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| About the Author | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| About This Book | |
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| How to Use This Book | |
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| Lists and Activities for Special Words and Word Groups | |
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| Synonyms | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 1 "My Favorite Thing to Do" | |
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| Creating Synonym Word Finds | |
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| List 1--Synonyms | |
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| Worksheet 1 | |
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| Antonyms | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 2 "A Matter of Character" | |
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| Creating Antonym Crossword Puzzles | |
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| List 2--Antonyms | |
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| Worksheet 2 | |
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| Homographs | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 3 "The Concert" | |
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| "The Event" | |
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| List 3--Homographs | |
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| Worksheet 3 | |
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| Homophones | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 4 "Jennifer's Party" | |
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| "Weathered Event" | |
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| List 4--Homophones | |
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| Worksheet 4 | |
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| Hard-to-Spell Words (Intermediate) | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 5 "A Time of Great Emotion" | |
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| Maintaining Personal Spelling Lists | |
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| List 5--Hard-to-Spell Words (Intermediate) | |
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| Worksheet 5 | |
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| Hard-to-Spell Words (Advanced) | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 6 "The Day I Met..." | |
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| Spelling Bee with a Twist | |
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| List 6--Hard-to-Spell Words (Advanced) | |
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| Worksheet 6 | |
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| Easily Confused Words | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 7 "Spaceman in the Backyard" | |
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| "The Day I Met an Alien" | |
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| List 7--Easily Confused Words | |
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| Worksheet 7 | |
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| Sound Words | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 8 "Sound Poems" | |
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| "A Listening Adventure" | |
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| List 8--Sound Words | |
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| Worksheet 8 | |
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| Compound Words | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 9 "Cookies for the Class Trip" | |
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| "How Many Can You Find?" | |
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| List 9--Compound Words | |
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| Worksheet 9 | |
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| Sensory Words | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 10 "Smelling the Roses" | |
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| "In the Eye of the Beholder" | |
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| List 10--Sensory Words | |
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| Worksheet 10 | |
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| Time Words | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 11 "An Accounting of the Day" | |
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| Writing an Autobiographical Sketch | |
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| List 11--Time Words | |
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| Worksheet 11 | |
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| Lists and Activities for Nonfiction Writing | |
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| Advertising Words | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 12 "Being an Ad Writer" | |
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| Writing a Classified Ad | |
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| List 12--Advertising Words | |
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| Worksheet 12 | |
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| Business Words | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 13 "Starting Your Own Business" | |
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| "A Profile of Success" | |
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| List 13--Business Words | |
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| Worksheet 13 | |
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| Consumer Words | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 14 "Being a Smart Consumer" | |
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| Writing a Letter to a Company | |
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| List 14--Consumer Words | |
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| Worksheet 14 | |
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| "Sample Business-Letter Forms" | |
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| Craft Words | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 15 "I Made It" | |
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| "The How and Why of Doing a Craft" | |
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| List 15--Craft Words | |
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| Worksheet 15 | |
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| Ecology Words | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 16 "A Speech About the Environment" | |
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| "Changing Places" | |
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| List 16--Ecology Words | |
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| Worksheet 16 | |
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| Education Words | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 17 "What's Right and Wrong with My School" | |
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| "If I Were a Teacher" | |
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| List 17--Education Words | |
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| Worksheet 17 | |
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| Food Words | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 18 "It's Time to Feast" | |
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| Making a Meal Plan | |
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| List 18--Food Words | |
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| Worksheet 18 | |
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| Words of Government and Politics | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 19 "Personal Policies" | |
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| "A Student Bill of Rights" | |
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| List 19--Words of Government and Politics | |
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| Worksheet 19 | |
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| Health Words | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 20 "A Subject of Health" | |
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| "How to Get Along with People" | |
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| List 20--Health Words | |
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| Worksheet 20 | |
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| HistoryWords | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 21 "I Was There" | |
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| "I Wish I Lived Back Then" | |
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| List 21--History Words | |
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| Worksheet 21 | |
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| Hobby Words | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 22 "My Hobby" | |
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| Writing About After-School Hobbies | |
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| List 22--Hobby Words | |
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| Worksheet 22 | |
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| Math Words | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 23 "A Time for Math" | |
