Unit Plan
Texas Gateway: Write a Personal Narrative Unit Plan
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Texas Gateway: Write a Personal Narrative

For Students 7th - 9th
A learning module that teaches students how to write a personal narrative in six lessons: Introduction, Focusing on Your Topic, Narrowing Your Focus, Developing Your Central Idea-The Nitty Gritty, Writing Your Narrative, and Your Turn.
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Texas Gateway: Explain the Controlling Idea, Purpose, and Distinguish Details Unit Plan
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Texas Gateway: Explain the Controlling Idea, Purpose, and Distinguish Details

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, students will learn how to pinpoint the controlling idea, which not only identifies the main idea, but also answers questions about the author's goal or...
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University of Central Florida: Avoiding Sexist Writing [Pdf] Handout
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University of Central Florida: Avoiding Sexist Writing [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
One-pager that focuses on avoiding stereotypes of gender in writing. Offers suggestions on how to correct stereotypical writing including: using plural nouns, using second person nouns, and using no pronouns.
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