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- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the essay as a genre of writing. They look at a variety of essay types and determine how they are based in rhetorical tradition. They compare the writing styles of Mark Twain and Frederick Douglass while examining the persuasive appeals of ethos, logos, and pathos. They write an individual essay. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students view a presentation designed for beginning writers. It focuses on the introduction, organization, summary, and transitions used to create a well-developed essay. They practice this technique by completing an essay template. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students explore how to write the five-paragraph essay. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd
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Students write essays after participating in mini-lessons that encourage better writing. They write using the model of a skeleton to which they add the muscles. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th
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Students write a five paragraph essay and then branch out from there. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students study how essays and speeches as literary threads create an intimate relationship between the author and audience. They discover how speeches of important Americans reflect the hopes and dreams of earlier generations. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students survey learning strategies and conventions involved in the forms of essay composition in this four lesson unit. The organization and development of the persuasive, descriptive, and explanative essay are revealed in this unit. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students, through various practice activities, develop an understanding of the steps/process involved in writing narrative, expository, and descriptive essays. They write essays of their own. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 11th - 12th
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Students read an example of a reflective essay which draws upon an author's own experiences, uses a particular rhetorical strategy to reveal the writer's beliefs, and encourages readers to share the writer's views. They model the writer's style and strategies as they select topics and write their own essays. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students write an opinion essay about a conflict that they believe may affect their future. Student select an audience to write to and try to persuade that audience to accept their opinion. Students must include supporting evidence, and the causes or consequences of the conflict as well as an effective solution. Full Review »
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