Unit Plan
Roald Dahl

The BFG Lesson Plans

For Teachers 3rd - 7th Standards
A 55-page unit examines the novel, The BFG, by Roald Dahl. Six lessons pay close attention to friendship, dreams, and believing themes while analyzing interesting characters, writing creative vocabulary, smilies, metaphors, an exciting...
Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Vivid Verbs W.5.3.d

For Teachers 5th Standards
This activity engages students in analyzing word choices. Students will write descriptive paragraphs about interesting magazine pictures and ensure that they are using vivid words in their writings.
Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Who/what/when/where: Sports Theme

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
In this lesson, Hoops, written by Robert Burleigh, is used as the mentor text for its use of adverbial phrases. After several exposures to the mentor text, students will use click the buttons with the words "Who", "What", "When", and...
Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: The Writing Lesson: Season Mandala

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson plan, students will learn about the season through decriptive words and phrases incorporated in two different books, Have You Seen Trees? by Joanne Oppenheim and The Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree by Gail Gibbons. They...
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English for Everyone

English for Everyone: Sentence Completion 1: Level 4 [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
English for Everyone provides a printable quiz to assess the recall of Level 4 descriptive vocabulary words.
Handout
English Plus+

English Plus: Comma Content Rules

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Site lists links to a large group of rules for comma usage. Each description is thorough and provides a multitude of examples.