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EngageNY

Revising and Polishing Our Final Products

For Teachers 5th Standards
One, two, three go!  Scholars work independently to finalize the three components of their final task. They complete a science journal entry, scientific text box, and scientific drawing. While working, learners sign up for an appointment...
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EngageNY

End of Unit Assessment: Writing a Rainforest Field Journal Entry about Howler Monkeys

For Teachers 5th Standards
Give me more details. Scholars complete an end of unit assessment by creating an information text box to go with their field journal entries about howler monkeys. Learners use the class time to work independently.
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Lesson Plan
Crafting Freedom

George Moses Horton: Slavery from a Poet's Perspective

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Pupils have the unique opportunity to learn about the institution of slavery by reading first-hand experiences as described by George Moses Horton, the first slave to publish anti-slavery poetry.
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Printables
Lakeshore Learning

Report Card Comments

For Teachers Pre-K - 5th
Every teacher should keep this document handy when it comes time to writing report cards. It includes a plethora of ideas to look to for inspiration when commenting on student strengths and areas of improvement, behavior/attitude...
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Stories of Arrival

For Teachers 4th - 12th Standards
While every family's immigration story is unique, patterns emerge when looking at individual narratives. Using clips from the PBS video series, "Latino Americans," learners look at commonalities among immigrant experiences. A chart helps...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Analyzing How Shakespeare’s Play Draws upon Greek Mythology: Part 3

For Teachers 8th Standards
How do the narrative and play versions of the myth "Pyramus and Thisbe" affect meaning? Scholars reread Act 5, Scene 1 from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream and compare its structure to "Pyramus and Thisbe." Next, they use a...
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Missouri Department of Elementary

Caution: Thin Ice!

For Teachers 6th Standards
Sixth graders listen to a story titled "Thin Ice!" then partake in a whole-class discussion asking and answering questions about what was read. Scholars brainstorm risky behaviors in preparation for a game of RISKO—a game similar to...
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Interactive
DocsTeach

Examining Where Rosa Parks Sat

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
When Rosa Parks took her seat on a public bus to protest segregation, she also took her place in history. Learners examine a clue from this story—a diagram of the bus—to see if they can figure out the pivotal role of  this...
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Curated OER

The Stories Behind the Masterpieces

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine Rembrandt's self-portraits and discuss important events in his life. They also examine "Aristotle with the Bust of Homer" and try to identify with the person in the paining, predicting what his life might have been like....
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Curated OER

Chronology: Visual Timeline

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students begin their timelines with the first narrative that they read and add to the timeline as they go. They create a list of history topics and themes that are important to the story. Students add these as sub-headings to the...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Dear Diary

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this narrative learning exercise, students compose a diary entry that includes different facets of writing. Students then respond to different narratives in the class by answering 11 different questions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Story Books

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discuss a narrative work of art, then write stories describing the action and publish their stories and illustrations in books.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Telling Stories: Witness to a Brawl

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers examine Georges de la Tour's, The Musicians' Brawl and discuss the narrative elements of the painting. They write an newspaper article of what they believe they are witnessing in the painting.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Dialogue Tags/ Synonyms for Said

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders analyze dialogue tags. In this synonyms lesson students work in groups analyzing a personal narrative. They enter the words onto a classroom chart as well as their notes or journal. The students replace tags with more...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Point of View

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders identify first and third person points of view in literature. In this point of view lesson plan students compare the point of view in different pieces of literature, some telling the same story. Students write a...
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Curated OER

Adding Details Using Rainbow Writing

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners use the rainbow technique to add details to their writing. In this writing lesson plan, students practice showing not telling to add visualization to their writing.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Family Stories

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners use dance to better understand the writing process. In this interdisciplinary lesson, students use their critical thinking skills to connect dance with writing. Learners use thinking maps to follow the writing process, write a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Zoom, Zoom, Zoom

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders participate in a pre-writing activity that reinforces organization in writing. They write a piece of narrative writing using the traits of organization.
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Curated OER

Immigrant Role-Playing

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners role-play as immigrants coming to America during the early 1900's. They conduct Internet research printing out pictures and reading biographies. Students use the information gathered to create scrapbooks in which the write...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Chinese Zodiac

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders identify the basic elements of a narrative story, such as the beginning, middle, and the end; to analyze the character traits in the story to write a summary using the 5 Ws and How chart included; through sample stories...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Correlative Conjunctions

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students identify correlative conjunctions in sentences and then rewrite pairs of sentences as a single sentence with correlative conjunctions. They practice diagramming sentences of various sentence patterns and then write a personal...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

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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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Exploring Literary Genre Through Latin American Literature

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore poetry and its meaning. After reading poems, students explore the literary elements such as the setting, character, problem, events and resolution. They compare and contrast descriptions given in poems. Students...
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Lesson Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Creating Suspense

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders practice creating suspense in writing. In this narrative lesson, 5th graders read stories that create suspense through the use of cliff- hangers. They use cliff-hangers in their own writing. 

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