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    Minilesson

    Time Surgeons

    Change one small thing to change history.

    Clock

    Minilesson

    Class Mascot

    Create a memorable class mascot.

    Mascot

    Minilesson

    One-Month Miracles

    Devise creative solutions for impossible tasks.

    dolphins

    Blog Post

    How to Teach Creativity

    21st Century Skills: 
    Creative Thinking

    Blog Post

    7 Tips for NaNoWriMo

    Minilesson

    Writing a Fictionalized Diary

    Have students write a diary entry of an everyday object. 

    Writing a Fictionalized Diary

    Minilesson

    Starting Stories with Suspense

    Inspire storytelling with original story starters. 

    Starting Stories with Suspense

    Blog Post

    4 Writing Ideas for Creative Classrooms

    English Language Arts: 
    Writing
    21st Century Skills: 
    Creative Thinking
    Creating
    Writing

    Writing Assessment Model

    The Importance of Cinco de Mayo

    Writing Assessment Model

    Russian Missile Problem

    Writing Assessment Model

    The Meaning of Juneteenth

    Writing Assessment Model

    Revisiting Seneca Falls

    Writing Assessment Model

    Dear Mr. McNulty

    Writing Assessment Model

    Dear Mrs. Jay

    Writing Assessment Model

    Dear Mr. Underwood

    Writing Assessment Model

    Dear Ms. Holloway

    Writing Assessment Model

    Rocket Boys: A Memoir

    Writing Assessment Model

    Being True to Yourself: The Call of the Wild

    Writing Assessment Model

    A Wrinkle in Time

    Writing Assessment Model

    Scout Takes Another Look

    Writing Assessment Model

    Grading Students on Effort

    Writing Assessment Model

    The Right to Dress

    Writing Assessment Model

    Lack of Respect a Growing Problem

    Writing Assessment Model

    Evening the Odds

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