Helene is thus far believed to have claimed 220 lives and this number may continue to grow as communities take stock and this is only the human body count. Read More
The Research Paper Course
When you research a topic, you make yourself an expert on that topic and all the directly linked topics and subtopics. You learn about what influences and impacts it and about what it influences and impacts. Then you report and share your findings. Read More
Great Writing Made Easy: A Middle School Writing Workshop on Words & Word Choice
Choose words packed with detail that add to the image and move the story forward. Not all words add to the image, and more words slow the story down. Fewer words
speed it up. Read More
The Contrast-Comparison Paper
To categorize your facts is to put each fact into a group of similar facts and name the group for the kinds of facts it has in it, e.g., all the facts about origins in a group (folder) labeled Origins or evolution and taxonomy facts in a group (folder) labeled Evolution & Taxonomy, all those about physical characteristics in a group (folder) labeled Physical Characteristics, those on
behaviors in a group (folder) labeled Behaviors, etc. Read More
Stetser Elementary 2015 Thematic Study Writing Project
The students’ hard word culminates in this beautiful anthology of which they get a fair share of the royalties and proof that they are capable of great achievements. Read More
3rd Edition Writer’s Guide: What makes writing great?
“Written for the learners so they can teach themselves and learn on their own when there isn’t anyone around to work with them. It encourages skill acquisition, self-teaching, and independent learning while also introducing the use of a reference or guide book. Independence creates confidence which leads to greater motivation of and investment from the learner in their learning.” Read More
Stetser Elementary 2014 Thematic Study Writing Project
“Twelve foot tree,
Let me be free.
Twelve feet tall,
I will not fall.
Twelve foot tree,
Let me bee me.
Twelve feet tall,
They hit me with their all.
Twelve foot tree,
I begged on my knees.
Twelve foot tree,
Please let me be free.
Twelve foot tree,
They wouldn’t let me.”
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Trace Taylor 