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Books
Write for Business
Books
Write for Work
Blog Post
8 Best Practices for Mentoring Young Writers
CCSS
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.7
Blog Post
How to Teach Deeper Thinking with Visuals
Blog Post
Celebrating Presidents' Day in the Primary Grades
Blog Post
5 Social-Emotional Strategies for Teenagers
Blog Post
Successful Adulting (or What You Don't Learn in School)
Blog Post
4 Steps to a Rigorous Writing Program
Blog Post
7 Steps to a Great Writing Workshop
Blog Post
Writing Advice from Favorite Authors
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
Punctuating Dialogue
Teach quotation marks with end punctuation.
Blog Post
5 Back-to-School Mental-Health Tips
Blog Post
10 Activities for Writing to Learn
Books
Writers Express Teacher's Guide
Books
Write Away
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Write on Course 20-20
Minilesson
If I Were a President's Pet
Imagine being a president's pet.

Student Writing Model
Jet Bikes
Fifth-grader Ethan moves the reader smoothly through his personal narrative with transition words like first, then, also, so far, and when.
Student Writing Model
My Dad
Dylan, a second-grade writer, shares his very personal feelings in an honest, direct way. His first and last sentences tell the whole story; and the middle sentences give the reader important, heartfelt details about Dylan’s experience.
Student Writing Model
My Trip to Mexico
Many details are included in this writing, and a personal tone emerges. The piece has a clear beginning, middle, and ending.