Eighth Grade Curriculum Writing Resources

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Skill Number Type of Writing Resource
T2 Short notes for a variety of communication purposes, such as thank you notes and invitations Web Resource: 

BCDOE Lesson Plan: Tech Tidbits Lesson Plan, http://www.bedfordk12tn.com/tidbitarcfeb.html

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T5 Business letter  Web Resource: Letters of Compliment and Complaint Lesson Plan, http://atozteacherstuff.com/lessons/LettersofComp.shtml  

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T10 Descriptive paragraph Web Resource: Let's Go Shopping, http://yn.la.ca.us/cec/ceclang/ceclang.02.txt 

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T18 Research paper, including paraphrasing and summarizing Web Resource: Lesson on taking notes for summarizing, http://atozteacherstuff.com/lessons/Summary.shtml 

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T19 Research paper or report, including a bibliography of sources Web Resource: Online Citation Sources, http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/citex.html 

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T24 Expository essay Web Resource: Writing an Expository Essay Using Author Profiles, http://www.cbc4kids.ca/teachers/chapter/3/default.html  

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T29 Persuasive to clearly state a  position on an issue or opinion Web Resource: Persuasive Topics (listed for a 6th Grade Class, but applicable for higher grades), http://saint-johns-brunswick.pvt.k12.me.us/student/projects/6_99la.htm 

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T32 Persuasive on a controversial issue Web Resource: The Five Paragraph Essay: Persuasive Writing, http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Atrium/1437/pers.html 

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T35 Write a poem Web Resource: Writing Japanese Poetry, http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr052.shtml   

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T36 Write a poem Web Resource: Writing Poems with Photographs, http://yn.la.ca.us/cec/ceclang/ceclang.06.txt 

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T38 Write a literary critique or book report Web Resource: Reports on Nonfiction Books, http://askeric.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Science/Environmental_Education/ENV0201.html 

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