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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Minilesson
   Alliteration in Headline Poems
   Students will be introduced to the term alliteration and create a headline poem consisting of 25 words that contain at least three examples of alliteration.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Minilesson
   Audience, Purpose, and Language Use in Electronic Messages
   Students explore using electronic messaging and Internet abbreviations for specific purposes and examine the importance of using a more formal style of writing based on their audience.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Minilesson
   Character Clash: A Minilesson on Paragraphing and Dialogue
   Students learn about paragraphing conventions in dialogue by revising their own writing.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Minilesson
   Every Punctuation Mark Matters: A Minilesson on Semicolons
   Students analyze stylistic choices and grammar use in authentic writing, focusing on the use of the semicolon in Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail."
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Minilesson
   Inside or Outside? A Minilesson on Quotation Marks and More
   Students often question whether a punctuation mark goes inside or outside the quotation marks, especially when writing dialogue. This lesson helps students identify the conventions and apply them to their text.