British Library
British Library: 20th Century: Creative Activities
Channel your creativity with these writing activities.
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: At Home Literacy Activities
Families are a child's first educator and can serve as valuable partners throughout a child's literacy development. Providing families with quick, easy-to-use activities and strategies to use at home strengthens school-home connections...
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Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Application Student Selected Task: Prepare to Write
Conduct research to gather additional evidence to prepare to write.
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Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Application Student Selected Task: Conduct Research
Conduct research to gather additional evidence to prepare to write.
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Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Application Student Selected Task: Create a Draft
Ninth graders create a draft of their culminating task product. As needed, they conduct additional research.
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Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Application Student Selected Task: Outline the Culminating Task
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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Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Application Student Selected Task: Prepare to Write
Prepare to write by analyzing the requirements for the culminating task product for the application unit.
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Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Application Student Selected Task: Prepare to Write
Conduct research to gather additional evidence to prepare to write.
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Application Student Selected Task: Conduct Research
Conduct research to gather additional evidence to prepare to write.
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Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Application Student Selected Task: Research Guidebook Unit Introduction
Read the unit overview and the central question of the guidebook unit conducting your own research.
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Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Application Student Selected Task: Application Guidebook Goals
Students learn about the specific goals of the Application Guidebook where they will select a task and begin conducting research for their task.
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Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Application: Student Selected Task Overview
Select a task that is related to one or more of the units studied in the course. Conduct research to extend our understanding of the texts and/or topics of one or more units. Express your understanding by creating a product and...
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Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Application Student Selected Task: Analyzing the Culminating Task
Prepare to write by analyzing the culminating task for the Teen Brain unit.
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Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Application: Teenage Brain
Ninth graders use their knowledge of the teenage brain to answer the culminating task question in an argumentative written response.
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Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Teenage Brain: Reflect on Composing Work
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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Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Teenage Brain: Analyze and Annotate a Model Response
Analyze and annotate a model response focusing on support for a claim. Then revise and edit your work based on the model. This will help you develop work that is clear and coherent and appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience.
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Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: The Joy Luck Club: Prepare to Write
Ninth graders prepare to write, develop, and publish a culminating task essay. They also reflect on the understanding they've built through the unit texts by engaging in a discussion about the unit question, and they prepare for the...
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Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: The Joy Luck Club: Parts One and Two
We will gather and organize evidence from parts one and two of The Joy Luck Club and the excerpts from Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother to prepare to write.
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Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: A Lesson Before Dying: Writing Task
In this section, 9th graders prepare to write, develop, and publish the culminating task essay. They also reflect on the understanding they've built through the unit texts by engaging in a discussion about the unit question, and they...
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Dramatic Writing With Ansel Adams [Pdf]
Using Ansel Adams photographs for inspiration, students will explore creative writing, directing, and acting.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Writing Tips and Techniques for Your College Essay
This article gives the reader writing tips and techniques for your college essay.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Sample Note to Provide to Recommending Teachers
This resource is an article showcasing an note written by a student to a teacher confirming a request for a letter of recommendation.
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Ela Guidebooks: Curriculum
Louisiana ELA Guidebooks is an English language arts curriculum for whole-class instruction. Made by teachers for teachers, the guidebook units ensure all students can read, understand, and express their understanding of complex,...
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Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Romeo and Juliet: Prepare to Write
Students prepare to write by previewing the culminating task for the Romeo and Juliet guidebook unit.