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Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Identify the Technique Learn More

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
"Identify the technique" questions will ask you to describe the reasoning of an argument - the way it uses support to justify a conclusion. These questions focus on structure, method, and technique. They're not concerned with what the...
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Study Guide
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Types of Conclusions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
You might find it helpful to categorize the kind of conclusion you're dealing with as you approach passages that contain arguments on the LSAT. Your success in analyzing arguments-passages with a conclusion and supporting evidence-starts...
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Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Strengthen and Weaken Learn More

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
How do we identify information that would strengthen or weaken an argument? Strengthen and Weaken questions ask you to find info that would make the conclusion of an argument more or less likely to be true, based on the evidence that's...
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Handout
Other

Jewish World Review: Stating the Obvious

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Is empathic listening so obvious as to be moronic? Does it work? Here's a dissenting viewpoint of some of the more popular listening, communication, and interpersonal relationship theories.
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Handout
Other

Artemis: Using the Net for Team Communication

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site lists some ways and provides some tips for teams to use while communicating in a virtual setting.
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Article
Other

Cooperative Communcation Skills: Emergency Kit [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site is provided for by Cooperative Communication Skills. Seven suggestions for resolving or refusing conflict before it gets out of hand. SL.9-10.1c Active Participation. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.1, SL.11-12.1c Questions/Part
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Activity
Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: Cooperative Learning: Great Grouping Strategies

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides cooperative learning strategies. Learning style assessments is a strategy suggested, along with several ways of randomly assigning students to groups.
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Activity
Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: The Inquiry Teaching Strategy

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides information about using inquiry when teaching. An explanation shares the importance of using inquiry to spur curiosity in students as they engage in research.
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Website
Other

Reading Comprehension: Question Answer Relationships

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
If you need help working with your students on questioning a text or if you are working on higher-level questioning skills, this is a simple and helpful site. Printable resources available from site.
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Handout
Other

Awesome Library: Collaboration Across Cultures

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from the Awesome Library is designed to benefit those working in public service agencies, this page is nevertheless useful for older students as it addresses some assumptions that many people have about working with those whose...
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Handout
Other

Cleveland State University: Introductions & Conclusions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Briefly explains how the introduction and the conclusion work together. Then gives bulleted lists dealing with the introduction and conclusion separately. The conclusion list explains how to make a conclusion go beyond a mere summary...
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Common Issues With Conclusions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson goes over common issues in conclusions.
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Handout
University of Richmond

University of Richmond/peer Editing Strategies

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Under the heading "Peer Editing Strategies," you'll find two links, "Do's and Don't of Written Commentary." and "Peer Editing Guide." The first emphasizes being helpful and considerate. The second lists questions to consider when...
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Other

Listening Skills Self Evaluation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Listening is a skill that is often overlooked and it can have everything to do with how someone views you. This site provides an evaluation that allows the user to analyze their ability to listen in a thoughtfull manner. The evaluation...
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Activity
Cornell University

Cornell University: Library: How to Find and Develop a Viable Research Topic

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource offers a few suggestions to get you started with the research process.
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Handout
Integrated Publishing

Integrated Publishing: The Communication Process

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
With text and diagrams, this article surveys the communication process, which consists of a message being sent and received, either verbally or nonverbally.