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Minilesson
Choosing the Right Coordinating Conjunction
Learn how to choose precise connecting words.
Minilesson
Elaborating Ideas with Compound Sentences
Learn how to add new details to sentences.
Minilesson
Making Rhetorical Appeals
Appeal to ethos, logos, and pathos.
Minilesson
Analyzing the Medium of a Message
Improve students' media literacy.
Minilesson
Using Bodily Meditation
Open a line of communication between body and brain.
Minilesson
Labeling Your Feelings
Calm your body and mind by voicing your feelings.
Minilesson
Journaling About Intuitions
Track the ways your intuitions guide your decisions.
Minilesson
Analyze the Communication Situation
Think of the sender, message, medium, receiver, and context.
Minilesson
Make Abstract Ideas Concrete
Make concrete representations of abstract ideas.
Minilesson
Create a Memory Palace
Use spatial awareness to improve memory.
Minilesson
Using Anecdotes in Formal Writing
Add a narrative touch to formal writing.
Minilesson
Evaluating Sources of Information
Evaluate sources with a checklist.
Minilesson
Punctuating Dialogue
Teach quotation marks with end punctuation.
Minilesson
Reading as a Writer
Learn how to discover writing strategies from reading models.
Minilesson
Asking and Answering the 5 W's and H Questions
Teach students to collect key details.
Minilesson
Writing a Creative Synopsis
Create a synopsis of a book, TV show, or event.
Minilesson
Using Signal Phrases
Smoothy integrate sources in your writing.
Minilesson
Using Perspective Shifting to Imagine History
Help students gain a historical viewpoint.
Minilesson
Using Perspective Shifting to Persuade Readers
Help students see from readers' perspectives.
Minilesson
Using Perspective Shifting to Understand Others
Help students improve empathy.
Minilesson
If I Were a President's Pet
Imagine being a president's pet.