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Power Notes - http://www.readingquest.org/strat/column.html 

Power Thinking - http://www.readingquest.org/strat/pto.html 

Some additional sites on Power Writing -
Be sure to name the Powers what Shirley calls them in her book. We want to stay consistent.

Power 1 - Main Idea/Topic/Focus (Thesis can be added for higher grades)
Power 2 - Major Supporting Ideas
Power 3 - Details - Elaboration, Examples ("talk" about the Power 2s)
Power Zeros - Add voice or extra information (can be "parallel information")

Additional Power Writing sites
http://thewritingsite.org/resources/approaches/power/default.asp

http://bonny-kate-es.knox.k12tn.net/cavewebpage/prgrph.html 

http://middleton.skokie735.k12.il.us/Instruct%20Programs/powerwriting.html 

http://www.ops.org/reading/power_writing.html 

Great sites to refer to for Power Writing with Traits!:

http://www.thewritingsite.org/resources/approaches/power/default.asp 

http://www.teachthetraits.com/index.htm 

http://www.nwrel.org/assessment/scoring.php?odelay=2&d=9 6 Traits Home Page  

Scoring Sites:
http://www.thewritingsite.org/tutorial.asp 

http://www.nwrel.org/assessment/scoringpractice.php?odelay=0&d=9

Math class writing: http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/web/2000/heal/pdf%20files/power_writing.pdf   

Using figurative language:  http://www.superconnect.com/wordsmit/compare.htm