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Grades 2–4
Sparks
Representation, Self-Advocacy, & Marley Dias

by Ashley Houston-King, 826 Digital Educator Leader

Informational

Students will learn about representation, self-advocacy, and the work of Marley Dias before writing about this young advocate.

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Grades 3–5
Lessons
Make a Change: Formal and Informal Campaigns

by Rebecca Glaser, 826 Digital Educator Leader

Persuasive

Students will use formal and informal writing to take on an issue in their community and convince others to take action.

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Grades 3–5
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Writing Alternate Worlds

by Andrea Nelson, 826DC

Fantasy/SciFi
Narrative

In this Spark, students will develop a setting that captures the environment of an alternate world.

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Grades 6–8
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State Your Claim: Argumentative Writing

by Alana Herron, 826 Digital Educator Leader

Persuasive

Students will craft an argument about a controversial topic they hold a personal connection to and record their argument to persuade their audience.

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Grades 7–8
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Concrete Poems

by Mallory Miller, 826 Digital Educator Leader

Narrative
Poetry

In this lesson, students will construct a short narrative told through concrete poems.

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Grades 3–5
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The Writer’s Notebook

by Kathy Seipp, 826 Digital Educator

Narrative

Invite students to write freely with this lesson that includes directions for students to set up a writer's journal and favorite journal prompts.

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Grades 11–12
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Philosophical Journal Prompts

by Lindsay Thompson, 826 Digital Educator Leader

Narrative

Encourage students to confront abstract, messy topics in their writing with philosophical journal prompts.

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Grades 9–12
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Fairy Tale Reconstruction

by Marini Drobish, 826 Digital Educator Leader

Narrative

This lesson invites students to write a modern day fairy tale. Students will reconstruct classic fairy tales by choosing to focus on altering one story element: setting, point of view, or resolution.

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Grades 6–8
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Authentic Dialogue

by Leah Tribbett, 826 Digital Educator Leader

Narrative

In this lesson, students tackle the art of writing authentic dialogue that reveals information about the characters, plot, and conflict.

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