Tag: essay
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Remaining Nameless
How writing anonymous personal narrative essays transformed a Bronx classroom.
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Writing by & about Latinx & Hispanic Writers
Recommended lesson plans, resources, interviews, & essays.
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Breaking Through with Poetry
The teacher as writer.
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Defining the Self in College Application Essays
Exploring identity through the senses.
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Bats in the Belfry
by Jayden (7th grade)
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I Am Good Vibes
Personal Narrative Essays
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Unexpected Greatness
An anthology of student writing.
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The Untold Truth About 5th Grade
Anthology of Poetry
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I Am Someone
An Anthology of Student Personal Narrative Essays
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As If We Were Gods
An Anthology of Student Writing
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I Am Here To Win
Anthology of Writing
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The College Application Essay as a Descriptive Narrative
A lesson to help students generate ideas and practice writing college application essays.
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Rants
Not just for complaining!
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Danger: Monkeys on the Bus!
An anthology of student writing.
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Writing in the Wild
Beyond the 5-Paragraph Essay
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The Future Shines through Harlem Streets
An student anthology of college essays and career poems.
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Avoiding Plagiarism
The Melania Trump speech.
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The Art of the Manifesto
The beginning of the 20th century witnessed what Mary Ann Caws has called "The Manifesto Moment."
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Lesson Plan for Riddles and Arguments
Encouraging students to have fun with names and introductions
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Undercovering Students’ Stories
I tell my students that the essay is the gate.
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Personal Narrative Essay
Olivia Birdsall invites students to select a topic for a Cause-Effect/Before-After essay
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Constancy and Change, Humans in Their Environment
Needs and tradeoffs.
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In The Classroom
The Megaphonic Voice
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Ain’t I a Teacher?
Teaching persuasive writing inspired by Sojourner Truth’s “Ain’t I a Woman?”