A printable four-point rubric to use when assessing a persuasive piece with a focus on organization, a goal or thesis, reasons/support, audience, word choice, visuals/delivery, and grammar/usage/mechanics. Directions on how to use this...

A printable four-point rubric to evaluate students for delivery and group cooperation during Readers Theater. Directions on how to use this rubric as well as lists of teaching ideas and related resources are also provided.

A great resource for teachers of all grades, generate a rubric based on your assignment standards, or pull from a selection based on your subject matter.

In this extremely detailed unit, students will learn the about innate and learned characteristics in animals and humans through a series of teacher and student-led discussions, readings, reflections, learning activities, and...

A great resource for teachers of all grades, generate a rubric based on your assignment standards, or pull from a selection based on your subject matter.

An explanation of how to involve students in the grading process by working together to create a rubric and evaluate the papers of classmates according to that rubric.

This site offers extensive resources for teachers for understanding how Wikipedia works and how to incorporate Wikipedia assignments into their teaching. Teachers can explore sample assignments and develop their own. Includes sample...

Students will write a sloppy copy and help a peer to edit their writing. They will use a kid-friendly checklist (included)to help each other find their mistakes. Videos of students engaged in the lesson plan are provided, along with a...

Students will write a sloppy copy and help a peer to edit their writing. They will use a kid-friendly checklist (included)to help each other find their mistakes. Videos of the lesson in action are provided, along with a teacher's grading...

You mean I have to write my story again, have someone check to make sure it's right, and fix my mistakes? In this instructional activity, young scholars will peer edit each other's writing. They will use their five-star checklists...

Students will identify and describe the major element of an earthworm's habitat by drawing a diagram and writing a sentence. Included in this lesson is an earthworm habitat worksheet, video of the lesson in action, a grading rubric, and...

What is your favorite Dr. Seuss story? Web English Teacher may be offering you resources to teach it right here! Also contains links to biographical information.

This is a great way for students to experience the impact of color on our world and how moods can be created through different hues. Lesson plan includes a grading rubric.

This lesson is part of a project-based, hands-on unit in which children discover the native cultures that existed in the Americas prior to the arrival of explorers. The students will "become" part of their assigned culture through...