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Descriptive Essay
High schoolers review previously written essays, draw pictures of shapes, and write descriptive essays.
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Paragraph Building
Build the skills your budding authors need to develop to compose well-structured paragraphs. Give them the topic sheet (included here), and have them write a cohesive paragraph using the ideas listed. Consider having them include two...
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Organizing Paragraphs
Young scholars brainstorm transition words, and utilize word list to order paragraphs and multi-paragraph essays.
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Organizing Doesn't Have to Be a Puzzle
Students review writing process, prepare cluster maps, organize events of their lives on an outline, and utilize graphic organizers to write autobiographical essays.
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Graphic Writing Web
Learners discuss and develop graphic writing webs, writing supporting ideas for a given topic.
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Resume Writing - Workshop
Learners review basics of resume writing, and create their own resumes.
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Beginning With Writing; Convey Ideas in Writing
Walk young writers through the process of creating an initial writing sample for their portfolio. They determine their purpose, organize their ideas, and then create a draft. The lesson includes worksheets and online resources to...