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Books
Write Away SkillsBook Teacher's Edition
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
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Celebrating Presidents' Day in the Primary Grades
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5 Social-Emotional Strategies for Teenagers
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Successful Adulting (or What You Don't Learn in School)
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4 Steps to a Rigorous Writing Program
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7 Steps to a Great Writing Workshop
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Writing Advice from Favorite Authors
Minilesson
Analyze the Communication Situation
Think of the sender, message, medium, receiver, and context.
![Communication Situation Communication Situation](https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/sites/k12/files/styles/infographic_resource_box/public/minilesson/images/Communication%20Situation.png?itok=_mOVdN1J)
Minilesson
Make Abstract Ideas Concrete
Make concrete representations of abstract ideas.
![Making the Abstract Concrete Making the Abstract Concrete](https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/sites/k12/files/styles/infographic_resource_box/public/minilesson/images/guy%20with%20pieces-color.jpg?itok=G66upm7Q)
Minilesson
Create a Memory Palace
Use spatial awareness to improve memory.
![Buckingham Palace Buckingham Palace](https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/sites/k12/files/styles/infographic_resource_box/public/minilesson/images/BuckinghamPalace2.jpeg?itok=G42r15Yo)
Minilesson
Punctuating Dialogue
Teach quotation marks with end punctuation.
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5 Back-to-School Mental-Health Tips
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10 Activities for Writing to Learn
Books
Writers Express Teacher's Guide
Books
Write Away
Books
Write on Course 20-20
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.