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The Clothes Line

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice using clothing related vocabulary in a class game.  In this descriptive words lesson plan, students utilize newly learned vocabulary words to describe what a classmate is wearing.  Students participate in a...
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Creating Our Newspapers

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students write newspaper articles in groups to form a class newspaper. For this newspaper lesson plan, students share their work with another group who critiques it.
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Swallowing Stones by Joyce McDonald Unit Plan

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students read Joyce McDonald's, Swallowing Stones while investigating the literary elements used in the writing. They define a large number of vocabulary words to be applied when reading. Finally, they write a persuasive essay.
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Spelling Graffiti

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students practice the skill of spelling through using creative art integrated with technology. They use technology by using powerpoint slides for each spelling word. Then students work to create posters for spelling words with colors or...
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Letter Writing Basics

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars construct a letter about a classroom issue as a class. They then write a letter individually that requests information, file a complaint or complement, or write a letter to the editor/legislator.
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Personal Medical History

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students record their personal medical history. For this medical history activity, students practice completing a medical history form. Students write with a purpose in this lesson.
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A Thanksgiving Feast

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners compare a Thanksgiving feast of today to the Thanksgiving feast of 1621. They analyze information to write a Rebus story about a Thanksgiving feast of today of the Thanksgiving feast of 1621. Pupils describe a typical...
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ADULT ESOL LESSON PLAN--Level 2--Telephone Communication

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students, after extensively reviewing the vocabulary list on the board, examine the form of communication that deals with all the aspects of a telephone: telephone bill, customer service, billing and disconnection/reconnecting fees.
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Silent Spring

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read background information about Rachel Carson found on the listed website links. They analyze and answer questions about her work and how it is linked to science then they research pesticide usage and alternative methods.
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Day Five: Classroom Presentation

For Teachers K - 12th
Students participate in classroom presentations. In this ELL instructional activity, students present a poster, collage, or PowerPoint to their partners. The teacher evaluates each presentation. 
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Aggravating Adverbs Too

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore how to use the correct forms of adverbs to compare actions.
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Jobs

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers practice their vocabulary skills. In this language arts lesson, students examine pictures and textbook questions in order to expand their vocabulary related to jobs and careers.
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Review of My Community

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students review activities from the "My Home" unit. In this review lesson, students view a PowerPoint about a community then play a game to answer a variety of questions about the community.  PowerPoint may be in English or changed...
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Parts! Parts! Who Has the Matching Part?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders identify the subject part of a sentence. They receive randomly distributed teacher-made sentence parts. They have either a subject part of a sentence or the remainder of the sentence.
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Car For Sale!

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students practice their writing and editing skills by developing a plan for and then writing a grammatically correct description of an item (car or otherwise) that they would like to sell.
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Managing Medical Conditions

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders discover more about a medical condition that is of interest to them and write what they have learned about that condition, using the information as a personal resource or to share with others.
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Giving Things a Name

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students label images seen on an interactive website. In this early writing lesson, students do their best to write the name of the object seen on the screen.
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Handwriting for Kids-Cursive

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Pupils write in cursive. In this language arts lesson, students practice writing words in cursive. Pupils complete printable cursive handwriting worksheets.
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Publishing: A Persuasive Essay

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders are given an opportunity to create a visual to accompany their presentations of their persuasive essays. They may use the computer or other media as resources.
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Dear Darla

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students write a letter. For this language arts lesson, students play the role of an advice column journalist. Students respond to a letter asking for advice.
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Picture This

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students examine their life experiences as well as their classmates when they share their heritage or an important event from their past through writing as an extension of an Orientation.
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Day eight: Participating in a community service project

For Teachers K - 12th
Students participate in a community service project. For this ELL lesson, students complete a project while the teacher takes photos. The students use these photos in a bulletin board. 
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Integrating Past Continuous

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students recognize the situations in which the use of the past continuous would be beneficial in writing. They focus on the use of the past continuous as a descriptive tense when something important occurred.
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Science Careers Want Ads

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine the important items that need to be included in a want ad. They create a want ad for a career in science.