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Who Tells the Story? Defining History

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders examine historical perspectives. In this historical writing lesson, 7th graders discuss their definitions of history and then discuss perspectives of history. As a culminating activity, students write narrative stories...
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Friendly Letter

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students write friendly letters. In this friendly letters lesson, students write a friendly letter on the given template after being given direct instruction on how to write a friendly letter.
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Lesson Four: Developing a Narrative Writing Piece

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders practice writing a narrative piece. In this narrative writing lesson, 2nd graders fill out a Rough Draft Organizer then write a narrative composition. Students then conference with the teacher to show their personal...
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Lesson Five:Determining Ideas and Adding Details

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create their own writing pieces. For this narrative lesson, 2nd graders use a graphic organizer to come up with ideas and details. They practice writing topic sentences.
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Quotation Quiz

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
In this quotation marks worksheet, students complete multiple choice questions where they choose which sentences are written correctly. Students complete 5 problems.
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Quotation and Writing Conversation Quiz

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
In this conversations worksheet, learners edit and rewrite sentences in conversations to have capitals, quotation marks, ending marks, and more. Students complete 2 activities.
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Critical Literacy in the 21st Century

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students discover world geography by writing persuasive letters. In this literacy lesson, students discuss what percentage of children are illiterate in our country compared to other geographic locations. Students utilize writing...
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Get To Know Your Local Philanthropic Organizations

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students develop appropriate interview questions, interview a philanthropic organization, and present information to the class. They use pamphlets and/or other materials gained during their interviews to mount a display about the local...
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Found Poems

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students summarize articles found in the newspaper and use key concepts to write a poem. In this reading comprehension and writing lesson plan, students work with a partner to choose a current newspaper article. Key concepts and...
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Intermediate Short Stories - "A Paper for School"

For Students 4th - 5th
In these short stories worksheets, students read the basic and advanced version of the story 'A Paper for School.' Students answer 3 comprehension questions and 4 vocabulary questions.
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I Have a Dream...

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore the dream of Martin Luther King, Jr. In this civil rights activity, students utilize their computer skill as they compose "I have a dream" statements.
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Editing for AP (and Newspaper's) style

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners edit and revise a news story picked out by the teacher. For this editing lesson plan, students edit in AP style and then revise the story. It should have no errors in the end.
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You're History

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Students write personal histories. In this historical analysis activity, students explore their own places in history as they read the diaries of others and write their own.
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Look Ma, No Hands!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars in Advanced Keyboarding Applications class practice using Voice Recognition software to compose and "voice" four written assignments. They explain why this technology is useful to those with physical disabilities or those...
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Word Processing and Internet Planet Report

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders write a research report on a selected planet in the solar system. They conduct Internet research, save a graphic from the Internet onto a disk, bookmark websites, and present their report.
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Editing

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students write a paragraph and then revise it. In this editing lesson, students use a checklist and a scoring guide to rate their writing.
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A "Tail" to Tell

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students write a sequel to the original The Three Little Pigs story or a fractured version of it and share it with classmates.
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Spell Check - Live!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students create vocabulary words and a variety of spelling exercises, using the H.I.P Pocket Change website.
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Your Name in an Acrostic Poem

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders use a word processing program (Word, Claris Works...) to create an acrostic poem.
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Quatrain

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students write quatrains based on themes recently heard in songs.
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Flat Stanley Letter

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders write a letter requesting that the recipient assist the student in his/her Flat Stanley project.
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What Do Plants Need to Grow?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders control variables to determine the effect on plant growth. They collect information by observing and measuring and construct simple graphs, tables, maps and charts to organize, examine and evaluate information.
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Pictograph to Bar Graph

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore organizing data to make it useful for interpreting picture graphs and bar graphs. They use Graphers software to create a pictograph and a bar graph.
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What I Can Do And See At Fiesta

For Teachers 1st
First graders create a three page booklet about Fiesta. They use Kid Works 2 to create a project with illustrations and text.

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