Handout
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Fiction Writing Basics

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource discusses some terms and techniques that are useful to the beginning and intermediate fiction writer, and to instructors who are teaching fiction at these levels. W.11-12.3a Narratives
Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Purposeful Paragraphs on Memorable Teachers [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
How can we use questioning to create lead sentences and details in order to create a purposeful paragraph? This PDF lesson offers an organization technique that asks young scholars to pre-plan paragraphs by brainstorming interesting...
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Classroom Strategies: First Lines

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
First Lines is a strategy in which students read the beginning sentences from assigned readings and make predictions about the content of what they're about to read. This pre-reading technique helps students focus their attention on what...