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Writing
Analyzing a Writing Prompt using RAFT Strategy
http://tinyurl.com/RAFTjan
Basic Types of Essays
http://tinyurl.com/essaysfeb
Clinching the End
http://tinyurl.com/conclusionsnov
Constructive Criticism for Peers
http://tinyurl.com/constructivedec
Creating Catchy Introductions
http://tinyurl.com/introjan
Dissecting an Essay
http://tinyurl.com/essaymarch
Equation for Effective Thesis Statements
http://tinyurl.com/thesisfeb
Essay Outlines for all Occasions
http://tinyurl.com/outlinedec
Finding Great Sources
http://tinyurl.com/sourcesfeb
Five Steps to a Five Paragraph Essay
http://tinyurl.com/5paragraphjan
Getting the Most Out of Your Rubric
http://tinyurl.com/rubricmarch
Graphic Organizers for Essays
http://tinyurl.com/graphicoct
How to Create a Works Cited Page
http://tinyurl.com/worksciteddec
I'm Hungry! Gimme a Quote Sandwich!
http://tinyurl.com/quotesfeb
Interesting Titles
http://tinyurl.com/titlesmarch
Introductions & Conclusions
http://tinyurl.com/introfeb
MLA and Other Stuff
http://tinyurl.com/plagoct
MLA is More Than Just Works Cited
http://tinyurl.com/mlamarch
Nailing the Thesis
http://tinyurl.com/thesismarch
Organizing Your Essay 1, 2, 3
http://tinyurl.com/organizeparagraphsfeb
The 4 P's of Peer Critique
http://tinyurl.com/4P-sfeb
Paper Formatting
http://tinyurl.com/paperformattingOct
Paraphrasing the Right Way
http://tinyurl.com/paraphrasefeb
Peer Feedback
http://tinyurl.com/peerfeedbackfeb
Perspective in Writing
http://tinyurl.com/perspectivedec
Persuasion: Using a Thesis to Guide Your Way
http://tinyurl.com/thesisjan
Plagiarism
http://tinyurl.com/plagiarismoct
Pre-Writing Made Easy
http://tinyurl.com/prewritingnov
Prewriting Strategies
http://tinyurl.com/prewritefeb
Proofreading Strategies
http://tinyurl.com/proofreadingnov
Quotation Marks in Paragraphs
http://tinyurl.com/quotesnov
Reading Rubrics
http://tinyurl.com/rubricsdec
Reel 'em in with a Good Hook!
http://tinyurl.com/hooknov
Rough Draft to Final Copy
http://tinyurl.com/roughdraftoct
Six Ways to Start an Essay
http://tinyurl.com/startessayoct
6+1 Traits for Writing
http://tinyurl.com/6-1traitsoct
Six Traits Review
http://tinyurl.com/6traitsfeb
Topic Sentences
http://tinyurl.com/topicsentenceoct
Transitions
http://tinyurl.com/transitionsnov
Using MLA: Citations
http://tinyurl.com/MLACitefeb
What's the Big Idea?
http://tinyurl.com/mainideafeb
Works Cited Pages
http://tinyurl.com/workscitedoct
Works Cited Pages & Parenthetical Citations
http://tinyurl.com/parenthesesjan
Writing to Think
http://tinyurl.com/thinkjan
Writer's Block
http://tinyurl.com/writer-sblocknov
Miscellaneous
Audio Assignments & Audio Enhancements
http://tinyurl.com/audiojan
Breaking Down Assignments
http://tinyurl.com/breakingassignmentsnov
Conducting an Effective Interview
http://tinyurl.com/interviewmarch
Context Clues
http://tinyurl.com/contextcluesOct
Cubing
http://tinyurl.com/cubingdec
Discussion Board Posts
http://tinyurl.com/discussiondec
http://tinyurl.com/discussionmarch
Examining Context Clues
http://tinyurl.com/contextdec
Fun with Alliteration
http://tinyurl.com/alliterationoct
Get Smart! (By discovering your intelligences...)
http://tinyurl.com/smartjan
How to Create a Website
http://tinyurl.com/webpagenov
Levels of Questioning
http://tinyurl.com/questioningdec
Logical Fallacies
http://tinyurl.com/logicalfallaciesnov
No Mic? No Recording Software? No Problem!
