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Smekens Education Solutions, Inc.

Introducing the 6 Traits to Students

For Teachers K - 8th Standards
Put together an English language arts unit on the six traits of writing with this helpful collection of resources. From fun songs to differentiated writing exercises reinforcing each of the traits, great ideas are provided for...
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Calloway County Schools

Dialogue Rules, Worksheet, and Writing Assignment

For Students 3rd - 10th Standards
Punctuating dialogue properly can be tricky, but your pupils can become punctuation masters with practice. This resource includes an explanatory page that describes the rules of writing dialogue and provides examples. On the second page,...
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Bermudian Springs School District

John Steinbeck The Grapes of Wrath — Independent Reading

For Students 11th - 12th Standards
Lies, deceit, betrayal, criminality: these topics are just a few of the reasons that John Steinbeck's classic novel The Grapes of Wrath has captivated people since its 1939 publication. Scholars begin the lesson by reading...
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National Endowment for the Arts

Reader Resources: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
A handy guide offers high schoolers support as they read the American novel, The Great Gatsby. Complete with a biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald, a timeline of the Roaring Twenties, discussion questions about the novel, and more, this...
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Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Writing Exercise

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Purdue University Writing Lab, this is an exercise to practice using numbers in writing. Answers are from a link at the bottom of the page.
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Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Exercise : Accept/except Spelling Exercise

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) provides practice in applying the use of accept and except. L.11-12.2b Spelling
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Other

Writing world.com: Writing Dialogue for Children

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
A good site for teachers and writers looking to write for children, or teach children how to write dialogue. Includes tips and guidelines.
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Fiction Writing Tips: Creating a Vivid Setting

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Some excellent guidelines to consider when evaluating your setting in a short story or novel. Discusses the importance of setting, some examples, as well as practical advice in setting your story. W.11-12.3d Sensory/precise lang narratives
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University of Richmond

University of Richmond: Putting Voice Into a Paper

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides tips and activities to help students develop voice in their writing. The tips are brief and direct and, if followed, should help a writer improve both voice and confidence.
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Grammar Tips

Grammar Tips: Faulty Parallelism in Coordinate Elements: Short Version

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents many examples of awkward and faulty parallelism which could be used for a class writing exercise, as well as for a guide to constructing correct sentences.

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