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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Research Building Blocks: Skim, Scan, and Scroll

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Contains plans for two lessons on locating supporting details that are part of a larger unit on researching a state symbol. It works on skills like determining the most important information, using key words to identify relevant...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Exploring Art Through Descriptive Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Contains plans for two lessons that use the book "Anna's Art Adventure" by Bjorn Sortland to teach students to write about art descriptively. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Powerful Writing Description in Creating Monster Trading Cards

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Contains plans for two lessons that teach about descriptive writing by asking young scholars to create their own monster trading cards with vivid descriptions. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Cooking Up Descriptive Language Designing Restaurant Menus

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Contains plans for four lessons that ask students to develop their descriptive writing skills by creating their own restaurant menus. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the...
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University of North Carolina

University of North Carolina: Writing Center: Writing About Literature (Fiction)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students are instructed in a nine-step process of how to write a literary response paper that includes a thesis, strong ideas, and specific supporting details from the text. W.11-12.9a Amer Lit 18th,19th, 20th cen/Analy
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Education.com

Education.com: 1st Grade Reading & Writing Resources

For Students 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This collection of first grade reading and writing resources contains lesson plans and worksheets that can be used during the research process.
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Get It Write

Get It Write: Four Verb Errors to Avoid

For Students 9th - 10th
In this tutorial you will find common usage mistakes and detailed explanations of why they are wrong, along with ways to correct them. Learn why you shouldn't say "can't hardly" or "could care less." A brief quiz checks your understanding.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Scaffolding Comprehension Strategies Using Graphic Organizers

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
A three-part standards-based instructional activity in which students will use collaborative strategic reading to apply four reading strategies: preview, click and clunk, get the gist, and wrap-up. They will work in cooperative groups...
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Fantastic Fiction

Fantastic Fiction: John Steinbeck: Detailed Bibliography and Awards

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is a chronology of Steinbeck's work. Click on the year to view information about that year. The information on each novel is very brief, but this is a great resource for the covers (some of them the original) of his books.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Conferencing

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Editing is a step that can often be overlooked in Kindergarten; however, it is crucial that our young scholars understand how and why to go back and fix their writing! In this lesson, students will take suggestions from the teacher and...
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National Arts Centre (Canada)

Arts Alive: English Theatre

For Students 9th - 10th
ArtsAlive provides a detailed look into world of professional theatre. Thematically organized content walks through all the processes involved in "transforming a play from the page to the stage," including playwriting, directing, acting,...
Handout
New Advent

Catholic Encyclopedia: Ecclesiasticus

For Students 9th - 10th
This encyclopedia article offers a detailed overview of Ecclesiasticus, the longest of the deuterocanonical books of the Bible. Content includes a look at the original text, ancient versions, the author, method of composition, doctrinal...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Simple Programs to Apply Formulas

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students learn how to write simple programs to evaluate formulas in several variables for lists of data. They apply these skills to the computation of areas, volumes and surface areas of familiar geometric solids.
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New Advent

Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Irenaeus

For Students 9th - 10th
A long and in-depth look at the life and ministry of Irenaeus, which references his main writings and details their significance. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic reference source and should be viewed in the...

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