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Kool Kumara Lesson Plans
Students examine the Kaipara region of New Zealand and practice research and writing skills. In this social studies lesson, students use a template to create their own Kool Kumara Pal. Students explore a day in the life of...
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Identify and Write About Cause and Effect Relationships
Students write news reports about current issues. In this writing skills lesson, students report about the weight epidemic in the United States as they focus on fast food consumption and how it relates to poor health.
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Writing Essays
Students compose expository essays. In this written communication instructional activity, students examine paragraphs from sample expository essays and then discuss the attributes of well-written essays prior to writing their own...
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Continue the Writing Process: Drafting
Young scholars draft . In this writing skills writing selections. In this writing process instructional activity, students plan and draft persuasive and expository pieces following the provided guidelines.
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Organizing One’s Thoughts
Students take a closer look at the organization of written pieces. In this writing skills lesson, students examine transitions, repetition, parallelism, and other organizational patterns in writing.
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Problem/solution
Students examine presentations of problems and reaching solutions in literature. In this writing skills instructional activity, students read "The Three Little Pigs," and respond to several discussion questions about plot, characters,...
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Roll ‘Em
Students evaluate classmate performances of commercials. In this literature lesson plan, students use the provided scoring guides to evaluate commercials their classmates made.
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Brochure Writing
Students identify the attributes of informative brochures. For this written communication lesson, students examine sample brochures to investigate the layout and the information presented. Students then select topics to create their own...
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Writing a Reflective Paper
Students write about literature. In this writing skills lesson, students discuss recurring literature themes and then write reflective essays that about the themes in pieces of literature they have read.
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The Job Application
Learners complete job applications. In this written communication lesson, students discuss the purpose of job applications and then complete job applications in their field.
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Writing a Letter of Recommendation
Students compose letters of recommendation. In this written communication instructional activity, students read sample letters of recommendation and then write their own letters.
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Cover Letter: Completing and Organizing Your Personal Job Portfolio
Young scholars work on their career portfolio. In this written communication lesson, students discuss the purpose of cover letters, read sample cover letters, and then write their own.
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Letters of Inquiry
Students compose letters of inquiry. In this written communication lesson, students read sample letters of inquiry about sites in Washington, D.C. Students then write their own letters of inquiry to the Washington, D.C. Chamber of Commerce.
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Interative History Notebook Mini-lesson
Students respond to Holocaust literature. In this interactive history lesson plan, students select quotes from chapter 1 of Elie Wiesel's Night and reflect on their meaning as they record their thoughts on poetic, prose, comic. or...
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Analogies, Synonyms, Antonyms, Stories and Writing!
Students use analogies to compare synonyms and antonyms. In this writing skills lesson, students use the provided synonyms and antonyms to create short stories that they present as plays to their classmates.
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Pre-Assessment / Introductory Essay Jigsaw Part A
Students investigate Imperial Japan. In this Japanese history lesson, students listen to a lecture about Imperial Japan and then complete jigsaw reading activities about the country during the 20th century. Students write essays that...
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Evaluative Writing
Pupils explore current event issues. In this evaluative writing lesson, students collaborate to write summaries of articles they have read. Pupils focus on writing pieces that avoid pejorative language.
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Writing Thesis Statements in Sociology
Pupils discover methods for writing strong thesis statements. In this writing skills lesson, students follow the steps their instructor outlines to review the strengths and weaknesses of their sociology thesis statements.
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Writing a Social Studies Essay
In this social studies essay worksheet, students follow the provided steps listed in the graphic organizer to write their own social studies essays. Students also read a sample essay about the U.S. government.
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Writing to Learn History: Annotations and Mini-Writes
Students use their critical thinking skills to write about historical events. In this historical perspectives lesson, students read documents about historical events and make annotations and marginal notes. Students then respond to...
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Stabbing
Students examine a case study that requires them to consider how they would react in an emergency situation. In this Red Cross lesson, students discuss and then write about how they would handle coming upon the victim of a stabbing crime.
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Who Tells the Story? Defining History
Seventh graders examine historical perspectives. In this historical writing lesson plan, 7th graders discuss their definitions of history and then discuss perspectives of history. As a culminating activity, students write narrative...
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Social Movements in American Politics
In this Civil Rights Movement worksheet, students follow the provided instructions to write term papers on the social movement and how it was impacted by American politics.
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Making the Most of Primary Sources: The Successful Interview
In this interviewing skills worksheet, students read a 2-page outline of tips for conducting interviews as part of the research process and then use the tips to interview someone.