Resources for Strengthening Writing in all Content Areas
ReadWriteThink
provides writing lessons for every genre and content area. |
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FaceTalker App allows students to narrate animal reports.
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This report provides research-based
Effective Strategies to improve writing of adolescents in middle and high schools. |
ELA OK TEACHERS
provides resources, including model lessons, strategies, and short PD training videos to assist teachers and administrators in connecting to share best instructional practices. |
Oklahoma Writing Project
The Oklahoma Writing Project is a professional development network. OWP serves teachers of writing at all grade levels, pre-K through university, and in all subjects. |
Resources for Passage-Based Writing
SPOTLIGHT on Paired Passages
is designed to help students learn to construct responses to prompts similar to those seen on state tests. Download the FREE sample for your grade level. |
TEACH Passage Based Writing
This is a series of short videos of strategies for teaching passage-based writing. |
This Pocahontas Lesson Plan
requires students to read two passages written by John Smith and state/write an opinion regarding the accuracy of these two primary sources. |
Keep It or Junk It
is a lesson where students read a passage and determine the relevant details necessary to respond to a writing prompt. |
Students need to use evidence from the passages in their responses.
However, we have to ensure that "use evidence" does not become "copy the author's words."
This guide provides some pointers to get your students started.
However, we have to ensure that "use evidence" does not become "copy the author's words."
This guide provides some pointers to get your students started.
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