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AdLit

Ad lit.org: A Student's Perspective on Writing

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Eli tells us what it is like to have dysgraphia. Regina Richards, a well-known expert on dysgraphia (and Eli's mom), explains how to help children who struggle with the challenges Eli describes. Practical techniques discussed include...
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University of Sydney (Australia)

University of Sydney: Module 3 Unit 1: Planning Your Essay

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This unit index contains links with to guide students through the process of planning a multi-paragraph argumentative essay. Students will learn how to interpret the essay question, develop a writing plan, thesis, writing the argument,...
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Department of Defense

Do Dea: Real Survival Skills

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn about process analysis, writing procedurals texts, the steps of the writing process, and cause and effect in this unit. Also, examine patterns of organization in writing. A handy chart shows common organizational patterns which...
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E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Capitalization Worksheets

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
This learning module provides remediation with capitalizing nouns. Practice with capitalizing nouns is provided with through worksheets, an online site, and a video tutorial [2:21]
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Other

Daily Grammar Archive

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site includes over 440 daily grammar lessons that are grouped into sections that cover the eight parts of speech, sentence structure, and mechanics. Quizzes are also included and are sorted according to the grammatical topic being...
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Other

Science Fiction Writer: Robert J. Sawyer: "On Writing": Word Processing Tricks

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Science fiction writer Robert J. Sawyer shares his word processing tricks and tools for proofreading and editing a manuscript. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.6 Use technology to produce and publish writing
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Correcting Sentence Fragments: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson goes over how to identify and correct sentence fragments. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Correcting Sentence Fragments."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Choppy Sentences: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson discusses how to recognize and correct sentences that are choppy. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Choppy Sentences."
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Other

Jefferson County School District: Fourth Grade Editing [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
This site, which is provided for by the Jefferson County School District, gives a printable editing worksheet designed for 4th grade.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Correcting Split Infinitives: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson discusses how to recognize and correct a split infinitive. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Correcting Split Infinitives."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Dangling Modifiers: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson introduces dangling modifiers and explains how to identify them in context. It is 1 of 5 in the series titled "Dangling Modifiers."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Dangling Modifiers: Lesson 5

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson introduces dangling modifiers and explains how to identify them in context. It is 5 of 5 in the series titled "Dangling Modifiers."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Avoiding Run on Sentences and Comma Splices

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson goes over how to correct a run-on sentence or a comma splice.
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Other

Gaslight: The Mystery of Edwin Drood

For Students 9th - 10th
This uncompleted novel by Charles Dickens is reproduced here in its 1912 edition. The thorough transcription indicates the revisions that both Dickens and his executor made. Be sure to read the message about copyright and permissions.
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Grammarly

Grammarly Handbook: Appearance

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page focuses on the appearance of the paper after the writing is complete. It offers links to a pre-printing checklist and a post-printing checklist.
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Grammarly

Grammarly Handbook: Genre

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page focuses on genre which cautions students to be sure there are writing the type of writing that was assigned. They need to know the different genres and what is expected of them.