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Darcy Goshorn said, "Innovative mashup of grammar instruction and digital badging." The work of a writing instructor never ends. Grmr.me can cut down on that work and improve student learning by providing instruction on common writing errors rather than simple correction. We call the most common errors writing felonies. Each writing felony has a video that demonstrates how to identify the error and how to correct it. Below each video are interactive quizzes that confirm a topic is mastered. Writers who pass the assessments earn a badge.

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"Making Evidence-Based Claims ELA/Literacy Units empower students with a critical reading and writing skill at the heart of the Common Core: making evidence-based claims about complex texts. These units are part of the Developing Core Proficiencies Curriculum."

Short video showing a 2 day lesson Twelth Night Collaboratively compose and perform a soliloquy How does personifying love affect how students analyze the text? See how teacher encourages active participation from audience members also & student feedback through use of tech (Looks like Google Forms)

This is a 3D cube that you can add text or writing to each side.

This would be a great activity to promote community awareness while meeting reading and writing standards. Can probably be modified into a persuasive unit.

Argument Rubric

Informative-Explanatory Rubric AZMerit

Create your own "Choose Your Own Adventure" story -------------- I can see this as a fab way to incorporate research, creativity, and critical thinking (21st century learning) with historical events. For example, what if George Washington hadn't decided to have his troops inoculated against the smallpox epidemic  during the Revolutionary War -- How would that have affected the casualty rate? -- and from there the adventure could show a possible different outcome. 

Excellent school resource