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Claim, Evidence, Reasoning (CER) Strategy

CER gives students a clear structure for writing persuasive or argumentative explanations by guiding them to make a claim, back it up with evidence, and explain the reasoning that connects the two.
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Fact, Understanding, Evidence, Link (FUEL) Strategy

FUEL is a writing strategy that supports informational and argumentative writing by guiding students through four components to build clear, organized paragraphs, which include writing a topic sentence, explaining their thinking, supporting with evidence, and creating a logical conclusion.
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Pick Ideas, Organize, Write and Say More (POW) Strategy

POW is a foundational SRSD planning strategy that helps students brainstorm and organize their ideas before drafting and serves as a simple, versatile starting point for more complex strategies.
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Preview, List, Assign numbers, Note, Search (PLANS) Strategy

PLANS is a step-by-step strategy for informational and expository writing that helps students organize their thinking before drafting by previewing goals, listing main ideas with the FRAME organizer, assigning an order, noting ideas in full sentences, and searching for errors.
SIM Paragraph Writing Strategy SCRIBE PENS

The SIM Paragraph Writing Strategy (SCRIBE, PENS)

With the Paragraph Writing Strategy, students learn to list ideas related to a topic; plan the point of view and verb tense to be used in the paragraph; plan the sequence in which ideas will be expressed; and write a variety of topic, detail, and clincher sentences.
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Topic, Important, Detailed, Ending (TIDE) Strategy

TIDE is a practical strategy for planning and writing informative or expository paragraphs by giving students a clear, repeatable framework for organizing their ideas and making their writing structured and easy to follow.
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Claim, Evidence, Reasoning (CER) Strategy

CER gives students a clear structure for writing persuasive or argumentative explanations by guiding them to make a claim, back it up with evidence, and explain the reasoning that connects the two.
Focus, Understand, Evidence, and Link (FUEL) strategy man putting gas in car

Fact, Understanding, Evidence, Link (FUEL) Strategy

FUEL is a writing strategy that supports informational and argumentative writing by guiding students through four components to build clear, organized paragraphs, which include writing a topic sentence, explaining their thinking, supporting with evidence, and creating a logical conclusion.
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Pick Ideas, Organize, Write and Say More (POW) Strategy

POW is a foundational SRSD planning strategy that helps students brainstorm and organize their ideas before drafting and serves as a simple, versatile starting point for more complex strategies.
Preview, List, Assign, Note, Search (PLANS) Strategy Eyes, clipboard, person moving post its, post it, magnifying glass

Preview, List, Assign numbers, Note, Search (PLANS) Strategy

PLANS is a step-by-step strategy for informational and expository writing that helps students organize their thinking before drafting by previewing goals, listing main ideas with the FRAME organizer, assigning an order, noting ideas in full sentences, and searching for errors.
SIM Paragraph Writing Strategy SCRIBE PENS

The SIM Paragraph Writing Strategy (SCRIBE, PENS)

With the Paragraph Writing Strategy, students learn to list ideas related to a topic; plan the point of view and verb tense to be used in the paragraph; plan the sequence in which ideas will be expressed; and write a variety of topic, detail, and clincher sentences.
Topic Sentence, Important Evidence, Detailed Explanation, Ending Sentence (TIDE) Strategy wave

Topic, Important, Detailed, Ending (TIDE) Strategy

TIDE is a practical strategy for planning and writing informative or expository paragraphs by giving students a clear, repeatable framework for organizing their ideas and making their writing structured and easy to follow.

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Claim, Evidence, Reasoning (CER) Strategy

CER gives students a clear structure for writing persuasive or argumentative explanations by guiding them to make a claim, back it up with evidence, and explain the reasoning that connects the two.
Focus, Understand, Evidence, and Link (FUEL) strategy man putting gas in car

Fact, Understanding, Evidence, Link (FUEL) Strategy

FUEL is a writing strategy that supports informational and argumentative writing by guiding students through four components to build clear, organized paragraphs, which include writing a topic sentence, explaining their thinking, supporting with evidence, and creating a logical conclusion.
Pick My Ideas, Organize My Notes, Write and Say More (POW) Strategy Boxing glove

Pick Ideas, Organize, Write and Say More (POW) Strategy

POW is a foundational SRSD planning strategy that helps students brainstorm and organize their ideas before drafting and serves as a simple, versatile starting point for more complex strategies.
Cherry on top, pick, list, evaluate, analyze, supply, end (PLEASE) strategy

Pick, List, Evaluate, Activate, Supply, End (PLEASE) Strategy

PLEASE is a planning and drafting strategy designed for informative and expository writing to help students effectively plan and organize a paragraph through clear, step-by-step tasks, including incorporating self-regulation techniques like goal setting.
SIM Paragraph Writing Strategy SCRIBE PENS

The SIM Paragraph Writing Strategy (SCRIBE, PENS)

