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Annenberg Foundation

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For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is the eleventh article in a series that is designed to help the new novel author. This article focuses on how to eliminate needless information in your novel. The key is to not explain too much about the action.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Sat Reading Test: Rhetoric

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Details about Rhetoric on the SAT Reading Test. One definition of the word rhetoric is "the study of writing or speaking." Rhetoric questions on the Reading Test assess how well you understand the choices that authors make as they...
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Robert Fulford: Robert Fulford's Column About Irony

For Students 9th - 10th
Robert Fulford, an author from Canada, writes a column on irony in Globe and Mail, September 18, 1999. In this column, he critiques Jedediah Purdy's book called For Common Things: Irony, Trust, and Commitment in America Today and...

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