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The Book Report

Teen reads.com: Lois Duncan Interview

For Students 9th - 10th
Duncan talks about her writing in an interview with a young writer.
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Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: All About Posters

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
As young writers become more skilled through the Writers Workshop lessons, they can begin working to become more skilled with non-fiction writing. A series of mini-lessons, graphic organizers, and samples of student work are all provided.
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Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Borrowing From Books

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Six mini-lessons teach young writers how to borrow ideas or patterns from popular children's books to use in their Writing Workshop pieces. Text ideas and student samples are provided.
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Other

Young Adults Books: Pigs in Heaven

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains a book review for Pigs in Heaven, which contains mainly a plot summary and a few lines of commentary by the writer. No additional information is given.
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Activity
Other

Young Author's Workshop: Revising

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Revise means to take another look at something. If you are not satisfied with your story, this is the step where you add details, dialog, and action to make the story more interesting.
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Website
Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Launching Young Readers: Episode 12: Growing Writers

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Find video excerpts from this program on how to build students' writing skills. Includes links to recommended resources and transcripts for the videos.
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Website
The Guardian

Guardian: From Angry Young Man to Old Devil

For Students 9th - 10th
This lengthy evaluation of Amis's life provides a wealth of information on the man and his works as well as an assessment of his role in modern literature.
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Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Let's Read It!

For Teachers 1st - 5th Standards
Five mini-lessons to help young writers develop their writing skills within a Writers Workshop model.
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Handout
Scholastic

Scholastic: Carl Hiassen's Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
Haissen is the author of many popular books for young adults. Learn about the success of his novels and his other writing work as a journalist. Also includes a list of published works.
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Article
University of Manitoba

Cm Magazine Profiles: Rachna Gilmore

For Students 3rd - 8th
Rachna Gilmore is a well-known Canadian children's writer. Originally from India, she became fascinated with Anne of Green Gables as a young girl and this sparked her interest in becoming a writer. This is an interview with her from...
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Website
Other

Applit: Resources for Appalachia Literature

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Resources for readers and teachers of Appalachian literature for children and young adults that includes lesson plans, texts, bibliographies, and so on.
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Handout
Merna A Forster

Heroines: Lucy Maud Montgomery

For Students 3rd - 8th
Lucy Maud Montgomery is one of Canada's most celebrated authors for young people. This site provides all the information and links one might need for a paper or presentation. Really fantastic resource.
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Lesson Plan
Orca Book Publishers

Orca Book Publishers: The Big Snapper Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 6th
The novel The Big Snapper, written by Katherine Holubitsky, looks at the idea of tall tales helping a young boy as he struggles with the difficult issues in his life - an absent father, a beloved grandfather who falls ill, and struggling...
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Lesson Plan
Orca Book Publishers

Orca Book Publishers: The Name of the Child Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This teaching guide for The Name of the Child, written by Marilynn Reynolds and illustrated by Don Kilby, provides a synopsis of the story, discussion questions and teaching ideas. It also includes thoughts about the book from both the...
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Website
British Library

British Library: 20th Century: Exploring Identity

For Students 9th - 11th
Examine how writers have explored identity - through the prisms of ethnicity, class, gender, and sexuality - in the modern world.
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Website
British Library

British Library: 20th Century: Capturing and Creating the Modern

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the ways in which writers captured the fast-changing world around them during the 20th Century.
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Handout
Other

New Zealand Book Council: Mahy, Margaret

For Students 3rd - 8th
Biographical and career information about New Zealand children's writer, Margaret Mahy, who wrote more than two hundred books for young readers.
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Activity
Other

Merlyn's Pen

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the official site of Merlyn's Pen, a magazine publishing student writing. It provides links for submitting student writing, thousands of published entries for your reading pleasure, a list of contests for students to enter,...
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Website
Other

Stone Soup: How to Submit Creative Writing and Art to Stone Soup

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
This resource accepts contributions from younger children, up through age 13. This page explains the process to follow when submitting contributions. Also at this site students will find a link to a sample issue.
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Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Scheming Against an Adversary

For Teachers 4th - 7th Standards
Enemy Pie by Derek Munson makes readers think seriously about this question: "What if I had to spend an entire day with someone with whom I had a conflict?" This question presents young writers with a great launching pad for developing...
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Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Key Literacy Component: Writing

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students who don't write well aren't able to learn and communicate effectively. This article explains what good writing skills are and how to help struggling young writers gain those skills through proper instruction.
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Article
Harold D. Underdown

The Purple Crayon: Writing Dazzling Dialogue

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site takes you through the process of writing dialogue in fiction, demonstrating when to omit, replace, or modify your original writing. Includes several examples and gives excellent advice for young writers. W.9-10.3b Narrative...
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Handout
Other

Dena Harrison: Narrative Self Editing Questions [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
A printable PDF providing eleven questions young writers can ask themselves as they edit their narrative pieces.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: John Russell Young

For Students 9th - 10th
American journalist, writer, and seventh Librarian of Congress.