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Indiana University of Pennsylvania: Writing Center: Organizational Problems

For Students 9th - 10th
This Indiana University of Pennsylvania Writing Center article provides tips to help students with essay organizational problems. The article suggests that students look at the essay's introduction, thesis, transitions, body paragraphs,...
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Grade 2 on Demand Writing Samples

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
This resource is provided by the Vermont Writing Collaborative. Many examples of student's on-demand opinon writings are included. Students had been prompted to decide which kind of pet is best, a cat or a dog.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Patterned Paragraphs

For Students 6th - 7th
Learners will learn about the importance of including specific details when writing. Students will watch the teacher model "How to Make a Peanut Butter Sandwich." Then student will replicate the process for writing with specificity as...
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University of Washington

University of Washington: Introductory Paragraphs

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This writing center tutorial explains why the opening paragraph is so important. It also addresses six common problems to avoid.
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ACT360 Media

Writing Den: Essay Writing Tips

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
All you want to know about writing essays, from prewriting to editing. Click on the tip-o-matic and find tips on anything dealing with grammar or writing.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: A Left Brained Writing Prompt: The Start and Stop Game: Verbs

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
To use this writing prompt generator, click on the button until you find a verb that inspires a description or a poem in your mind. Sometimes just one good word can put a whole story idea in your head! The object of every Start &...
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CPALMS

Cpalms: Home Is Where the Heart Is: Researching Habitats

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, young scholars will learn about different types of habitats as they gather information based on provided research questions. Students will summarize the information from their research...
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Guide to Writing a Basic Essay: Sample Essay

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is an example of a basic five-paragraph essay on cats. The thesis of the essay is in bold, topic sentences are in italics, and each main idea is underlined.
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E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Patterns of Organization: Chronological Order

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This learning module provides an explanation of the chronological order text structure. An explanation of the chronological text structure is provided, and a video tutorial lesson is provided to supplement this lesson [1:04] Additional...
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Grammar: Try It: Sentence Structure

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a non-graded sentence structure practice in which students are asked to copy a blank paragraph with punctuation provided then write sentences to fit the punctuation.
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Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania State University (Dr. Mc Clennen): How to Do a Close Reading

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This guide is written for college students, but should be very useful for upper level high school students as well. The writer first describes fourteen steps to take in doing a close reading, then provides six pieces of advice on how to...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Concluding Transition Words

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
This lesson goes over conclusion transition words and how they are used. It is one of three titled "Concluding Transition Words."

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