In this grammar learning exercise, 6th graders focus on interjections.  Students take the online test by reading each of the given sentences and clicking on the interjection in each.

In this English activity, students read an article about Brazil v. Cote d'Ivoire in the World Cup and then respond to 1 essay, 10 fill in the blank, 12 short answer, 20 matching, and...

Fourth graders produce and peer edit typed rough drafts of the business letters following the guidelines illustrated in the Eight Essential Parts of a business letter and save to disks. They complete the Where's the Math? scavenger hunt...

Pupils discuss the pros and cons of being deserted on an uninhabited island. Then they write their own survival stories and complete a story jacket.

Fourth graders view a teacher-made PowerPoint presentation on how photoelectric devices work, and then they answer FCAT-like questions on the material presented. They answer questions about what they viewed in an assignment imbedded in...

Fourth graders write a five-paragraph essay on the topic: What mistakes have you made and then learned a life instructional activity from that experience?

Students choose a subject for a biographical research paper. They use books, the Internet, encyclopedias and articles to gather information on a determined subject then follow a rubric to write a research paper.

Students write/type a three wish paragraph into Microsoft Word. They include specific items and ideas, that are listed in this lesson plan, in their paragraph. They participate in printing their paragraphs and sharing them with the class.

Save time by downloading a template for peer editing. Included, you will find a one-form-per-page format and a four-forms-per-page format.

Twelfth graders decide on a topic and write a whole newspaper on that topic. The newpaper also needs to include illustrations and advertisements.

Dander from the show Twisted Whiskers and characters from My Little Pony are featured in this three part lesson that explores using story pyramids to scaffold ideas, adding sensory details to enrich writing, and editing using common...

Familiarize your class with commonly used editing marks. They apply the use of editing marks to a letter and examine different types of literary tools before making a note card resource for the tools. They add their own examples for each...

Discuss the definition of parallel structure with your high school class. In small groups, they read a section of "The Declaration of Independence" to identify examples of parallel structure. Each learner writes an essay explaining the...

In this fiber food group worksheet, students fill in a crossword puzzle as they figure out the answer to 15 clues about fiber going across and down.

In this capitalization interactive workhsheet, students read seven sentences and select the proper capitalization for each sentence.

In this sea turtle worksheet, 3rd graders will add pages to their "animal books." Students will read 10 facts to gain an understanding of a sea turtle and its particular attributes.

In this turkey worksheet, 3rd graders will add pages to their "animal books." Students will read 10 facts to gain an understanding of a turkey and its particular attributes.

In this shark worksheet, 3rd graders will add pages to their "animal books." Students will read 10 facts about a shark to gain an understanding of the animal's characteristics.

In this octopus worksheet, 3rd graders will add pages to their "animal books." Students will read 10 facts to gain an understanding of an octopus and its particular attributes.

For this penguin worksheet, 3rd graders will add pages to their "animal books." Students will read 10 facts to gain an understanding of a penguin and its particular attributes.

In this porcupine worksheet, 3rd graders will add pages to their "animal books." Students will read 10 facts to gain an understanding of a porcupine and its particular attributes.

Young scholars create a letter requesting information from a local vocational agency using word processing software. They send the finished letter to the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation.

A reading of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech launches a study of rhetorical devices such as hyperbole, allusion, metaphor, simile, personification, connotative language and parallel structure. Class members then...

Introduce your young readers to the book review. Groups of writers practice the basic steps of writing a book report and complete an Accordion-Book Summary activity. The lesson includes book report basics and directions to make...