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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Recurring Lesson
   Get the GIST: A Summarizing Strategy for Any Content Area
   GIST is a summarizing technique that can be used in any content area. Students will learn and apply the strategy while doing online research and writing activities on news stories.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Recurring Lesson
   Guided Comprehension in Action: Teaching Summarizing With the Bio-Cube
   Students learn the ins and outs of writing biographies by researching a contemporary or historical figure and writing a summary.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Recurring Lesson
   Shared Experiences, Individual Impressions: Buddies Create PowerPoint Stories
   Stories and snapshots of school-related experiences are the perfect sources of inspiration for students as they create PowerPoint presentations with the help of an older student.
   
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Recurring Lesson
   Tell Me Your Story: Video-Inspired Vocabulary Writing
   Students watch a sample of artistic video clips online and respond through creative writing while using the vocabulary words they are currently studying.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Recurring Lesson
   Weekly Writer's Blogs: Building a Reflective Community of Support
   Students explore the conventions of blog writing while using it to self-reflect on their writing and communicate with classmates about each other's reflections.