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Article
Virtual Salt

Virtual Salt: Ideas for Enhancing Oral Reports

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A helpful review of important parts of your report and ways to strengthen it. SL.9-10.4 Presentation
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Handout
Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Cause and Effect

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Capital Community College gives excellent overview, assistance, and examples of using cause and effect in writing and composition.
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Handout
Other

Drew University: Resources for Writers Comparison Writing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Sections of this site include key features of the comparison essay, comparisons in daily life, formulating a thesis, preparing to write, and organizing a comparison essay. The site also includes a paragraph of caution when writing about...
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Article
Leaf Group

E How: How to Write a Talking Points Paper

For Students 11th - 12th Standards
This article by Byron Walsh focuses on writing a talking points paper for a public speaker which consists of researched, accurate information provided in bulleted lists with follow up sentences on specific topics.
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Handout
University of Michigan

Univ of Michigan: 4 Ps: Plan, Prepare, Practice and Present Your Speech [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An outline for designing an effective speech is provided on this site. Steps included in the outline consist of the following: planning to write the speech; preparing to present the speech; and delivery of the speech. SL.9-10.1a...
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Handout
Lumen Learning

Lumen: Boundless Communications: Principles of Organization

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on the importance of organizing your speech including critically thinking about the contents of the speech, the components of the speech, the patterns of organization to fit the different types of speeches, and...
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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] In this lesson, you will learn how to adjust the organization of your essay to make it appropriate for different purposes, different audiences, and different contexts.
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Activity
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Application Student Selected Task: Create an Outline

For Students 9th Standards
Students continue conducting research. They also brainstorm and create an outline for their culminating task product. They also work with a partner to evaluate the content and ideas of their outline before they create a draft of their...
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Lesson Plan
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Application Student Selected Task: Outline the Culminating Task

For Students 9th Standards
Review the culminating task prompt and the evidence gathered. Complete the outlining section of the culminating task tool to organize the evidence for your work.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Cause and Effect

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This elementary flipchart explains cause and effect within the context of literature discussion. Activotes provide student interaction and assessment.
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Handout
Other

National University of Singapore: Preparing for Presentations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Some tips are presented on how to properly prepare the content of and structure a presentation. SL.9-10.1a Prepared/Discuss. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.4, SL.11-12.4 Presentation