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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Different Perspectives: The Durham Report and Act of Union

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners research and write an essay on the "Report on the Affairs of British North America," also known as the Durham Report.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Written and Unwritten Constitution

For Teachers 9th - 12th
learners examine the written and unwritten nature of Canada's Constitution, and argue which (if either) has a greater influence in Canada's governance.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Good Intentions...?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students research and write an essay describing historical events surrounding the Canadian government's treaty with Aboriginal peoples. They examine the motives behind treaty documents and government acts to determine whether government...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Homeless

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore homelessness through the reading of "Homeless" by Anna Quindlen. They discuss their thoughts about homelessness and how they feel about the problem. They complete a reader response sheet.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

This Rich Land

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine the geography of different treaty areas in order to see what it was that made these areas valuable to Europeans and Aboriginal peoples. They look at the treaties to see how these resources are dealt with, or how they...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Good and Bad Emails

For Students 6th - Higher Ed
In this ESL worksheet, students read good and bad examples of formal and casual emails. Students cut apart emails into strips and assemble them. There are no logical directions for what to do on these five pages.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Helping Hands: Promoting Gloval Awareness

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders explore Canadian support for foreign aide. In groups, 11th graders discuss Canadian aide policies and express their opinion of each. Students brainstorm methods of contributing to developing nations. They complete...
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Activity
SUNY Empire State College

Empire State College: Essay Writing Workshop

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site by Empire State College explains the entire process of essay writing. It begins by defining what an essay is and continues then through the entire process, from prewriting to gathering information to shaping information to...
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Unit Plan
Love To Know Media

Your Dictionary: Teaching Essay Writing in Secondary Schools

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site focuses on teaching essay writing to high school students including the basic five-paragaph essay, tips for teaching essay writing, and examples of guides.
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Unit Plan
E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Essay Writing Rubrics

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of essay assessment rubrics are provide on this learning module. Several rubrics for narrative essays, persuasive essays, and research papers are provided on this site.
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Unit Plan
Wisc-Online

Wisc Online: Ged Essay Writing Formula for Success

For Students 9th - 10th
In this learning module, students review the format for a five-paragraph essay, which is the second part of the GED Writing Test.
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Handout
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Academic Writing: Essay Writing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An overview of essay writing in general with additional pages discussing descriptive, narrative, expository, and argumentative essays.
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Handout
Harvard University

Harvard University: Strategies for Essay Writing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This website provides a series of links to detailed information about each segment of how to write an academic essay from how to read the assignment to the final edits. Use the links to the right. W.9-10.1a claims/intro/org, W.9-10.2a...
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Instructional Video
Shmoop University

Shmoop: Top 10 Essay Writing Dont's

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This animation features the concept of essay writing and makes recommendations of do's and don'ts to improve the quality of the writing. 3:37sec.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Writing Organization

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart discusses writing organization and how the organization of a written work varies based on the type of work it is. Assessment questions follow the lesson. L.9-10.3 knowledge of lang
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Revising a Persuasive Essay: Organization Appropriate to Purpose

For Students 9th - 10th
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] When you revise your persuasive essay, you need to make sure that the essay organization is appropriate to the audience, purpose, and context of your essay. Your message will...
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Handout
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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Handout
Other

Livingston: Basic Guide to Essay Writing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial lists and discusses the steps to writing a good essay and provides a downloadable guide. It also allows you to view a sample essay. W.11-12.2a Intro/Format
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Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Flow: Simplicity to Complexity

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This video lesson focuses on the flow of essay writing from simple and general to complex and specific. The introduction begins simple and general until it reaches the thesis where it becomes more complex. The specifics continue through...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Fable Writing Assignment [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This two-page PDF is a literary analysis essay writing assignment for students after reading several of "Aesop's Fables." It explains the assignment, provides specific examples for parts of the assignment, and offers links to resources...
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Activity
Other

Research Assistant: For Students: Purpose Statement

For Students 4th - 9th
This site gives advice on how to write an effective purpose (thesis) statement. The summary is given as answers to four questions: what? why? when? how?.
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Lesson Plan
Lumen Learning

Lumen: Putting It Together: Beyond the Five Paragraph Essay

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on strategies for moving essay writing beyond the five-paragraph essay structure to one whose structure is determined by the content. W.11-12.4 Clear/Coherent Writing
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Handout
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: How to Look Clever Without Even Trying Part 2

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Are you happy with your essay writing style? Could you improve your coursework marks? Check out these quick tips for essay writing from Cambridge University's English department.
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Lesson Plan
Lumen Learning

Lumen: Success Skills: Writing in College

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Although this lesson focuses on college writing, it fits perfectly into the high school curriculum without being too difficult to understand. It provides types of essay writing assignments and how to handle each, strategies for writing...