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Thursday, March 27th 2008
Oral Language ( SOLs 11.1/11.2)
preparing to prove your point
establishing main points
elements of a paragraph
transitional words and phrases
transitional words/phrases 2
effective introductions/conclusions
speaking/debating skills
speech delivery
Writing and Grammar (SOLs 11.7/11.8/11.9)
writing project
map/letter activities
persuasive writing tips
5 paragraph persuasive essay
essay topics
strategies
problem-solving writing
academy persuasive techniques
ABCs of poetry
audience-persuasive letters
subject-verb agreement
I Hear My School Singing model
persuading an audience
collaborative writing
speech planning
speech writing
basic essat writing
eight parts of speech (video)
Reading Analysis (SOLs 11.3/11.4/11.5/11.6)
folk literature
"To Build a Fire" lesson
making predictions
character traits analysis
author style of writing
great books
novel guide
great writers
E.A. Poe (video)
reflections on Gettysburg address (video)
Herman Melville (video)
Melville's Moby Dick (video)
Twain's Huck Finn (video)
Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter (video)
Native American folktales (video)
Thoreau's Walden (video)
Mark Twain (video)
E. A. Poe (video 2)
Wordsworth (video)
Walt Whitman (video)
Steinbeck (video)
Research (SOL 11.10)
MLA citation examples
citing electronic sources
avoiding plagiarism
detecting plagiarism in student writing
plagiarism resource site
Oral Language ( SOLs 11.1/11.2)Writing and Grammar (SOLs 11.7/11.8/11.9)Reading Analysis (SOLs 11.3/11.4/11.5/11.6)