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Curated OER

Front Cover of Book What You Know by Heart, by Katie Wood Ray

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Front cover of the book What You Know by Heart: How to Develop Curriculum for Your Writing Workshop by Katie Wood Ray.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Unit: Informational Text: Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
This unit is designed to teach students about research writing. The lessons follow the format of Writer's Workshop. Many of the lessons provide a formula for students to follow while constructing their essays to ensure struggling readers...
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Other

Write Source: Writing Topics

For Students 1st - 5th Standards
The best way to write is to write! Here are a variety of writing prompts for grades 1-12. A valuable resource.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Connecting With the Arts: What Roles Do Students Take On?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this video workshop, middle school teachers learn the roles of students in the creative process. These roles include researcher, writer, designer, director, performer, and critic. Teachers also learn methods of responding to artwork...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: A Left Brained Writing Prompt: A Day as Your Shoes

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
It's fun to personify articles of clothing as a means of inspiring creative writing from your students, and this mini-workshop has students a) personify their shoes on a page in their writer's notebook, b) share their story ideas out...
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Other

Shaw Guides: Learning Vacation & Creative Career Program

For Students 9th - 10th
There are thousands of learning vacations and fun career programs here to choose from. What would you like to learn about?
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Handout
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Center for Writing Studies: Grammar Handbook

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Use this handbook to review specific grammar or usage areas, including parts of speech, phrases, clauses, sentence structure, and common usage problems. L.9-10.1 Grammar/Usage, L.11-12.1 Gram/Usage Conventions
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois: The Grammar Handbook: Interjections

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A resourceful and professional look at interjections. Provides definitions, examples, and additional information. A great site from the Writing Center at the University of Illinois.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois: The Grammar Handbook: Adverbs

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A resourceful and professional look at adverbs. Provides definitions, examples, and additional information concerning the three classes of adverbs: simple, interrogative, and conjunctive. A great resource from the Writing Center at the...

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