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RACES is a step by step guide for teens, offering a memory device through the acronym, offering framed sentence LAUNCHES, and providing a UNIVERSAL writing rubric for using to guide response writing and then to evaluate what was written. This method guarantees success in writing responses for any individually determined students over 12 years old and writing recovery success for disengaged writers from the 7th grade to junior college with the help of an adult. Also includes an interactive "wh

Why does the educational field seem to think that Symbolism is an advanced concept? It really is not - just the academic language labeling it, I guess. This file takes the "advanced" out of the equation and makes common sense connections for students in grades 5 and up (with standards written at the 8th grade level), giving them another tool to improving their close reading skills. This 30 minute minilesson Includes a pre\post inventory, PPT presentation, and graphics that engage. Ties in wi

The concept of THEME should not be that difficult, yet many teens, especially younger teens, often do not have enough "life" under their belts to be able to identify them quickly. Teens think that they are the only ones to experience drama, dreams, and heartbreak. Their limited age is the one thing that isolates them in their dramas. How then can we get students to look BEYOND their limited scope? Themes King is designed to fix that with specific, concrete examples, a graphic organizer, and

7 Signposts helps students quickly identify the 7 key details of an outline. As an instructional tool, it may take 35-45 minutes, and as a refresher or as another way to teach the same concept, it may take only 10-15 minutes. Once students find patterns in their English class, they will be able to better compose an essay, in quicker time, and even better analyze the texts they read, SEEKING this type of a pattern. This file is from the writer's perspective. This same pattern is found in the