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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: The Writing Process: Generate Ideas and Questions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] A learning module that teaches students how to generate ideas and questions as a part of the writing process in five mini-lessons: Introduction, Writing the Persuasive Essay:...
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: The Writing Process: Generate Ideas and Questions

For Students 9th - 10th
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] Learn strategies to help you generate questions and ideas about a topic.
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Class Flow: Writing With Pizazz

For Teachers 3rd - 9th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart helps the students with the first step in the Six Traits Writing Process-- gathering ideas. Students are encouraged to analyze writing samples and brainstorm possible personal writing...
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Class Flow: How to Write a Poem

For Teachers 6th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a great start for teaching the process of writing a poem. It covers brainstorming about subject matter and finding a topic that means something to the author.
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Class Flow: Simile and Metaphor

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This elementary flipchart explores examples of simile and metaphor as students brainstorm ideas with the class.
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Class Flow: Describing Words

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Children are able to identify describing words in sentences and pictures. They then are able to brainstorm describing words about a picture and write sentences using the words.
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Class Flow: Tired Word Web

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will brainstorm words to use in place of overused words (ex: like, nice, pretty, bad, etc.) in their writing. May be adapted to use as a team game.