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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Make 'Em Laugh or Cry Or

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
After sharing chapter 19 of Where The Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls as an example of emotion-evoking writing, the young scholars will write their own detailed and emotional paragraphs. Students can draw from background knowledge of a...
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Idaho Falls Public Library: Wilson Rawls

For Students 6th - 8th
Wilson Rawls lived in Idaho Falls, Idaho when he wrote "Where the Red Fern Grows." The library has a Wilson Rawls memorial and collection, some of which is available online here.
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Writingfix.com: Make 'Em Laugh or Cry Or...: The Red Fern Grows

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Front cover of the book Where The Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls.
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Author Profiler: Gary Paulsen

For Students 3rd - 8th
This biography of author Gary Paulsen gives a lot of unique, hard-to-find information about his career and life. You can also find a photograph of this author within this resource.
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Author Profile: Wilson Rawls

For Students 6th - 8th
This site contains an engaging biography of Wilson Rawls and provides access to an audio tape of a famous speech Rawls gave about himself and the book.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Get the Reel Scoop: Comparing Books to Movies

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Students compare a book to its film adaptation, and then perform readers theater of a scene from the book that they feel was not well represented in the movie version.