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Essential Lessons to
Accelerate Student Writing
 

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PRIORITIZE THE “INFO”

Informational writing requires deep content knowledge in order to incorporate facts, explanations, and vocabulary.

ORGANIZE BY GENRE

Target the different genres of informative writing and their various characteristics.

PERSUADE & ARGUE

Craft instruction for powerful persuasives and sophisticated arguments appropriate for primary, intermediate, and secondary classrooms.

NOTE THE NARRATIVE
NON-NEGOTIABLES

Target the non-negotiables of any narrative writing unit.