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Curated OER

Express Yourself Lesson Seed 19: Synthesis

For Teachers 6th Standards
Wrap up your unit on The Cay with an engaging argumentative writing assignment. Writers must decide if they believe The Cay should be banned. The resource includes links to several articles, which have been addressed and examined in...
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Shmoop

ELA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.1

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Focus on writing argument essays with your high schoolers. The lesson suggested here focuses on The Jungle, by Sinclair Lewis; however, the idea could be adapted for other texts. Check out the quick quiz provided at the end of the...
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Quizlet

Quizlet: Flashcards 8th Grade Evidence/inference

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
This set of interactive flashcards focuses on terms having to do with evidence and inference-related definitions. These terms include the following: evidence, analysis, inferences, explicit, and imply.
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Read Works

Read Works: Fat and Fed Up

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage contains arguments about the problem of obesity in America. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...