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Grade 10, Writing Std # 19: Exhibit proficiency in the use of the writing process in four modes of writing. Writing Process: Prewriting Drafting Revising Editing Publishing

Lesson Plans: Outside the box Students produce an e-story Tales of Edgar Allan Poe Students analyze characters and plots including psychology involved in Poe's stories or poems Formal Outlining Students brainstorm and write main ideas, themes, topics, and thesis statements for an analytical essay You're the Top! Pop Culture Then and Now This lesson, appropriate for most secondary classrooms, entails writing about present-day pop culture as well as learning about pop culture of the past by using Cole Porter’s song “You’re the Top!” (1934) to touch on many issues relevant to a language arts classroom, especially the literary technique of cataloguing.

Resources: Paradigm Online Writing Assistant Comprehensive, interactive online writing guide Anti-Plagiarism Strategies for Research Papers Strategies used to combat plagiarism on research papers
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