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\nIdentity & Community: An Introduction to 6th Grade Social Studies\n

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\nBegin the school year with a collection of lessons that asks sixth-graders to consider who they are, their new role in middle school, and their role in their community. They study examples of peoples of the past dealing with issues of...\n
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\nGlacier National Park Curriculum\n

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\nWaterton-Glacier International Peace Park (W-GIPP), chartered in 1932, is the first international Peace Park globally and spans the Canadian United States border. Five units introduce learners to political and environmental factors that...\n
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\nCommon Core Algebra 1, Unit 6: Linear and Exponential Sequences\n

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\nThe Linear and Exponential Sequences unit begins with a video introduction to sequences, notations, and graphs. Viewers use full sentences to describe the sequence and how to get from one term to the next without writing an expression...\n
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\nLeading into Good Writing\n

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\nDiscuss the importance of a lead in writing with your upper graders. They examine several examples of leads from literature and practice writing leads for pieces of artwork. They then select a topic from a list and write an introductory...\n
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\nReading to Write\n

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\nSilly journal and essay prompts may be fun to write, but they don't model the kind of writing needed for college papers and standardized tests. The 15th part in a series of 24 covers the concept of reading to write—during and after...\n
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\nYou never get a second chance to make a first impression. According to the 11th handout in the 24-part Writing the Paper series, that's why writing a strong introduction is so important. The handout offers strategies for crafting...\n
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\nWriting Connections: Link Writing to Pupils' Daily Lives\n

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\nEngage your learners in writing a set of instructions that relates to their experiences.\n
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\nThesis Statement + Projected Plan = Introduction\n

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\nSet up your writers for writing strong introductions with a formula for putting together supported thesis statements. This reference page breaks the process down and provides an example of how to compose a thesis statement, develop a...\n
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\nRevision Checklist for the Accordion Essay\n

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\nEncourage your class to revise their writing and check over their work by requiring them to complete an organization checklist. The checklist, created specifically for a accordion-style essay, asks writers to look over their formatting,...\n
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\nFamily Titles, Pronouns, Writing about a Person\n

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\nHow is your grandmother related to you? How is your cousin related to your grandmother? Learn about family relationships and pronouns with an activity that guides pupils to write two short narratives about members of their families.\n
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\nDeveloping a Topic for Writing Using an Idea Web\n

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\nTeach your upper graders how to use an idea web to develop a topic for writing. After reading a variety of stories about friendship (a list of stories with the theme of friendship is included), model using an idea web. Class members...\n
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\nWrite with Writers\n

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\nWrite and work with authors on the Scholastic Website to promote the recognition of various genres.  Young writers will participate in activities based on the type of writing such as biography, descriptive, folktales, mystery, news,...\n
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\nWriting Short Stories: The Fun Way\n

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\nDo your young authors suffer from writer's block when they try to write short stories? Access their natural creativity with C-Gor, the writing monster! The instructional activity takes aspiring authors through a new writing process...\n
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\nWriting Template\n

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\nGive your writers the chance to organize their thoughts before writing a story with this graphic organizer. Simple and easy to understand, the lines provided prompt elementary learners to write the main characters, main events, and...\n
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\nThe \"Write\" Stuff: Strategies and Conventions for Imaginative Writing\n

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\nA comprehensive and immersive series of lessons that examines various aspects of story development leads learners into writing a narrative of their own. Writers develop an understanding of the writing process as they use the learning...\n
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\nWriting Effective Summaries\n

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\nDrafting a strong first sentence for a summary is an important step. Writers can use the formula presented on this handout to get started. The resource lists three steps to put together a strong topic sentence, as well as tips and hints...\n
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\nDifferent Types of Writing\n

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\nWhat type of writing is this? Learners read a brief introduction to various types of text: instructions, explanations, poems, folk tales, novels, informative, and arguments. The introduction doesn't explain these, so...\n
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\nCommon Core Writing Strand: The Research Paper Template for Standards 7-8\n

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\nConsidering a research paper for freshman and sophomores? Here's a template designed to meet the W.9-10.7 and 8 Common Core writing standards. Writers outline their research question, claims, counterarguments, support, commentary, and...\n
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\nHow to Write an Essay\n

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\nFour steps to writing an essay are included in this video: heading, introduction, paragraphs, and conclusion. The steps have tips to writing each section. You can use this video as an introduction to your next essay-writing lesson.\n
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\nTake Five: Writing a Color-Coded Paragraph\n

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\nUse a traffic light to model a very basic paragraph plan. The Go, or topic sentence, is written in green and expresses an opinion about the topic. Information that supports the opinion of the Go sentence is written in yellow and the...\n
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\nScaffolding for Position Paper: Clarifying Body Paragraphs, Introduction, and Conclusion\n

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\nAll clear! Scholars read through the body paragraphs of their position papers to ensure clarity. They also review their planners to make sure all information is paraphrased without plagiarism. When satisfied with the body paragraphs,...\n
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\n“Dressing Up” an Introduction\n

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\nAre your pupils ready to move beyond a thesis statement by adding additional detail to their introductory paragraphs? Provide this handout to give your class some ideas for spiffing up their work. The page includes a sample paragraph...\n
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\nLaunching Writing Workshop Unit Introduction\n

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\nLaunch a year-long writing program with a narrative writing unit that introduces young writers to the systems, routines, and procedures of the writing workshop.\n
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\nUnlocking the Secrets of a Persuasive Essay\n

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\nFull of tips about structure, audience, and evidence in a persuasive essay, this presentation would be a great way to start a writing unit in your class. One slide advises young writers to make up quotes and statistics in their essays....\n
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