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Unit Plan
TES Global

Tes: Prose: Short Stories

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this downloadable learning module, students will write a short story. Students will refer to the grading rubric to help them self-assess their writings. Students will revise and edit
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Revising a Conclusion

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson discusses improve a conclusion through revision.
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Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: A Student's Perspective on Writing

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Eli tells us what it is like to have dysgraphia. Regina Richards, a well-known expert on dysgraphia (and Eli's mom), explains how to help children who struggle with the challenges Eli describes. Practical techniques discussed include...
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Other

Jefferson County School District: Fourth Grade Editing [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
This site, which is provided for by the Jefferson County School District, gives a printable editing worksheet designed for 4th grade.
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Handout
W. W. Norton

W.w. Norton&company:the Writing Process: Conventions That Can Cause Problems

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Click through lessons on conventions that can cause problems in an essay including tenses, titles, and names. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.L.1
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Article
Other

Science Fiction Writer: Robert J. Sawyer: "On Writing": Word Processing Tricks

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Science fiction writer Robert J. Sawyer shares his word processing tricks and tools for proofreading and editing a manuscript. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.6 Use technology to produce and publish writing
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Article
Caro Clarke

Rewriting

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is the 17th article in a series that helps the new fiction author with the final step--revision.
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Unit Plan
University of Sydney (Australia)

University of Sydney: Module 3 Unit 1: Planning Your Essay

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This unit index contains links with to guide students through the process of planning a multi-paragraph argumentative essay. Students will learn how to interpret the essay question, develop a writing plan, thesis, writing the argument,...
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Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: Real Survival Skills

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn about process analysis, writing procedurals texts, the steps of the writing process, and cause and effect in this unit. Also, examine patterns of organization in writing. A handy chart shows common organizational patterns which...
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Activity
McGraw Hill

Mc Graw Hill: Glenco: Writer's Choice: Grade 7:grammar, Usage, and Mechanics

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Two interactive exercises where students retype three short paragraphs while making corrections in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and usage. When finished, answers can be displayed so students can check the accuracy of...
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Unit Plan
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Application Student Selected Task: Develop Final Work

For Students 9th Standards
Develop work that is clear and coherent and appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience.
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Activity
McGraw Hill

Mc Graw Hill: Glenco: Writer's Choice: Grade 8: Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics

For Students 6th - 8th
Two interactive exercises where students retype three short paragraphs while making corrections in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and usage. When finished, answers can be displayed so students can check the accuracy of...
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Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Handbook: Appearance

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page focuses on the appearance of the paper after the writing is complete. It offers links to a pre-printing checklist and a post-printing checklist.
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Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Handbook: Wordiness

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page focuses on reducing wordiness in writing by using more concise language, and avoiding extra-long words and sentences.
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Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Handbook: Basic Mechanics

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page focuses on the basic mechanics of writing including links to Genre, Thinking, Methods of Reasoning, Evidence, and Citation.
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Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Handbook: Genre

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page focuses on genre which cautions students to be sure there are writing the type of writing that was assigned. They need to know the different genres and what is expected of them.