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Inventors and Scientists

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students research a scientific breakthrough. For this science lesson, students write an essay on a technology that has changed the world.
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Quilt Codes

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students list criteria to evaluate credible historical sources and defend their criteria in an essay. In this historical sources lesson plan, students review information of historical sources as well as the facts and pictures.
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Indianapolis Government

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students read about a girl who takes a trip during the time of the State Capital moving to Indianapolis and then write their own essay about a trip that they took. For this Indianapolis Government lesson plan, students use maps and...
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Peer Editing and Revising

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore language arts by revising essays. In this writing process lesson, 6th graders discuss the importance of editing their writing in order to create the best possible draft. Students write a 5 paragraph essay which a...
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Two Trustworthy Texans

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars read essays.  For this character education lesson, students read about two Texans, answer question about them and discuss their contributions.
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Persuasion: Analyzing Persuasive Writing

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine and create persuasive essays. In this writing lesson plan students engage in activities that allow them to understand how a persuasive essay is constructed so they may compose their own.
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Essay of Viewpoints

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Student examine friendships. In this writing instructional activity, students write about viewpoints of friendship. Students view pictures of friendship and write about the viewpoint of each picture.
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Writing a Good Introduction

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use a list of transitional words and hooks in order to write a good introduction. In this writing lesson plan, 5th graders view and discuss a PowerPoint presentation on introductions.
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Causes of the Civil War

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders write an essay describing one of the main causes of the Civil War. In this Civil War lesson plan, 8th graders discuss the Civil War and then write an essay on it.
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Natural Resource Wars - who will be the winner

For Students 5th - 10th
In this natural resources worksheet, students read articles about natural resources and write an essay about the issue they choose. Students answer 4 questions in their essay.
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Comparing Themes and Plots

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students compare theme and plot in two short stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne. In this theme and plot analysis lesson, students read Young Goodman Brown and The Minister's Black Veil  as well as take notes about the theme and plot for each...
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Characters in Nathaniel Hawthorne's Stories

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Pupils read literature by Nathaniel Hawthorne and write an essay comparing the main characters in the two stories. In this character analysis activity, students read the stories Young Goodman Brown and The Minister's Black Veil. Pupils...
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Learning About Weather

For Teachers 1st
First graders investigate natural weather disasters by writing an essay.  In this weather lesson, 1st graders research one aspect of dangerous weather such as hurricanes, snow, floods, etc.  Students take notes on their research and...
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Learning About Hurricanes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students write an outline of facts about hurricanes to include in an essay.  In this research essay lesson plan, students use science books and research hurricanes to gather the information for their essay.
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A Christmas Memory

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students write an essay about a special Christmas memory they have. In this Christmas essay lesson, students use vivid description to write an essay about a special Christmas memory they have.
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Agriculture in Motion

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders write a poem and an essay about the machines they have learned about that are used in agriculture. In this machines lesson plan, 6th graders compare different kinds of machines and discuss the economic impact machines in...
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What Does Christmas Mean To Me?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students write an essay about Christmas. In this holiday lesson, students write about what Christmas means to them. They include some ways that they have given to others during the season and proofread their own work. 
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Conflicts Among People

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners explore the topic of conflict. In this literature lesson, students read  and discuss the central issues in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," "The Flesh and the Spirit," and "Somnambulism." Learners write an essay.
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The Sun Also Rises by Earnest Hemingway

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore The Sun Also Rises by Earnest Hemingway. In this characterization lesson, students make notations about the characters as they read the book. Students write an essay on the characters Robert Cohn, Jake Barnes, and Brett...
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Introducing the Essay: Twain, Douglass, and American Non-Fiction

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Learners analyze American essayists Mark Twain and Frederick Douglass in an introduction to American literary non-fiction writing. In this essay history instructional activity, students identify methods for writing essays. Learners read...
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students write a literary response essay to Maya Angelou's novel, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In this literary response lesson, students complete pre-writing activities, discuss the rubric for the essay, and visit the given websites...
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Fahrenheit 451: Social Criticism

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students write a four paragraph essay that tells about two things in society that Ray Bradbury criticizes in the book, Fahrenheit 451. In this social criticism lesson, students develop a thesis based on their reading of the book and...
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Flowering Plants

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students take notes and write an essay on a video they watch about flowering plants. In this flowering plants lesson plan, students take their notes and organize them in order to write an appropriate essay about the topic.
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Long Term Temperature Changes Essay

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners interview Elders in their community about how temperature changes have affected their lives. In this temperature change lesson plan, students interview the Elders about the societal and environmental changes that have occurred...