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Lesson Plan
Lumen Learning

Lumen: Distinguish Between Primary and Secondary Sources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on distinguishing between primary and secondary sources and evaluating them. It includes a list of questions to ask to determine the value of the sources under consideration.
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Handout
W. W. Norton

W. W. Norton & Company: Lit Web: Types and Functions of Secondary Sources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Information about secondary sources as they are used when writing a research essay.
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Article
Other

Critical Reading: Inference and Analysis

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site defines inference and analysis. It explains how analysis works, goals of analysis, levels, bases, and how to analyze text. RL.9-10.1, RL.11-12.1, RI.9-10.1 textual evidence and inferences, RI.11-12.1 textual evidence and...
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Informational Text: Analyze an Argument: Practice 1

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
When you read an argumentative essay or article, you should analyze the author's evidence. However, you can't analyze the evidence a writer gives in support of a position if you don't know the author's perspective.
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Lesson Plan
Other

Learning Design Collaborative: Cer: Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students write a scientific claim that is backed up by evidence and supported by scientific reasoning. Base your answer on your reading of a data table.
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Handout
University of North Carolina

University of North Carolina: The Writing Center: Scientific Reports

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A handout exploring how to complete a scientific report based on scientific research. The site describes the sections needed as well as how to insert graphs and tables.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Annotate and Analyze a Paired Passage: Practice 1

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson, you will read and annotate a pair of texts to make inferences, draw conclusions, and synthesize ideas and details using textual evidence. Prepare to get involved in a conversation between you and the two texts you will be...
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Activity
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Annotate and Analyze a Paired Passage: Practice 2

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, you will read and annotate a pair of texts to make inferences, draw conclusions, and synthesize ideas and details using textual evidence.
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Activity
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Annotate and Analyze a Paired Passage: Practice 1

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson, you will read and annotate a pair of texts to make inferences, draw conclusions, and synthesize ideas and details using textual evidence. You are going to look at two texts together to better understand them.
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Handout
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Writing a Research Paper

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource provides many links to information on writing research papers.
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Handout
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Writing a Research Paper

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource provides many links to information on writing research papers.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Independent Research Project

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students will use the Internet to gather key facts using a variety of online resources and present their findings in a word processed paper in APA style.
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Handout
Other

Ryerson University: Library: Research Help Guide: Evaluate Your Sources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Resources to help students evaluate the materials they use in their research.
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Activity
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Teenage Brain: Reflect on Composing Work

For Students 9th Standards
Reflect on how composing your work contributed to understanding the question "Should parents limit their teen's access to social media?"
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Activity
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Teenage Brain: Teen Decision Making and Behavior

For Teachers 9th Standards
Students research an age restricted privilege/right such as driving, drinking, and voting. Students conduct research to answer questions including: Why was the age limit for your privilege determined? When was it determined? Students use...
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Handout
University of Richmond

University of Richmond: What Is Analysis?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from the University of Richmond defines analysis through two sample paragraphs. It also contains a brief section on using analysis. A very brief site, but good, factual information is provided.
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Handout
Other

Mr Behm: Claim, Reason, & Evidence

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
Improve your writing skills by learning about claim (argument), reason (logical support), and evidence (proof). CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.9 Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
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Article
Other

Beginning Reporting: Story Structure, Three Options

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Three structures for newswriting are explained here, along with the strengths and weaknesses of each.
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Handout
Other

How to Study: Ten Steps to a Good Research Paper

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This webpage describes how to use index cards for writing a term paper or research paper, as well as other clear steps to follow to improve research writing.
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Lesson Plan
Other

School Journalism: Basic Interviewing and Reporting

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Need a way to start off your journalism class for the year? This class period unit for High School Journalism can start you off on the right foot.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Analytical Paper: Organization: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson discusses structuring an outline for an analytical paper. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Analytical Paper: Organization."
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Analytical Paper: Thesis: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson discusses selecting a thesis for an analytical paper. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Analytical Paper: Thesis."
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Analytical Papers: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson introduces analytical papers. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Analytical Papers."
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Research Papers: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson introduces research papers and their goals. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Research Papers."