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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Teaching Personal Narrative Texts: Drafting a Personal Narrative

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This resource presents instructional practices for modeling and teaching students how to draft a personal narrative.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Writing a First Draft Appropriate to Purpose and Audience

For Students 11th Standards
You will learn strategies to keep in mind as you write the first draft of your research paper.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Edit Drafts for Grammar, Mechanics, and Spelling

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn to edit your final draft using a step by step approach to complete the final stage of writing called editing.
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The Balance

The Balance: What Is a Share Draft?

For Students 9th - 10th
This article explains the differences between credit union share draft accounts and commercial bank checking account, and explains the pros and cons of such accounts.
Lesson Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: The Constitution Drafting a More Perfect Union

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Set the class up for reading a primary source of the drafting of the Constitution of the United States in 1787. This lesson demonstrates the value of identifying and drafting documents the process to achieve the final document.
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University of North Carolina

North Carolina University: Writing Center: Revising Drafts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This article provides detailed information about revising drafts including what it means to revise, why it's important, and the entire process. Much more than checking for errors.
Lesson Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: The Declaration of Independence: From Rough Draft to Proclamation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
By analyzing the first draft of Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence through primary source documents, students can proceed to understand why a first draft was required, and why there are changes in the final version. There are...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Northern Draft Riots During the Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection of primary sources explore northern draft riots that occurred during the Civil War.
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Grammarly

Grammarly Handbook: Writing a Draft

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page focuses on writing a first draft including getting all the information down in an organized manner without worrying about the grammar and mechanics. It discusses the advantages of using word processing programs which make it...
Primary
PBS

Pbs: Cet: All Known Drafts of the Declaration of Independence

For Students 9th - 10th
Three known drafts of the Declaration are available from this website. Click on the links to the left to see the different drafts. Links to Ken Burn's interview transcripts are also provided.
Lesson Plan
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Application Student Selected Task: Create a Draft

For Teachers 9th Standards
Ninth graders create a draft of their culminating task product. As needed, they conduct additional research.
Unit Plan
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Application Student Selected Task: Draft Your Product

For Students 9th Standards
Review expectations and then draft your product for the application unit.
Unit Plan
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Application Student Selected Task: Draft Your Product

For Students 9th Standards
Review expectations and then draft our product for the application unit.
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Romeo and Juliet: Draft an Essay

For Students 9th Standards
Draft the culminating task essay including the thesis statement. Review the prompt to check your work.
Primary
American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Abraham Lincoln: First Inaugural Address: Draft & Final

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the texts of Abraham Lincoln's First Inaugural Address delivered March 4, 1861, in New York, NY. It includes four PDF files: the Forward, the Original Draft, Editorial Changes, and the Final Draft.
Activity
US Department of Energy

Us Dept. Of Energy: Urbita Elementary School: Linda Gregory: Draft O Meter [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students will observe drafts in homes and in the classroom to determine if or how much heat or air conditioning is escaping. How can the rooms be made more energy efficient?
Lesson Plan
US National Archives

Docsteach: Wwi America: Babe Ruth's Draft Card

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students will examine the language of the WWI draft card for George Herman 'Babe' Ruth to try and determine differences between American society during World War I and the present day.
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Other

History in Motion: New York City Draft Riots, July 1863

For Students 9th - 10th
Historical scenario in "real time" shows the morning of the first day of the New York City Draft Riots, Monday, July 13, 1863. [7:42]
Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Handbook: Revising and Editing the Draft

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Tips for revising and editing a rough draft. Links to additional information on Global Revisions, Editing Sentences, and Proofreading is provided.
Activity
Literacy Head

Literacyhead: Images to Give Writers Ideas: Drafting

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents images that encourage students to generate their own writing ideas as they work on drafting.
Primary
University of Groningen

American History: Documents: Jefferson's Draft:declaration of Independence

For Students 9th - 10th
A draft of the Declaration of Independence with changes from the original indicated by brackets.
Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: The Writing Process: Drafting

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
An eight-part learning module with websites, videos, and texts about the drafting phase of the writing process.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Collaborative Prewriting and Drafting

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
A very useful lesson that incorporates the process of collaboration to elementary students. Students brainstorm and use prewriting strategies to write a group story.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Beautiful Breeds: Belgian Draft

For Students 9th - 10th
Description and detailed illustrations of the Belgian draft, a large workhorse capable of puling heavy loads. Choose Belgian Draft from the list on the right.

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