Writing

RESOURCES FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL WRITING:

PDF: Middle School Writing Style Handbook

CITING SOURCES:

Webpage: Citing SourcesPDF: Textual Evidence Sentence StartersWebpage: Sentence Starters for Quotes

SOURCE VALIDITY:

PDF: Applying the CRAAP Test, CSU ChicoWebsite: The Media Bias ChartPDF: SEER (Source Educational Evaluation Rubric)Website: Media Bias Fact Check

FORMAL STYLE:

Web Article: Formal Writing Voice (Advanced)Web Article: Establish and Maintain a Formal Style (Easier)

TRANSITIONS:Flocabulary Video: Transitions (log-in required)PDF: Using Transitions Effectively

FORMS OF ADDRESS:Website: On-Line Guide to Forms of Address (Mrs. Salcedo's Pick)Website: Forms of Address, Infoplease (Less comprehensive)Website: Official Forms of Address, Emily Post

PROFESSIONAL DOCUMENTS:

Argumentative Writing:

MODEL TEXTS:

Article: Students Who Lose Recess Are the Ones Who Need It The Most, Jessica Lahey, The New York TimesArticle: School Suspensions Don't Work. It's Time for Something Better., David Bulley, The Boston Globe

ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING TIPS:

Website: Monroe's Motivated Sequence

WRITING A CLAIM:

Flocabulary Video: Writing a Thesis (Requires log-in) Note: This video refers to the claim as a thesis. RMMS has chosen to refer to the thesis of an argumentative text as a "claim." A claim is one type of thesis.

TONE:

Webpage: Objective ToneWebpage: OWL at Perdue, Tone in Business Writing

SUGGESTED TOPICS:

PDF: Prompts for Argument Writing

Informational Writing:

INFORMATIONAL WRITING STRUCTURE:

Slides (PDF): Informational Text OrganizationVideo: Introductory ParagraphBlog Post: Beginning an Informative Essay

CONCLUDING SENTENCES:

Web Article: Concluding SentenceWeb Article: How to Define a Concluding Sentence (Spammy)

RESEARCHING:

Video: Developing a Research QuestionPDF: Keys to Questioning, Keys to LearningWeb Article: How to Write a Research Question

WORKS CITED:

Webpage: OWL at Perdue, MLA Works CitedWebpage: Citation Machine (Spammy, but works)Video: How to Make an MLA Works Cited in Word Blog: How to Cite a Listenwise Audio Story

Narrative Writing:

DIALOGUE:

PDF: Words to Use Instead of SAID

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