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How to Teach Children to Write a Thesis Statement | Synonym
Activities for Writing a Thesis for Middle Grades
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Opinion | How Can You Appreciate 23rd-Century English? Look Back 200 Years (Published 2019)
Opinion | How Can You Appreciate 23rd-Century English? Look Back 200 Years - The New York Times
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A syllabus and book list for novice students of science fiction literature
A syllabus and book list for novice students of science fiction literature
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How to (seriously) read a scientific paper
How to read science articles
the words is it time to go back to basics with writing instruction?
Is It Time To Go Back To Basics With Writing Instruction? | KQED
Is It Time To Go Back To Basics With Writing Instruction? | MindShift | KQED News
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Are We Teaching Composition All Wrong?
Are We Teaching Composition All Wrong? - The Chronicle of Higher Education
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The Shifting Meanings Of Our Evolving Modern Language
Linguist John McWhorter explores how the meaning of words change dramatically…
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How to Think Like Shakespeare
How to Think Like Shakespeare - The Chronicle of Higher Education
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How to Write the Conclusion of an Essay
This article provides a framework for how to write essay conclusions that are clear, strong and powerful. The concepts are applicable to the essays of middle school and high school writing all the way up through writing in college and graduate school.
How 'Diet Gurus' Hook Us With Religion Veiled In Science
Great article. Less about actual dieting and more about the rhetoric used by diet "gurus." Fun interactive bit at the end that points out the specific places the rhetoric is used and how. I want to give a copy to my composition class, have them react to it, and then go through the website so they can see the purposeful choices the author made.
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Monday Made It {Beach Ball Activity & Math About Me}
What a fun "first day of school" activity to try! Easy to set up--and I bet the students will LOVE it!
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Anchor Charts for Writing
Whats Skow-ing on in 4th Grade??: Anchor Charts for Writing
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That Way We’re All Writing Now
That Way We’re All Writing Now — The Message — Medium
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What's Up With That: Why It's So Hard to Catch Your Own Typos
What’s Up With That: Why It’s So Hard to Catch Your Own Typos