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Readers as Individuals
Sixth graders set and are encouraged to meet their reading goals and demonstrate knowledge of literary elements in this lesson.
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Exercise for Writing a Summary Paragraph
High schoolers examine how to write article summaries of abstracts. In this writing skills lesson, students edit the noted sections of an abstract that is already written on the Old Testament Abstracts.
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Comparative Essay – Scholarly Articles
In this comparative essay worksheet, students read and complete the narrative for the assignment that requires them to prepare predrafts of their comparative-scholarly articles.
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Writing a Short Story
Students complete a short story writing activity using the text of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Hound of Baskervilles. In this short story lesson, students write a short story from the perspective of the assistant from the text. Students...
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Plot and Conflict
Young scholars review the literary elements of plot and conflict. In this plot and conflict lesson, students read a story and answer questions about the plot and conflict within. Young scholars create a concept map for the novel to...
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Writing a Masterpiece
Young scholars analyze art and write about it to improve their writing skills. In this art and writing lesson, students analyze the Degas painting and discuss it. Young scholars review how to write a quality sentence and then write...
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Write a Story 2
In this creative writing worksheet, students use the picture to generate ideas for a story. Students also incorporate the elements about the plot and setting for their story.
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Intrigued with Yo-Yos!
Fifth graders review the writing process and complete a research activity. In this writing process lesson, 5th graders research yo-yos online and write a research paper about the topic.
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Ode to the Ordinary
Ninth graders identify an ordinary object and write an ode for the subject. In this poetry writing lesson, 9th graders select an ordinary object and define its uses. Students then write an ode for the poem.
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Feelings
Students complete grammar and story writing activities with a theme of feelings. In this grammar and writing activity, students discuss feelings and complete grammar revision for the future tense of verbs. Students read a story and then...
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Straight News
Students review the 'Inverted Pyramid' and demonstrate their ability to outline it in a published news story. For this Inverted pyramid lesson, students read an article that is out of order and decide which order it should go in.
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Informative Speech with Research
Students complete an informative research activity. In this informative speech lesson, students select a topic to research and write an informative speech for the topic. Students rehearse and give their speech in class.
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Essay Writing
Students complete essay writing activities. In this essay writing instructional activity, students use an outline activity to learn about the advantages and disadvantages for various essay writing types. Students also break down the...
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How to 'Write Right'!
Students practice their reading, writing, and listening skills by completing the sentence writing journal activity. In this reading and writing sentences lesson, students read sentences from the board, identify vocabulary within the...
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Our Monster Travels...
Students write emails to their parents and locate specific places on a map. In this email lesson plan, students email their parents from the teacher's account and map locations of their parents.
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Dear Future Writing Assignment
Learners write a letter to future residents of their town to complete a time capsule activity. In this letter writing lesson, students discuss the ideas of past, present, and future and review writing conventions. Learners study images...
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Pictures of Our School
Students explore their school. In this technology lesson, students use digital cameras to photograph common areas of their school building. Students write stories to accompany the photographs and create a book.
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Here's an Instant Activity for February 19, 2007
Sixth graders complete a writing sentences activity using words that contain Latin roots. In this Latin roots lesson, 6th graders write words containing Latin roots. Students then write the words into sentences.
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Scrambled Paragraphs
Pupils examine the structure of paragraphs. In this writing skills lesson, students examine a scrambled paragraph with no formatting or punctuation. Pupils rearrange the text to create a well-developed paragraph.
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Write to Music
Students improve their creative writing skills. In this writing skills lesson, students learn about picture captions, story writing, critiques, poems, reports, letter writing, creative writing, and a rap poem.
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Beginning Sentence Completion 12
In this sentence completion learning exercise, students read the sentences and select the best word to complete the sentences. Students complete 12 sentences.
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Beginning, Middle, End in Paragraph Writing
In this descriptive writing instructional activity, students use the titles to each page to write a beginning, middle, and ending paragraph for each title. Students write 5 stories.
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Sequential Writing
In this writing instructions activity, students use sequential order to write instructions for brushing their teeth. Students write what to do first, next, then, and finally.
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Bottom of the Ninth and Down by Four
In this writing prompt worksheet, students use the prompt 'It was the bottom of the ninth and we were down by four runs,' to write a short story.