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About the five features of effective writing
An explanation of the "Five Features of Effective Writing" model (focus, organization, support and elaboration, style, and conventions) with links to detailed articles, lesson plans, and exemplars of student writing.
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Digital literature
Electronic books offer numerous benefits: They're usually searchable, they can be made instantly accessible to the visually impaired, they're often free, and, perhaps best of all, they're accessible right now. This list compiles some of the best sources for finding great works of literature on the Web.
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Folktales and Fairy Tales
We all had favorite folktales we learned when we were growing up. LEARN NC has compiled a selection of instructional resources to teach students of all ages about folktales and fairy tales.
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Learning to Read
Young children love to be read to and look forward to reading themselves. This sampling of resources provide activities that are fun and stimulate interest in reading.
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Lesson plans for teaching conventions
A collection of LEARN NC's lesson plans for teaching conventions, the fifth of the five features of effective writing.
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Lesson plans for teaching focus
A collection of LEARN NC's lesson plans for teaching focus, the first of the five features of effective writing.
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Lesson plans for teaching organization
A collection of LEARN NC's lesson plans for teaching organization, the second of the five features of effective writing.
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Lesson plans for teaching style
A collection of LEARN NC's lesson plans for teaching style, the fourth of the five features of effective writing.
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Lesson plans for teaching support and elaboration
A collection of LEARN NC's lesson plans for teaching support and elaboration, the third of the five features of effective writing.
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Poetry
This compendium of poetry resources from our collections includes many great websites, articles, and lesson plans.
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