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Revision - Various

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this word order instructional activity, learners put sentences in order, match phrases with words, insert question words into sentences, and more. Students complete 3 activities.
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It's Raining Meatballs

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students observe and demonstrate the process of summarization using the book "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" by Judi Barrett. They silently read the story, and as a class discuss the five W's. Students then write a short summary of...
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Sensational Summarization!

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students observe and demonstrate a variety of summarization strategies. They silently read an article from National Geographic Kids, and as a class write a summary that includes the main idea and details and the five W's. Students then...
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P a g e - b y - P a g e

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers discuss the writing process and take notes on the five steps and how they can be used in other subjects. They examine a newspaper article and after reading it they identify the five W's and H. They brainstorm to come...
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Basic Feature Interviewing

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students act as reporters to develop interview skills. In this interview lessons, students develop the skills needed to use anecdotes and quotes to make an interview interesting. They practice asking questions over and above the 5 W's so...
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Sum It Up !!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice various comprehension strategies to generate the main idea of the text. They encounter unfamiliar concepts and new vocabulary in their quest of the main idea in "Watson's Goes to Burmingham." The Five W's (What, Where,...
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Vocabulary Building Activity: Final-e-Rule

For Students 2nd
In this final-e-rule instructional activity, 2nd graders write out seven vocabulary words, unscramble seven words and use each one in a complete sentence. Students work with the vocabulary words name, home, here, make, time, while and...
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The Diary of Anne Frank

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore journal writing. In this writing lesson plan, 6th graders use the published diaries of Anne Frank and discuss the entries in her journal. Students write in their own journal for a week and create a one page summary...
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Story About a Picture

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this story prompt worksheet, students analyze a picture of a polka dotted airplane with the faces of five children at the windows. Students write a story about the picture.
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Speed - Do Some Research

For Students 4th - 7th
In this Internet research worksheet, students conduct library or Internet research on speed then answer 5 short answer questions about the topic.
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Sound - Do Some Research

For Students 4th - 7th
In this Internet research worksheet, students conduct library or Internet research on sound then answer 5 short answer questions on the topic.
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Rubber - Do Some Research

For Students 4th - 7th
For this Internet research worksheet, students conduct library or Internet research on rubber then answer 5 short answer questions on the topic.
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Proofreading and Revising Articles for a Class Newsletter

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students submit their newsletter articles and a newsletter team proofreads them. Revisions are suggested. Writers revise their articles. Using a template from a word processing program, articles are typed in final form.
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Tabloid Tales

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students write news stories to accompany tabloid headlines. In this tabloid lesson plan, students learn the power of persuasion and exaggeration by writing stories based on actual tabloid headlines.
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Newsworthy Fairy Tales

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders review common fairy tales and work in teams to rewrite the fairy tales as news articles. They answer questions using the 5 Ws (who, what, where, when, why). Student articles include eye-catching headlines.
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Synonyms 5

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this synonyms learning exercise, students use words from the word bank to write next to the word and picture that means the same thing. There are 8 problems.
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Total English Starter: Wh- Questions

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this wh- questions worksheet, students practice using the present simple we or they and wh- questions to rearrange 5 groups of words to make questions, write 6 questions for 6 different answers and write 5 sentences using the 5 verbs...
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Wh Questions (Who, What, Where, When)

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this question words worksheet, learners write the appropriate WH question for the underlined word in the first 8 sentences. Students then write the appropriate WH question that will have the stated sentence as an answer for the 5...
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Quiz 3A: Using Question Words

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this question asking worksheet, students write down questions that fit the responses given. They write 10 questions on this page.
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Quiz 3B: Using Question Words

For Students 5th - 6th
In this question writing activity, students make questions that will fit each of 5 answers. Students also use the words: where, when, what time, why, who or what to begin 5 more questions. Note: There are no examples and the directions...
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The Job Interview- Asking Questions

For Students 6th - 7th
In this asking questions instructional activity, students write the correct question word to complete 10 questions that might be asked in a job interview.
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Who, Where and When

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this language arts worksheet, students read a phrase and analyze the pictures. Students write "who", "where" or "when" under each phrase.
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Quiz 2A: Using Question Words

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this question asking worksheet, students use the question words where, when what time or why to make questions that fit with the responses on the page. They write 10 questions.
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Question Words Review

For Students 5th - 7th
In this questions words review instructional activity, students read a newspaper story and write 6 questions regarding the story. Students begin the questions with who, what, where, when why, and how.