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Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Accentuating the Positives in Business Letters

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Online resource from Purdue on business and technical writing. Details how to write positively through embedded position and effective use of space.
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The Write Place

Literacy Education Online

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Literacy Education Online (or LEO) is a great place to start if you need help with your writing. The homepage is organized around kinds of problems or questions you might have concerning your writing. Find your problem, click on the...
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Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: The Basic Business Letter

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson from Purdue's online writing lab details both the parts of a business letter and the various formats for one, including block, modified block, and semi-block. Great resource for getting started writing a professional letter.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Analyze Clarity of Objectives of a Procedural Text

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, students will learn how to analyze writing in software, warranty, and consumer manuals or publications.
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Rice University

Rice University: Writing Research Papers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site presents information about the necessary parts of a scientific research report. It also contains a sample abstract and introduction.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Grammar Ii and Technical Writing: Apostrophe

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on the rules for apostrophe use. It includes a list of rules and examples of apostrophe use and links to a website on apostrophe rules.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Grammar Ii and Technical Writing: Review

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on capitalization and punctuation including links to practices and quizzes on capitalization, commas, apostrophes, and quotation marks.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Grammar Ii and Technical Writing: Capitalization

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on the rules for capitalization. It offers a list of capitalization rules, and links to several websites about capitalization. Click on the next page (3) for an exercise in capitalization. L.9-10.2 Cap/Punc/Spell
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Other

Sample Summary Essay: Sophocles, Oedipus Rex

For Students 9th - 10th
A short summary of an article written on the famous Greek play by Sophocles. A good reference for a student looking for examples of summary essays.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Writing With Scientists With the American Museum of Natural History

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Follow this six-step method and you'll have a good understanding of what a good scientific research paper involves and how it is organized. There are plenty of samples for you to look at. This explanation is also very helpful for...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Building Word Knowledge Through Informational Websites

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
A lesson through which students identify, understand and work with important vocabulary words found in an online article on biodiversity. Based on the "Ten Important Words Plus" strategy that teachers can employ as part of vocabulary and...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Using Thieves to Preview Nonfiction Texts

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Contains plans for three lessons that introduce a nonfiction prereading strategy with the acronym THIEVES, which stands for Title, Headings, Introduction, Every first sentence, Visuals and vocabulary, End Questions, and Summary. In...
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Other

The Write Jobs: Journalism, Media, Publishing Jobs

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a peek into categories for technical writing and for telecommuting jobs, or see the latest postings in this job resource for writers.
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Letter Writing Guide

How to Write an Appeal Letter

For Students 9th - 10th
This student and teacher-friendly site contains the purpose surrounding a letter of appeal. In addition, the article discusses the elements of good business letter writing.
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Letter Writing Guide

How to Write a Reference Letter

For Students 9th - 10th
This informational site explains how to write a good letter of reference for another person.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Do You Know How?

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students will write in a technical genre. "Technical writing conveys specific information about a technical subject to a specific audience for a specific purpose. The words and graphics of technical writing are meant to be practical:...
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Education Development Center

Making Mathematics: Mathematics Research Teacher Handbook: Getting Information

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Information for teachers on teaching students how to research and write on mathematical topics. Includes tips for active reading, researching online and journal sources, and conducting interviews to gather information.
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Other

Designing a Readable User Manual

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An article with information and strategies for technical document writing. More article under "Resources".
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Snail Mail or E Mail Blast!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will use business letters and email to recruit professional members for the Career Technical Student Organization (CTSO) using the Chamber of Commerce member listing. This lesson plan is targeted toward Future Business Leaders...
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Other

Use the Correct Business Letter Format

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives information on the format, layout, and content of a business letter. Also includes examples of business letters.
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Grammar Check

Grammar Check: Effective Resume Writing Tips (Infographic)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An infographic is provided to help students with writing resumes. Students will learn common resume mistakes, different types of resumes, and the importance of resumes.
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Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Sales Letters: Four Point Action Closing

For Students 9th - 10th
A good resource for effective sales writing skills. Describes a four-point system of attracting and convincing customers to order the product.
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Other

Technical Writing: The Conjunction Or

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Intended as a grammar reference for electrical engineers, this site addresses many of the technical issues of writing, including distinguishing between the inclusive and exclusive definitions of "or."
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Writing About Literature: Additional Resources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is "'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow': An Allegory for a Young America," an exceptional student example of literary analysis as well as an explanation to the main body of her paper. A link to the MLA website is also provided.

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