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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Using Assistive Technology to Support Writing

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Technology-and especially the subset of technology tools known as assistive technology-can be an effective element of the writing curriculum for students with disabilities. Assistive technology (AT) can be defined as a technology that...
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Key Literacy Component: Writing

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students who don't write well aren't able to learn and communicate effectively. This article explains what good writing skills are and how to help struggling young writers gain those skills through proper instruction.
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Understanding Why Students Avoid Writing

For Teachers 9th - 10th
If parents and teachers understand why some students hate writing , they can targeted solution to address students' reluctance. Learn some reasons students avoid writing, and how increasing the automaticity of writing skills and...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Writing Workshop: Oral History

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Great online lesson that takes students through the entire writing process- from prompt to publishing. Online or printable versions of each step are available. The prompt asks students to interview people and write about their oral...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Organizing a Story With Purposeful Paragraphs

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson plan, students organize and design a narrative based on three developing ideas.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Interjected Emotions!: Voicing a Story

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
By incorporating properly used conventions of grammar, students will begin writing a narrative based on an interjection and a name.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: I Wanna: Writing a Persuasive Letter

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson, students will experiment with word choice as it relates to persuasion.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Giving Voice to Opposites

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this instructional activity, students will develop a narrative in opposing voices.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Unusual Friendly Letters: Persuasive Writing Techniques

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson, students will use active voice in regards to persuasion. Lesson incorporates the A R.A.F.T. strategy: role, audience, format, topic.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Imitating a Newspaper's Voice With a Funny and Original Idea

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this creative lesson, students will create a voice for a tabloid feature within a fairy-tale world.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Voicing an Original Fairy Tale Character

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this activity learners will create an original fairy tale based on one character's perspective.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Don't Eat Me Monologues

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this instructional activity, students will create a 5-part (introduction, 3 ideas, conclusion) monologue incorporating persuasive techniques and strong word choice.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Creative Convincing

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
For this lesson, students will create a friendly letter taking on the persona and voice of a persuasive animal.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: An Onomatopoetic Field Trip

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this instructional activity, students will develop a story incorporating onomatopoeia and strong word choice.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Serendipitous Character Descriptions

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson, students create a unique character and develop a descriptive paragraph utilizing strong word choice.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Details and Vocabulary: Using Content Based Vocabulary

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson plan, students will write a descriptive paragraph regarding an animal and its habitat, or a character in a particular setting. Great cross-curricular usage of vocabulary.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Haiku Riddles

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson students will create 4 mystery haikus to publish for an audience.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: What if Poems: Developing Imaginative Stanzas for an Original Poem

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson students will develop a "what if" poem using strong word choice and vocabulary.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Poems to Bug Your Reader: Develop a Poem About Invertebrates

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson students create a short poem utilizing the best word choice regarding an invertebrate.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Special Place Poems

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson students will develop a poem while thinking about a special place. They will develop their ideas using strong word choice and figurative language. After the students have completed their ideas, they will be linked together...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Ain't Gonna Rain No More

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson students will re-create a campfire song with internal rhyme and rhythm.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Animals Not to [Verb] With

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson, students will create 4 original poems within a particular rhythm and rhyme scheme.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Three Voice Important Book Passages

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
A lesson plan made for young scholars to write from various perspectives regarding the same topic. The mentor text entitled The Important Book is used, as students become more familiar with voice, point of view, persuasive techniques and...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Character Credo Poems

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Build your student's vocabulary, word choice and voice by asking them to write from the perspective of a particular character. Lesson plan incorporates the R.A.F.T.S. strategy: role, audience, format, topic and strong verb.