Curated OER
Settling Down in a New Country
Young scholars explore environments by researching foreign countries. For this immigration lesson, students complete worksheets describing the many steps needed for an immigrant to become a citizen in a new country. Young scholars...
Curated OER
Cinquain Poems
Learners write five-line, diamond shaped poems that are very easy to write then submit one through an automatic PIZZAZZ form.
Curated OER
Writing and Responding to a Prompt
Eighth graders explore the writing process. They respond to the prompt "if I had a million dollars I would..." Students brainstorm ideas they could write about and they use the writing check list as they write.
Curated OER
Participial Adjectives 2
In this participial adjectives instructional activity, students are asked to fill in the blanks using the correct form of the adjective provided.
Curated OER
Wagons West
Students assume the personality of a pioneer on a wagon train and create daily journals. In this journal writing lesson, students read excerpts from The Way West: Journal of a Pioneer Woman. Students use their imaginations to write...
Curated OER
Proofreading: Lesson 8
Teacher reads the material that is printed in boldface type inside the boxes aloud to the students. Information in regular type inside the boxes and all information outside the boxes should not be read to the students. Possible student...
Curated OER
Proofreading: Lesson 9
Eighth graders participate in writing a descriptive paragraph with a main idea and supporting details. They generate correct mechanics and spelling while writing this paragraph. When finished, they complete a rubric (that is included...
Curated OER
Small Group Shared Writing
Pupils discuss elements of effective writing in small groups. They work together to critique individual and group writing focusing on including supporting details.
Curated OER
Top Ten Facts
Students, in pairs, complete research about an assigned person. One student does research in the library and the other on the Internet. They come back together, compare their research, and compile a list of 10 main facts about their person.
Curated OER
Writing A Summary - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Middle schoolers explore short stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In this literature lesson, students read one of his short stories listed and then summarize the story in a written piece.
Curated OER
Scrapbook
Students, using photos as their inspiration, develop six personal narratives, then edit and revise them.
Other popular searches
- Writing Topic Sentences
- Identifying Topic Sentences
- Expository Topic Sentences
- Identify Topic Sentences
- Introducing Topic Sentences
- Topic Sentences and Details
- Topic Sentences Paragraphing
- Good Topic Sentences
- Forming Topic Sentences
- Finding Topic Sentences
- Writing Good Topic Sentences
- Topic Sentences Worksheets