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Activity
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Professional Writer's Models: Grade 10: Autobiographical Narrative [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Written by Annie Dillard, this essay taken from "An American Childhood" provides an excellent example of autobiographical writing. Also includes leading and study questions for student comprehension and understanding. Requires Adobe...
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Rubric
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Narrative Grading Rubric [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides four versions of rubrics for narrative writing. The rubrics provide the following assessment categories: ideas, organization, voice, word choice, fluency, conventions. A 6-point rubric, a 5-point rubric, a 4-point...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Writer's Model: Autobiographical Narrative Example

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
This four-page essay provides an example of an autobiographical narrative. Clicking on the "Writer's Guide" link in the upper right-hand corner of the page enables the user to get tips, directions, and explanations on the essay.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: 10th Lit/comp

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Contains learning modules on the following topics: Research and MLA Foundations, Novels and Short Stories, Poetry: the Sonnet, Shakespearean Drama, Informative and Argumentative Essays,Research and MLA Review, Narrative Nonfiction,...
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Handout
Other

Gallaudet University: English Works: Guide to Different Types of Essays

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
English Works site has suggestions on how to write an essay to convey helpful information. This site offers examples of eight different types of essays and graphic organizers.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Expository vs Narrative Intros

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart gives examples of expository and narrative introductions. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.2.a
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Website
Other

Central Oregon Community College: African Storytelling

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This essay provides an excellent explanation of the importance of storytelling and what the author refers to as "orature," oral tradition as opposed to "literature" or written tradition. Clear examples are provided, including several...
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Handout
Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Principles of a Composition

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Writing a Paper? Here at the Capital Community College is everything you could ever ask for while preparing your essay. This site includes the writing process, structure, thesis statement, transitions, the computer as a writing...
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Handout
Other

Kim's Korner: Patterns of Organization

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
This resource from Kim's Korner for Teacher Talk defines various patterns of text organization and provides a brief essay example of each pattern.