With the Paragraph Writing Strategy, students learn to list ideas related to a topic; plan the point of view and verb tense to be used in the paragraph; plan the sequence in which ideas will be expressed; and write a variety of topic, detail, and clincher sentences.
Topic Sentence, Important Evidence, Detailed Explanation, Ending Sentence (TIDE) Strategy wave

Topic, Important, Detailed, Ending (TIDE) Strategy

TIDE is a practical strategy for planning and writing informative or expository paragraphs by giving students a clear, repeatable framework for organizing their ideas and making their writing structured and easy to follow.
Claim, Evidence, Reasoning Woman with megaphone, detective, woman with book

Claim, Evidence, Reasoning (CER) Strategy

CER gives students a clear structure for writing persuasive or argumentative explanations by guiding them to make a claim, back it up with evidence, and explain the reasoning that connects the two.
Focus, Understand, Evidence, and Link (FUEL) strategy man putting gas in car

Fact, Understanding, Evidence, Link (FUEL) Strategy

FUEL is a writing strategy that supports informational and argumentative writing by guiding students through four components to build clear, organized paragraphs, which include writing a topic sentence, explaining their thinking, supporting with evidence, and creating a logical conclusion.
Pick My Ideas, Organize My Notes, Write and Say More (POW) Strategy Boxing glove

Pick Ideas, Organize, Write and Say More (POW) Strategy

POW is a foundational SRSD planning strategy that helps students brainstorm and organize their ideas before drafting and serves as a simple, versatile starting point for more complex strategies.
Cherry on top, pick, list, evaluate, analyze, supply, end (PLEASE) strategy

Pick, List, Evaluate, Activate, Supply, End (PLEASE) Strategy

PLEASE is a planning and drafting strategy designed for informative and expository writing to help students effectively plan and organize a paragraph through clear, step-by-step tasks, including incorporating self-regulation techniques like goal setting.
SIM Paragraph Writing Strategy SCRIBE PENS

The SIM Paragraph Writing Strategy (SCRIBE, PENS)

With the Paragraph Writing Strategy, students learn to list ideas related to a topic; plan the point of view and verb tense to be used in the paragraph; plan the sequence in which ideas will be expressed; and write a variety of topic, detail, and clincher sentences.
Topic Sentence, Important Evidence, Detailed Explanation, Ending Sentence (TIDE) Strategy wave

Topic, Important, Detailed, Ending (TIDE) Strategy

TIDE is a practical strategy for planning and writing informative or expository paragraphs by giving students a clear, repeatable framework for organizing their ideas and making their writing structured and easy to follow.

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Claim, Evidence, Reasoning (CER) Strategy

CER gives students a clear structure for writing persuasive or argumentative explanations by guiding them to make a claim, back it up with evidence, and explain the reasoning that connects the two.
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Compare Diagnose Operate (CDO) Strategy

CDO is a structured, sentence-level revision and editing strategy that guides students to evaluate their writing for clarity and coherence by prompting them to compare what they meant to say with what they actually wrote.
Focus, Understand, Evidence, and Link (FUEL) strategy man putting gas in car

Fact, Understanding, Evidence, Link (FUEL) Strategy

FUEL is a writing strategy that supports informational and argumentative writing by guiding students through four components to build clear, organized paragraphs, which include writing a topic sentence, explaining their thinking, supporting with evidence, and creating a logical conclusion.
Pick My Ideas, Organize My Notes, Write and Say More (POW) Strategy Boxing glove

Pick Ideas, Organize, Write and Say More (POW) Strategy

POW is a foundational SRSD planning strategy that helps students brainstorm and organize their ideas before drafting and serves as a simple, versatile starting point for more complex strategies.
Claim, Evidence, Reasoning Woman with megaphone, detective, woman with book

Claim, Evidence, Reasoning (CER) Strategy

CER gives students a clear structure for writing persuasive or argumentative explanations by guiding them to make a claim, back it up with evidence, and explain the reasoning that connects the two.
Compare, Diagnose, Operate (CDO) Strategy scale doctor surgery

Compare Diagnose Operate (CDO) Strategy

CDO is a structured, sentence-level revision and editing strategy that guides students to evaluate their writing for clarity and coherence by prompting them to compare what they meant to say with what they actually wrote.
Focus, Understand, Evidence, and Link (FUEL) strategy man putting gas in car

Fact, Understanding, Evidence, Link (FUEL) Strategy

FUEL is a writing strategy that supports informational and argumentative writing by guiding students through four components to build clear, organized paragraphs, which include writing a topic sentence, explaining their thinking, supporting with evidence, and creating a logical conclusion.
Pick My Ideas, Organize My Notes, Write and Say More (POW) Strategy Boxing glove

Pick Ideas, Organize, Write and Say More (POW) Strategy

POW is a foundational SRSD planning strategy that helps students brainstorm and organize their ideas before drafting and serves as a simple, versatile starting point for more complex strategies.