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| "When Two and Two Do Not Equal Four" | |
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| List 23--Math Words | |
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| Worksheet 23 | |
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| Music Words | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 24 "My Kind of Music" | |
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| Making Music | |
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| List 24--Music Words | |
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| Worksheet 24 | |
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| Words of Newspapers and Magazines | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 25 "Get the Scoop!" | |
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| Writing an Editorial | |
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| List 25--Words of Newspapers and Magazines | |
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| Worksheet 25 | |
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| "Tips for Effective Interviews" | |
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| Science Words | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 26 "Writing About Science" | |
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| Recording an Observation | |
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| List 26--Science Words | |
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| Worksheet 26 | |
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| Sports Words | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 27 "The Rules and Strategies of the Game" | |
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| Being a Sportswriter | |
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| List 27--Sports Words | |
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| Worksheet 27 | |
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| Travel Words | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 28 "Traveling Around" | |
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| Taking an Imaginary Trip | |
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| List 28--Travel Words | |
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| Worksheet 28 | |
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| Lists and Activities for Fiction Writing | |
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| Words of Adventure and Romance | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 29 "The Continuing Adventures of ..." | |
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| Writing About the Complete Character | |
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| List 29--Words of Adventure and Romance | |
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| Worksheet 29 | |
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| Words of Folklore | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 30 "Inventing a Folktale" | |
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| "A Local Legend" | |
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| List 30--Words of Folklore | |
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| Worksheet 30 | |
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| Words of Mythology | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 31 "A Modern Myth" | |
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| Writing Nature Myths | |
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| List 31--Words of Mythology | |
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| Worksheet 31 | |
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| Words of Plays | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 32 "Writing a Play" | |
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| Reviewing a Play | |
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| List 32--Words of Plays | |
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| Worksheet 32 | |
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| "A Simple Structure for a Play" | |
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| "Play Format" | |
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| Words of Science Fiction and Fantasy | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 33 "A Story About the Fantastic" | |
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| Reviewing Science Fiction or Fantasy | |
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| List 33--Words of Science Fiction and Fantasy | |
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| Worksheet 33 | |
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| Words of Screenplays | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 34 "My Movie" | |
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| Being a Critic of the Big Screen | |
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| List 34--Words of Screenplays | |
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| Worksheet 34 | |
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| "Screenplay Format" | |
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| Spy, Detective, and Mystery Words | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 35 "Creating a Hero" | |
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| "A Mysterious Occurrence" | |
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| List 35--Spy, Detective, and Mystery Words | |
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| Worksheet 35 | |
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| Western Words | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 36 "Writing a Western" | |
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| "Going Back in Time" | |
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| List 36--Western Words | |
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| Worksheet 36 | |
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| Lists and Activities for Writing Style | |
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| Phrases of Alliteration | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 37 "Personal Poetry" | |
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| "A Big Storm" | |
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| List 37--Phrases of Alliteration | |
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| Worksheet 37 | |
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| Cliches | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 38 "The Major Mix-up" | |
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| "Mistakes Parents Make and What Can Be Done About Them" | |
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| List 38--Cliches | |
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| Worksheet 38 | |
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| Idioms | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 39 "The Surprise Party" | |
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| Conducting an Idiom Scavenger Hunt | |
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| List 39--Idioms | |
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| Worksheet 39 | |
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| Figures of Speech | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 40 "An Enjoyable Day" | |
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| Writing a Nightmare Poem | |
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| List 40--Figures of Speech | |
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| Worksheet 40 | |
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| Jargon | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 41 "Planning Your Future" | |
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| Having Fun with Jargon | |
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| List 41--Jargon | |
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| Worksheet 41 | |
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| Overblown (Redundant) Phrases | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 42 "The Big Test" | |
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| Creating Images | |
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| List 42--Overblown (Redundant) Phrases | |
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| Worksheet 42 | |
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| Sequential Words and Phrases | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 43 "A Great Responsibility" | |
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| "Follow My Directions" | |
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| List 43--Sequential Words and Phrases | |
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| Worksheet 43 | |
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| Transitional Words and Phrases | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 44 "Highlights" | |
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| "Why Students Succeed (or Fail)" | |
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| List 44--Transitional Words and Phrases | |
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| Worksheet 44 | |
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| Rules, Checklists, and Activities for Student Writers | |
