

Blog Post

Helping Students Be Awesome

21st Century Skills:

Project-Based Learning

Inquiry Process

Blog Post

Unlocking Literacy Across the Curriculum

21st Century Skills:

Learning Skills

Literacy Skills

Information Literacy

Technology Literacy

Blog Post

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

Blog Post

Dr. Rico's Magic Key: Clustering

Blog Post

Strategies for Connecting Writing and Reading

21st Century Skills:

Reading to Learn

Writing to Learn

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