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Resources to help students organize ideas
Students often have a difficult time organizing their ideas before and during writing. Here are some tips and lessons to scaffold students through this process.
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Developing a Thesis Statement
This handout for students demonstrates several iterations of improving a thesis statement.
This handout teaches students four techniques to improve thesis statements along with exercises to practice.
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Graphic Organizers
Examples of different ways to organize ideas graphically:
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Summarizing
Use these resources to teach a lesson about summarizing long or difficult readings.
Lesson Script
Handout 1
Handout 2
Reporting Verbs Handout
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