http://tinyurl.com/recordmarch
Note Taking
http://tinyurl.com/notetakingnov
Perfect PowerPoint Presentations
http://tinyurl.com/PowerPointdec
Persuasions: Dos and Don'ts
http://tinyurl.com/persuasionjan
Polishing Your Resume
http://tinyurl.com/resumefeb
PowerPoint 101
http://tinyurl.com/powerpointmarch
Resume Workshop
http://tinyurl.com/resumedec
Short Answer Responses
http://tinyurl.com/shortoct
Study Habits
http://tinyurl.com/studyhabitsnov
Technology Tips
http://tinyurl.com/techtipsnov
Test-Taking Strategies
http://tinyurl.com/testtakingnov
http://tinyurl.com/testtakingfeb
Time Management
http://tinyurl.com/timemarch
Using Dialogue in Your Story
http://tinyurl.com/dialoguemarch
Using Refutation in a Persuasive Essay
http://tinyurl.com/persuasivemarch
Winning an Argument
http://tinyurl.com/argumentjan
Writing a College Info Letter
http://tinyurl.com/collegeletterdec
Grammar
Active Verbs
http://tinyurl.com/activeverbsjan
Adjective Power
http://tinyurl.com/adjectivesdec
Apostrophe's...Oops! Apostrophes
http://tinyurl.com/apostrophefeb
Avoiding Sentence Fragments
http://tinyurl.com/sentencefragmentsoct
Clauses of All Kinds
http://tinyurl.com/clausesmarch
Combining Sentences
http://tinyurl.com/combiningjan
Comma Sense
http://tinyurl.com/commausageoct
Comma Usage
http://tinyurl.com/commasoct
Connotation and Denotation
http://tinyurl.com/connotationsdec
Fixing a Fragment
http://tinyurl.com/fragmentsmarch
Homonyms
http://tinyurl.com/homophonesoct
Homonyms & Synonyms
http://tinyurl.com/synmarch
Homophones
http://tinyurl.com/homophoneoct
Homophones are our Friends
http://tinyurl.com/homophonesdec
Nouns and Verbs
http://tinyurl.com/nounsoct
Pesky Pairs: Commonly Misspelled Words
http://tinyurl.com/peskypairsnov
Powerful Verbs
http://tinyurl.com/verbsdec
Run-On Sentences
http://tinyurl.com/run-onfeb
Simply Dashing
http://tinyurl.com/dashesnov
Sentence Types
http://tinyurl.com/sentencetypesnov
Sentence Variety
http://tinyurl.com/sentvarietydec
Tape & Glue: Commas Made Simple
http://tinyurl.com/commamarch
There, Their, They're...It'll Be Okay
http://tinyurl.com/theresjan
Throw Grammar from the Train
http://tinyurl.com/grammarmarch
Understanding Literature
Analyzing Poetry
http://tinyurl.com/poetrydec
Audience & Purpose
http://tinyurl.com/audienceoct
Autobiographical Genres
http://tinyurl.com/autobiographiesjan
Author's Tone
http://tinyurl.com/tonefeb
Basic Types of Conflict
http://tinyurl.com/conflictjan
Concrete Poetry
http://tinyurl.com/poetryfeb
Developing a Character
http://tinyurl.com/charactermarch
Dialogue
http://tinyurl.com/dialoguenov
Elements of Fiction
http://tinyurl.com/elementsfeb
Elements of Literature
http://tinyurl.com/literaturefeb
Elements of Plot in Stories
http://tinyurl.com/plotjan
English Terms You Should Know
http://tinyurl.com/englishtermsfeb
Figuring Out Figurative Language
http://tinyurl.com/figurativefeb
Free Verse
http://tinyurl.com/freeversejan
Genre Study
http://tinyurl.com/genrenov
How to Read a Poem Annotatively
http://tinyurl.com/readingjan
Identifying Theme
http://tinyurl.com/themeoct
Literary Devices
http://tinyurl.com/literarydevicesnov
Oh, the Irony!
http://tinyurl.com/ironynov
Poetic Devices
http://tinyurl.com/devicesjan
http://tinyurl.com/poeticdevicesoct
Poetic Devices in Song
http://tinyurl.com/PoeticDevices1207
Point of View
http://tinyurl.com/pointofviewoct
Reading Poetry: Using the Poison Tree
http://tinyurl.com/annotatejan
Satire
http://tinyurl.com/satiredec
Sentence Variety
http://tinyurl.com/sentvarietydec
Sequence
http://tinyurl.com/sequencefeb
Sonnets
http://tinyurl.com/sonnetsfeb
Subtext
http://tinyurl.com/subtextoct
Superheroes & Descriptive Language
http://tinyurl.com/superherojan
Theme
http://tinyurl.com/themejan
Tone vs. Mood
http://tinyurl.com/tonejan
Types of Poems
http://tinyurl.com/poemsfeb
Understanding Irony
http://tinyurl.com/ironyornotnov
Use of Story Maps
http://tinyurl.com/storymapmarch
What's it for--the Metaphor
http://tinyurl.com/metaphordec
Writing Complete Sentences
http://tinyurl.com/completesentnov
Writing Poetry
http://tinyurl.com/poetryjan