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Designing Writing Assignments
by Traci Gardner
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| Grades | 9 – 12 |
| Type | Book |
| Pages | 109 |
| Published | February 2008 |
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Traci Gardner offers practical tips, starting points, and a companion website to help secondary and college teachers design effective writing assignments.
Gardner, Traci. 2008. Designing Writing Assignments. Urbana, IL: NCTE.
Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Persuading Readers with Endorsement Letters
Students explore the genre of commercial endorsements, establishing characteristics and requirements for the genre. Each student then composes an endorsement of a product, service, company, or industry.
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.
