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University of Ottawa (Canada)

University of Ottawa: Writing Paragraphs

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from the University of Ottawa provides a wonderfully designed website that not only gives you exhaustive information on paragraph writing. Students will engage in starting with outlines, writing topic sentences, dividing their...
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Toefl Practice Site: Coherence and Unity

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site discusses coherence achieved through major and minor connector transitions. Examples are given, and there is a link to an exercise meant for the particular class this site was designed for, still useful practice for anyone....
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Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Western Concepts of God

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy provides an overview of how people viewed God from the time of the Roman Empire until today.
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ArtLex

Art Lex: Unity

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Artlex provides a brief but effective definition of the Principle of Design known as Unity. There are links to other terms within the definition.
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ArtLex

Art Lex: V Page

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief but effective definition of the Principle of Design known as Variety. There are links to other terms within the definition as well as quotations useful to the topic.
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Other

Design and Colour

For Students 9th - 10th
A site by watercolor artist John Lovett. He describes the Elements of Art and Principles of Design and gives tips and techniques for watercolor painting and for composition.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Writing Review

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart students will interactively review the following areas of writing: parts of a paragraph; unity, coherence, and elaboration; and the 4 types of writing.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Kickin' It Up!

For Teachers 6th - 9th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart covers the three important areas of writing an essay: Unity, Coherence, and Elaboration. Graphic organizers are given as well as example prompts to practice each organizer with the students.
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Other

Learning Activities: Peace Education

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This series of activities for early elementary students focuses on peace education. Emphasis is on our behavior and how it impacts peace.
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Other

Christian Answers: Jesus Christ

For Students 9th - 10th
This site begins with prophetic messages about Jesus and goes through his birth, life, death and resurrection. A lot of information here.
Article
Other

Blue Moon Original Oil Paintings: The Principle of Unity

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated essay on the principle of unity, also known as harmony, explains how the grouping techniques of alignment, proximity, similarity, and continuity can be used to create a unified, harmonious composition.
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University of Victoria (Canada)

The U Vic Writer's Guide: Paragraph Unity

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This writing lab site presents examples that show students poor unity within a paragraph.