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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Incorporating Questions in Writing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson goes over how to incorporate questions in a composition.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Infographics

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A six-part learning module with links to images, a text, a video, and websites about infographics and how to design effective infographics.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Persuasive Techniques in Media

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Links to nine videos demonstrating different persuasive techniques used in the media.
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PPT
Tom Richey

Slide Share: Facts and Opinions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This slideshow focuses on facts and opinions; it provides definitions, examples, and articles for practice.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Analytical Paper: Organization

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson discusses structuring an outline for an analytical paper.
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Activity
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Analytical Papers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson introduces analytical papers.
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Unit Plan
North Central Regional Educational Laboratory

Ncrel Anticipation: Reaction Guide

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
A model of a quick survey to give students to help them activate their prior knowledge of subject matter. Alter this survey to suit your particular subject.
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Handout
University of Victoria (Canada)

The U Vic Writer's Guide: Writing Essays: Narrowing Your Essay Topic

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
What steps can you take to narrow an essay topic? Delve into this awesome site to learn how.
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Website
BBC

Bbc Bitesize Revision: Observation

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
As part of a revision and writing section of BBC Bitesize, this site goes over several tips of general advice to keep in mind when writing about observations (as part of descriptive writing).
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Interactive
Quizlet

Quizlet: Making Inferences (Nonfiction)

For Students 7th Standards
Build your nonfiction inference vocabulary by interacting with terms like lesson, data, schema, sources, and more. Choose to view flashcards, complete learning and spelling exercises, take a test, or play a matching or gravity game.
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Activity
Quizlet

Quizlet: Types of Supporting Details: Definitions: Flashcards

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This interactive set of flashcards focuses on the definitions for types of supporting details such as statements of fact, expert testimony, first-hand accounts, personal experiences, statistics, analogies, etc.
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Interactive
Quizlet

Quizlet: Claim and Support Vocabulary: Flashcards

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
This set of interactive flashcards focuses on 20 vocabulary words relating to argumentative writing claims and support. It provides the definitions and an example sentence for each word.
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Quizlet

Quizlet: Types of Supporting Details Flashcards

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Review different types of supporting details and their definitions using these online flashcards.
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Quizlet

Quizlet: Types of Details: Test

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
This interactive quiz features six multiple-choice questions about types of details and their definitions.
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Activity
Quizlet

Quizlet: Types of Details: Learn

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
In this interactive focusing on learning types of details, students type in the word to match the definition given.
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Activity
Quizlet

Quizlet: Types of Details: Flashcards

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
This is a set of interactive flashcards defining words that have to do with details in writing: supporting details, facts, opinion, examples, anecdotes, and statistics.
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Website
Other

Thoughtful Learning: ccss.ela literacy.w.7.3.e

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Choose a lesson or unit to teach how to write a conclusion to a narrative that reflects on the narrated experience.
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Handout
University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin: Writing Center: How to Write a Review of Literature

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site explores the writing of an analytical essay in terms of a review of literature. The site provides guidelines for students to follow when writing the introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion. It also offers links to useful...
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Activity
BBC

Bbc Bitesize Revision: Describing Scenes

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
As part of a revision and writing section of BBC Bitesize focusing on specific forms of writing, this site discusses describing scenes as a type of descriptive writing. W.9-10.3d Precise/sensory details