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Crayons and Cuties in Kindergarten: Launching Persuasive Writing in Kindergarten

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
A kindergarten teacher shares how she introduced persuasive writing in her classroom. After a discussion about "problems" that need to be fixed in their school, the class decided they wanted to write the principal a persuasive letter...
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Grammar Check:how to Write a Book the 10 Phases

For Students 9th - 10th
This article is intendend for students who would like to write a book. The article includes 10, easy-to-follow steps.
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Harold D. Underdown

The Purple Crayon: The Writing & Publishing Process

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow Amy Timberlake's steps as she tells about how she wrote the picture book "The Dirty Cowboy." She discusses ideas, drafts, revisions, and publication, and gives helpful hints to aspiring writers along the way.
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Harvard University

Harvard College Writing Center: How to Do a Close Reading

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A brief explanation of the tasks involved in doing a close reading in preparation for writing. This writer breaks the process into three steps which involve annotating the text, looking for patterns, and asking questions of the text.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Create a Newsletter With I Work by Lorrie Jackson [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a nine-page PDF article on how to "Create a Newsletter with iWork" by Lorrie Jackson; iWork is Apple's wordprocessing software. It includes a description of the software and provides step-by-step instructions which include adding...
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Scholastic

Scholastic Instructor: Building Research Skills 2 3

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
Check out this site to learn more about building research skills for grades 2-3. This site offers suggestions for activities that will sharpen your abilities.
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Leaf Group

E How: So You Wanna Deliver an Effective Speech?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An article which presents instruction and advice for every step of the speech writing process. Topic areas covered include: knowing your audience, organizing your speech, writing your speech, how to practice correctly, and handling...