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| Parts of Speech | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 45 "Finding All the Parts" | |
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| "Cyber World" | |
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| List 45--Parts of Speech | |
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| Worksheet 45 | |
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| Sentences, Fragments, and Run-ons | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 46 "The Decision" | |
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| "An Admirable Profession" | |
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| List 46--Sentences, Fragments, and Run-ons | |
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| Worksheet 46 | |
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| Rules for Capitalization | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 47 "A Capital Idea" | |
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| Writing About an Imaginary Pet | |
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| List 47--Rules for Capitalization | |
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| Worksheet 47 | |
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| Rules for Punctuation | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 48 "Punctuation Corrector" | |
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| Writing Without Punctuation | |
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| List 48--Rules for Punctuation | |
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| Worksheet 48 | |
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| Spelling Rules | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 49 "A Spelling Challenge" | |
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| Creating Student-Generated Spelling Quizzes | |
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| List 49--Spelling Rules | |
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| Worksheet 49 | |
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| Irregular Verbs | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 50 "And the Correct Verb Is ..." | |
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| Writing About Exceptions to the Ordinary | |
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| List 50--Irregular Verbs | |
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| Worksheet 50 | |
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| Verb Tenses | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 51 "About Time ..." | |
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| "A Wish" | |
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| List 51--Verb Tenses | |
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| Worksheet 51 | |
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| Major Categories of Pronouns | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 52 "Pick Your Pronouns" | |
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| "A Family Tradition" | |
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| List 52--Major Categories of Pronouns | |
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| Worksheet 52 | |
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| Common Prepositions | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 53 "Preposition Hunt" | |
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| "An Ideal Job" | |
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| List 53--Common Prepositions | |
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| Worksheet 53 | |
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| Prewriting Checklist | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 54 "It's Your Pick" | |
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| Writing About Changes | |
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| List 54--Prewriting Checklist | |
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| Worksheet 54 | |
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| "Simple Outline Format" | |
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| Target Audience Checklist | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 55 "A Personal Message" | |
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| Persuading Your Peers | |
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| List 55--Target Audience Checklist | |
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| Worksheet 55 | |
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| Checklist for Organizing Nonfiction | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 56 "A Person Who Made a Difference in My Life" | |
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| "Reviewing in Groups" | |
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| List 56--Checklist for Organizing Nonfiction | |
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| Worksheet 56 | |
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| Checklist for Revision | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 57 "It's Tough Being Young" and Worksheet 57a, "Revision Rating Sheet" | |
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| Revising the Essay | |
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| List 57--Checklist for Revision | |
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| Worksheet 57 | |
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| Worksheet 57a | |
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| Checklist for Revising Fiction | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 58 "The Guest" | |
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| Self-Editing | |
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| List 58--Checklist for Revising Fiction | |
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| Worksheet 58 | |
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| Proofreading Checklist | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Worksheet 59 "The New Kid in Town" | |
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| Proofreading Practice | |
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| List 59--Proofreading Checklist | |
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| Worksheet 59 | |
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| Special Lists for Student Writers | |
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| Traits of Good Writers | |
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| Story Parts | |
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| Guidelines for Finding Ideas for Writing | |
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| 100 Writing Cues | |
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| Editor's Proofreading Marks | |
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| Types of Writing | |
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| Common Writing Mistakes (and How to Fix them) | |
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| Guidelines for Writing a Query Letter | |
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| Manuscript Preparation | |
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| Markets for the Writing of Students | |
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| Web Sites for Student Writers | |
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| Writer's Glossary | |
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| The Writing Process | |
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| Bibliography Format | |
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| Footnote/Endnote Format | |
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| Formats for Citing Electronic Sources | |
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| Books for Students About Writers and Writing | |
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| Common Abbreviations | |
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| State Postal Abbreviations | |
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| Common Initializations and Acronyms | |
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| Plagiarism and How to Avoid It | |
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| Steps for Doing a Research Paper | |
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| Ways to Improve Your Scores on Writing Tests | |
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| Special Lists for Teachers | |
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| Promoting the "Write" Atmosphere | |
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| Books and Resources About Teaching Writing | |
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| Grading the Writing of Your Students | |
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| Questions to Help Focus Writing Topics | |
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| Writing Activities for Other Subjects | |
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| Ways to Publish the Writing of Your Students | |
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| Guidelines for Writer's Conferences | |
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| Self-Appraisal for Teachers of Writing | |