| About the Writing Skills Curriculum Library |
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| About Unit 4 |
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| Teacher's Correction Marks |
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| SECTION ONE APPROACHING A SUBJECT |
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Looking Within (and Without) |
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Topic selection inventory |
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We Think Alike (and Differently) |
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Brainstorming Into a Composition |
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Brainstorming ... The Start of the Writing Process |
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15 | (1) |
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Cooperative Listing of Ideas |
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Cooperative learning brainstorming |
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Eavesdropping at the Mall |
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18 | (2) |
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20 | (1) |
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21 | (1) |
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22 | (3) |
| SECTION TWO RESEARCH |
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25 | (1) |
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26 | (1) |
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27 | (1) |
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Magazines as research sources |
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Matching the Title and the First Line |
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30 | (1) |
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31 | (1) |
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32 | (1) |
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33 | (1) |
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34 | (1) |
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``Researching the Answers'' Contest |
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37 | (1) |
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38 | (1) |
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Selecting a topic's content |
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39 | (1) |
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Storing research information |
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| SECTION THREE TOPICS AND TOPIC SENTENCES |
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43 | (1) |
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Listing and selecting topics |
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Taking a Closer Look at Yourself |
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Personal areas of interest |
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Finding the 26 Topics from A to Z |
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Twenty-five Hidden Topics |
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47 | (1) |
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Selecting a topic's details |
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48 | (1) |
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Brainstorming for details |
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49 | (1) |
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50 | (1) |
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Topic, Subtopics, and Facts |
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Differentiating topics, subtopics, and facts |
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51 | (1) |
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Developing supportive evidence |
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52 | (2) |
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54 | (1) |
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Constructing Effective Topic Sentences |
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55 | (2) |
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Opening Lines of Magazine Articles |
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57 | (2) |
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Recognizing a Thesis Statement |
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59 | (1) |
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Improving Thesis Statements |
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Writing more effective thesis statements |
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60 | (1) |
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Flipping Through for the Next Writing |
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61 | (4) |
| SECTION FOUR ORGANIZING |
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Organizing the Five Groups |
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66 | (1) |
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67 | (1) |
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68 | (1) |
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70 | (1) |
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71 | (1) |
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72 | (1) |
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Making Sense With Topic Outlines |
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73 | (1) |
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Stepping Into Organization |
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Organizing and writing directions |
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Putting F. Scott Fitzgerald Together |
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Grouping and paragraphing writing |
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76 | (1) |
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77 | (2) |
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79 | (4) |
| SECTION FIVE SKILLS |
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83 | (2) |
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Checking Out the Sentences |
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86 | (1) |
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87 | (1) |
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``The More Exact Verbs'' Magic Square |
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The Declaration of Independence |
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91 | (1) |
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92 | (1) |
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93 | (1) |
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What Do They Have in Common? |
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Writing Headlines and Summaries |
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97 | (2) |
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99 | (4) |
| SECTION SIX TYPES OF WRITING |
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103 | (1) |
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104 | (1) |
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105 | (1) |
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106 | (1) |
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107 | (1) |
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108 | (2) |
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Organizing Some Writing Situations |
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110 | (1) |
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111 | (1) |
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112 | (1) |
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113 | (1) |
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Ideas for Comparing and Contrasting |
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Comparison-contrast writing |
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114 | (1) |
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Please Explain How to Do It |
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116 | (1) |
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117 | (1) |
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118 | (3) |
| Answer Key |
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