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Tooling Around Arizona: Reading Arizona Maps
Students research Arizona maps. In this map activity, students discuss map titles, scales, directions, elevation, and symbols. The class will examine topography, landforms, and rivers found on an Arizona map.
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The Bee Tree
Students practice reading comprehension by reading a book in class. In this story map lesson, students read The Bee Tree by Patricia Polacco, and create a story map based on the problem and solution of the book. Students...
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Reading Immigration Graphs and Charts
Students examine the settlement patterns and land use in Minnesota. In groups, they practice reading immigration graphs and charts and discuss why immigrants settled where they did. They are also introduced to new vocabulary related to...
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Aquaculture Science
Students research the different careers in aquaculture. In this aquaculture activity students complete activities that include a PowerPoint presentation.
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Comparison Contrast Essay
Students compare and contrast the experience of the migrant worker as depicted in The Grapes of Wrath with the experiences of migrant children as depicted in the narratives and poems provided.
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World War II: Japanese-American Internment
Fifth graders read "The Bracelet" by Yoshiko Uchida and use it as a catalyst to discuss the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. They debate the morality of the internment, create Venn diagrams and chart important events...
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Our Country, Our Community, Our Jobs
Fifth graders analyze jobs that are of interest to them. They create graphic organizers explaining how jobs affect the world in which they live with at least five supporting details. They, in groups, make presentations to the class.
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The Mysteries of Saturn and Cassini
Students examine photographs of Saturn and make observations. They develop questions they have based on viewing the photos. They work together to answer their questions.
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Waste, Then and Now
Students discuss and compare the waste disposal habits of today with those of Native Americans of long ago.
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Orientation of the Earth in Space
Students hypothesize the location of the sun in the sky at diferent times of day and at different latitudes. They perform several experiments to provide evidence for their hypothesis. Experiments including observing the sun's position at...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: W.3.1a: Introduce the Topic or Text They Are Writing About
Links to 12 lessons and activities that build student skills in standard W.3.1a: Introduce the topic or text they are writing about, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure that lists reasons.
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Better Lesson: W.2.1 Write Opinion Pieces...
Choose from a variety of lessons to help your students write an effective opinion piece.
Colorado State University
Colorado State Writing Center: Using Descriptive Detail
This resource explores the various types and uses of descriptions in writing. Includes in-depth information about the definition, uses, and types of descriptive detail.
Education.com
Education.com: W.3.1.a Worksheets: Introduce the Topic or Text They Are Writing
[Free Registration/Login Required] A site with links to 21 worksheets that can be downloaded and printed for student use while building skills with standard W.3.1.A: Introduce the topic or text they are writing about, state an opinion,...
Colorado State University
Colorado State Writing Center: Publishing Your Writing
A basic guide concerning how to go about publishing your writing. Includes information about what it means to be published, publication types, and guidelines for submission. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.6
Colorado State University
Colorado State Writing Center: Choosing and Refining Topics
An in-depth and exhaustive reference from Colorado State, detailing every possible issue within the context of topic selection and refinement in writing. Includes multiple nodes and bullets under each section (links on the right)....
Colorado State University
Colorado State Writing Center: Guide to Desktop Publishing
This resource provides information about the process of desktop publishing, including the principles of layout and design.
Utah Education Network
Uen: 5th Grade Opinion Writing Prompt
In this lesson, 5th graders are asked to write an opinion about whether the United States should stop using pennies. Their opinion must be based on ideas and information from the two reading passages provided.
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Better Lesson: Introduction to Opinion Writing
Students' opinions are a crucial step in the foundation of good writing. After reading 'I will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato', students will state their own opinion about a topic through writing.
Colorado State University
Writing@csu Guide: Understanding Writing Situations
In this guide, you can learn more about the situations in which writers and readers find themselves and the physical, social, cultural, and historical contexts that shape them. Click on each of the links on the right to learn about the...
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The W. H. Auden Society
This is the official Website of the Auden Society. The Society's stated goal is to commemorate "the life and work of one of the greatest poets in the English language." This site offers links to Auden's poetry, some sound recordings, and...