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Handout
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Purdue University: Tone in Business Writing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Excellent resource for those interested in professional, business, or technical writing. Gives definition, uses, and guidelines for the element of tone in a written work.
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Handout
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Revision in Business Writing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Persuades the reader of the importance of revision, and outlines the process of good revision: language, tone, organization, and correctness.
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Handout
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Writing a Research Paper

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Provides a comprehensive guide to writing a professional/technical research report. Includes information on purpose, pre-writing, audience analysis, and general technical writing guidelines. For more specific information, click on the...
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Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Structuralism Basic Premises

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Excellent source for structuralism and its tenets and premises. Provides key works, methodologies, and criticisms. Thorough website.
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Graphic
California State University

Reading Strategies From the University of Waterloo

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Brief and easy to read, this California State University Northridge site lists strategies for getting the most of your reading. Geared for reading texts and technical material.
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Handout
Towson University

Towson University: Ows: Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Initialisms

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page focuses on Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Initialisms including definitions for each. It also provides links to lists of abbreviations, etc. by category including Titles of Literary Works, Books of the Bible, Legal Terms and...
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Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: The Wacky "Box of Rocks" Assignment

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Inspired by Barry Lane's book 51 Wacky We-Search Reports, in this cross-curricular lesson, learners learn how to summarize properly.
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Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Scientific Important Book Passages

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Young scholars read and examine the structure of The Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown and then follow that pattern while writing about the most important things about various scientific topics. Printable handouts and student samples...
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Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Writing Scientific "Recipes"

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Adapted from a lesson in the book 51 Wacky We-Search Reports by Barry Lane, this lesson asks students to read several recipes to gain an understanding of how they are written and the types of words they use. Then students demonstrate...
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Professional Doc
Other

Reading Skills for Academic Study

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Designed for university students in the United Kingdom but applicable to English and advanced ESL students in other countries, this tutorial provides strategies and skills for required academic reading loads.
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Handout
Other

Brock University: Elements of Structuralism

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Excellent overview of this literary theory and its influence. Provides connection to literature and accessible explanations for students.
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Unit Plan
Other

Yukon College: Reading & Writing Academic Articles [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This detailed guide provides background information about the purpose and structure of journal articles, then walks the reader step-by-step through the reading process. Additional resources are included.
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Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Handbook: Basic Mechanics

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page focuses on the basic mechanics of writing including links to Genre, Thinking, Methods of Reasoning, Evidence, and Citation.
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Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Handbook: Organization

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A list of the six parts of a thesis paper with links to more information on each.
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Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Handbook: Evidence

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page focuses on the evidence to support points in an essay. Be sure you have enough support for each point and that the points are strong ones. It also suggests you double check both direct and indirect quotations in your paper to...
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Article
International Reading Association

Reading Online: Content Area Literacy Lessons Go High Tech

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Research and ideas about the use of technology to aid in reaching content area literacy goals.
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Website
Other

Uni Learning: Strategies for Reading Journal Articles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Clear explanation of how journal articles tend to be structured, as well as tips for extracting information from each part. Includes sample, color-coded exercises.
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Unit Plan
E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Reading Activities

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An assortment of reading mini-projects are included on this site. Reading skills worksheets and differentiated reading activities are also included.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Processes

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about amazing processes and how they connect. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Article
Harvard University

Harvard College Writing Center: How to Do a Close Reading

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A brief explanation of the tasks involved in doing a close reading in preparation for writing. This writer breaks the process into three steps which involve annotating the text, looking for patterns, and asking questions of the text.
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Lesson Plan
Other

Siu Edwardsville: Professional Development Center: Lesson Plan: Inference [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Lesson teaching the use of word selection, context, structure, and specific references in making inferences within non-fiction texts.
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Activity
Other

Designing a Readable User Manual

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An article with information and strategies for technical document writing. More article under "Resources".
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Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Handbook: Mechanics

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An explanation of the importance of mechanics and links to additional information on specific focus areas.
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Lesson Plan
Lumen Learning

Lumen: Critical Reading: Specialized Reading Strategies

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on specialized reading strategies such as online reading, reading in math, science, etc., and reading charts and graphs. It provides text, videos, charts and graphs, graphics, and a self-check.