Contains plans for four lessons that ask students to develop their descriptive writing skills by creating their own restaurant menus. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the...

This lesson, which can be adapted to fit with any picture you choose, works for students of all levels.

A slideshow introducing the topic of word choice and discussing its importance.

This reading resource provides vocabulary words with definitions. All words are related to character development and character traits. A link to associated review activities is included.

This tutorial focuses on transitions including transitional devices, lists of common transition words and phrases, transitions between paragraphs with examples, and separate lists of transition words for descriptive, narrative, and...

Basic definitions of two terms and the descriptive words associated with each.

Text structure definitions are provided on this page. Students will read the definitions of different text structures and then learn the corresponding definitions. Students can listen to the definitions and words read aloud. Students can...

This is a chart that explains the six types of context clues with descriptions and sample sentences. It includes definition, example/illustration, grammar, logic, contrast, and word roots and affixes.

Site created by the US Holocaust Memorial Museum to explain the Final Solution, the Nazi plan to exterminate all Jewish people. Site provides extensive information about the plan and the method by using pictures and written descriptions....

This site has a description of the many probes sent to the outer planets, including pictures and vocabulary words linked to a glossary of terms. Other links on interesting facts and more detailed information are also included.

Detailed description of the June 1917 Battle of Ortigara that took place between the Italian and Austro-Hungarian armies for possession of Mount Ortigara.

This page has a thorough description of a day at the baths with information on all that the Roman baths had to offer. Click on the highlighted words to get pictures of the architecture of many famous baths. This page was created by...

Description of the people that have lived in the Colorado Plateau over the past 12,000 years. It started with the Paleoindians and has included such people as the Archaic culture, Anasazi, Hopi, Zuni, Pais cultures, and Navajos among...

This site gives an overview of economic factors of production (land, labor, capital). Gives detailed descriptions, and links to descriptions of words that might need clarification. Students can make connections as to how these relate to...