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Handout
University of Victoria (Canada)

The U Vic Writer's Guide: Writing Essays: The Structure of the Outline

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Lists the proper way to develop an outline before writing a paper or an essay.
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Activity
Other

Descriptive Writing Technique

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Different techniques for writing detailed descriptions of an object are found on this page.
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Graphic
TES Global

Tes: Assessing Pupil Progress in English: Writing

For Students 5th - 9th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This PowerPoint provides exemplar pieces to guide students to understand how to revise a standardized, on-demand writing assessment piece.
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Lesson Plan: Text Structures in Science Writing

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Lesson for teaching students to identify components of scientific texts and to use similar structures in their own scientific writing.
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Handout
University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: Unbiased Language

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Resource acknowledges the changes in social awareness and how language is influenced by it. It presents suggestions as to how to avoid bias in writing. Some of the changes in terminology can have subtle differences in meaning. W.9-10.1d...
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Formal Language

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This slideshow lesson focuses on formal language. It reviews the basics of formal language and the need to know your audience. It explains how to change various types of informal language into formal language and provides examples....
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Punctuation and Style

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A nine-slide presentation discussing how to use punctuation to create or reflect the author's style. W.9-10.1d Style/tone/conv
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Activity
Colorado State University

Colorado State Writing Center: Introduction: Writing Memos

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource includes information on the definition, purpose, audience, format, and types of memos.
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Handout
Colorado State University

Colorado State Writing Center: Writing the Scientific Paper

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A guide to the world of writing in the scientific field. Includes information about scientific-format papers, abstracts, hypotheses and results, and provides several examples.
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Handout
Indiana University

Indiana University: Writing Guides: Using Outlines

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explains how outlines can be used at different stages in the writing project. Covers outlines developed during research, prewriting, and drafting. Also discusses the formal outline, which may be required with a finished paper. Gives...
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Handout
Other

Kim's Korner: Definitions: Purposes for the Modes of Writing

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
What are the modes of writing? Use this site that details the different types of writing.
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Lesson Plan
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Expository Writing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This Web English Teacher provides great links and resources for assistance, activities, and information about expository writing.
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Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Handbook: Supporting Points and Proof

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An explanation of supporting details and tips on writing them.
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Handout
University of North Carolina

University of North Carolina: Writing Center: Handouts: Writing About Science

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Information and specific tips on what scientific writing is and how to make it more precise, clear, and objective.
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Avoiding Sexist Language by Using Gender Fair Pronouns

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Contains plans for two lessons that teach students how to avoid gender stereotyping while using pronouns. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as assessment...
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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
Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Tone: A Matter of Attitude

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site focuses on tone and audience with examples.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: How to Write a Personal Narrative (English 7 Writing)

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] Learn prewriting strategies in order to write with a clearly defined focus for your narrative.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Diction and Tone (English I Reading)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Evaluate the diction in a text and discover the author's tone.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Organization Appropriate to Purpose, Audience, and Context

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] Write an essay that is organized appropriate to audience, purpose, and context.
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Lesson Plan
Lumen Learning

Lumen: Boundless Communications: Understanding Bias in Language

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on bias in language such as gender and cultural bias and how to avoid them in public speaking. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.2.e
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Handout
Other

Learning and Tutoring Center: Literary Analysis Thesis [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Learn how to write a literary analysis thesis. [PDF]
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Handout
Other

University of Missouri Rolla: Purposes in Writing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
What are purposes in writing? Use this site from the University of Missouri-Rolla to learn more about the parts of the communication model. W.9-10.10 Write Routinely
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Handout
University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: Engineering Communication Program: Memos

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site shows exactly how to write a memo. The site talks about the components to use: header, purpose, summary, discussion, action.