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Scholastic

Scholastic: Writing With Scientists With the American Museum of Natural History

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Follow this six-step method and you'll have a good understanding of what a good scientific research paper involves and how it is organized. There are plenty of samples for you to look at. This explanation is also very helpful for...
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Other

Sommerville: Software Documentation

For Students 9th - 10th
An in-depth treatment of the software documentation subject, from what documents should be produced by a large project team to the methods that should be used to produce high quality documentation.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Building Word Knowledge Through Informational Websites

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
A lesson through which students identify, understand and work with important vocabulary words found in an online article on biodiversity. Based on the "Ten Important Words Plus" strategy that teachers can employ as part of vocabulary and...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Using Thieves to Preview Nonfiction Texts

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Contains plans for three lessons that introduce a nonfiction prereading strategy with the acronym THIEVES, which stands for Title, Headings, Introduction, Every first sentence, Visuals and vocabulary, End Questions, and Summary. In...
Website
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: 8.1: Business Documents

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Learn to write for business by understanding style and learning about formatting different documents such as business letters, statements of purpose, resumes, cover...
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Cynthia J. O'Hora

Mrs. O's House: A Dickens of a Resume

For Students 9th - 10th
While studying Charles Dickens' novel, "A Christmas Carol," students can work on their writing skills by creating a resume of the characters in the book.
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Other

Public Speaking and Writing Tips

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Over 20 useful tips on technical writing and public speaking. Many different categories within each topic are discussed. For public speaking tips, CLICK on the highlighted CLICK HERE at the end of paragraph 1.
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Letter Writing Guide

How to Write a Farewell Letter to Your Co Workers

For Students 9th - 10th
This student and teacher-friendly site discusses the tone that should be established in a farewell letter to an employer. In addition, the article discusses the elements of good farewell letter.
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Other

Appalachian State University: Business Letter Format

For Students 9th - 10th
A site that lists the most important parts of a business letter. Very detailed. Also includes labeled samples of how an appropriate business letter should look.
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Writing About Literature: Additional Resources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is "'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow': An Allegory for a Young America," an exceptional student example of literary analysis as well as an explanation to the main body of her paper. A link to the MLA website is also provided.
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Grammar Check

Grammar Check: Copywriting 101: How to Craft Compelling Copy (Infographic)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This infographic provides copyrighting tips. The author provides ways to optimize a copy.
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Other

Resignation Letter Tips

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a site to examine when one is deciding to resign from a current job. Gives great information on how to resign with tact, as well as excellent points on personal character and considerations.
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Abc Bookmaking Builds Vocabulary in the Content Areas

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Six 50-minute lessons build vocabulary through the content areas by making an ABC book. It can become a classroom resource. Links include a non-fiction book list, checklist, word list, rubric, and a storyboard chart. There is also a link...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Introduction to Dichotomous Keys

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This lesson serves as an introduction to the classification of plants and animals or trees. Students will investigate how to classify objects based on their similarities and differences. They will use technical writing to explain their...
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Other

Info World: The Real Difference Between Sql Server and Oracle

For Students 9th - 10th
InfoWorld Magazine compares and contrasts Oracle's and SQL Server's database management system--and provides students with a technical writing that provides database terms in an accessible context.
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Letter Writing Guide

Sample Farewell Letter

For Students 9th - 10th
This informational site provides a well-written farewell letter exemplar.
Unit Plan
Other

Technical Tutoring: Linear Functions and Straight Lines

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn how to write equations for linear functions in all three forms: point-slope, slope-intercept, and general. Also look at equations for parallel and perpendicular. The page gives an explanation of how to obtain the point slope form...
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Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: When Should I Spell Out Numbers?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page focuses on when to write figures and numbers in writing; it provides the rules for both general writing and for technical, scientific, and complex writing. Examples are provided.
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Other

Learning Design Collaborative: Cer: Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students write a scientific claim that is backed up by evidence and supported by scientific reasoning. Base your answer on your reading of a data table.
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PBS

Pbs: Interpreting Stories and Graphs

For Students 6th - 8th
This interactive exercise focuses on how line graphs can be used to represent mathematical data and provides an opportunity to translate actions from a story into graph form, then to write your own story to coincide with a line graph.
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Letter Writing Guide

Business Letter Format

For Students 9th - 10th
This user-friendly site for teachers and students provides a business letter format.
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Letter Writing Guide

Sample Request Letter

For Students 9th - 10th
This student-friendly site provides a well-written letter of request exemplar.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Software Documentation

For Students 9th - 10th
A Wikipedia description of software (or source code) documentation.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Where Are the Plastics Near Me? (Field Trip)

For Teachers 7th - 9th
An adult-led field trip allows students to be organized into investigation teams that catalogue the incidence of plastic debris in different environments. These plastics are being investigated according to their type, age, location and...

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