Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Some Animals Don't Do That!

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
In this lesson plan, Dogs Don't Wear Sneakers by Laura Numeroff, is used as a mentor text for to highlight the trait of idea development. The content focus of the instructional activity is to highlight what topics cannot do. Learners...
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Other

Guide to Writing a Basic Essay: Sample Essay

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is an example of a basic five-paragraph essay on cats. The thesis of the essay is in bold, topic sentences are in italics, and each main idea is underlined.
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Oakland Writes: Student Exemplars: Sixth Grade: Expository Essay [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
An expository essay written by a sixth-grader with notes calling attention to important writing concepts evident in the essay including a well-written title, opening sentence, thesis, main ideas, supporting details, and more.
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Books in the Classroom

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Eric Carle

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
What do you know about Eric Carle, the author? This Carol Hurst site highlights some interesting facts about this author's life and refers to some of his books.