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Writing in Threes
In this writing in threes worksheet, 3rd graders will read examples of descriptive writing made better by listing three things when writing about ideas or feelings. Students will find and record examples from books and write 4 of their...
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Description Words
In this descriptive words worksheet, learners identify each picture. Students then write three descriptive words that describe the toys in each picture.
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Look and Write
In this writing a description worksheet, students analyze 3 pictures. For each picture, students write a sentence that describes what is happening. Note: A school lunch server is portrayed as an elderly grumpy lady.
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Village Descriptions
Students respond to teacher questioning about villages and how their senses help describe things. In this five senses lesson, students work in groups to make a written picture of another student in the class. Students find that...
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So, Who Is It?
Students brainstorm adjectives that describe people, discuss different ways of comparing and/or finding contrast in describing a person, and write drafts of their descriptions.
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Creating a Persuasive Travel Brochure
Students create a county and develop an illustrated travel brochure to persuade elementary students to visit their county. In this persuasive writing lesson plan, students use descriptive language effectively in a travel brochure. ...
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Building Believable Characters
Students use descriptive strategies such as physical descriptions, background, and comparison of characters when writing narratives. They develop the topic with supporting details and precise diction to paint a visual image in the...
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Choosing Effective Details
In this paragraph revision learning exercise, students rewrite a boring paragraph, adding details and descriptions in order to bring the paragraph alive. Students may use their imagination to provide details, and they may revise and...
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Poetry
Fourth graders write a poem after learning about the elements of poetry. In this poetry lesson plan, 4th graders use voice and expression to write their poems and revise their poems if needed.
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CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT: EXAMINE EXPRESSIONS THROUGH PORTRAITURE
Students use a work or art as a springboard to a personal narrative or descriptive writing, create a collage to identify tone through art, and use inference to discern what might have caused an individual to feel the emotion that is...
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Describing How to Get a Shop or Restaurant
For this descriptive paragraph worksheet, learners first draw a map showing how to get to a location. Students then write sentences explaining how to get to a location using directional phrases. Learners then write the sentences into a...
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Lesson Plan C32: Story Starts
Students write story starters to begin the writing process. For this creative writing lesson, students examine story starters and review the structure of paragraphs. Students create their own story starters that engage readers by setting...
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Perspective
Students explore the writing trait of voice. In this writing skills lesson, students read No, David! and discuss the author's use of voice. Students write a class version of the story called Yes, David! that incorporates an alternative...
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Magical Creatures
Students investigate entertaining characters within stories. In this writing lesson, students review nouns and adjectives and discuss magical characters. Students ask themselves questions about their selected characters and write a...
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Final Reports
Students write reports, including a summary of their research findings and their historical journal entries, to be shared with friends and families, and publish their reports.
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Learning to Analyze Characters
Students discover writing strategies authors use to enhance characters. In this character writing activity, students are read the Knuffle Bunny books by Mo Willems and analyze the story, characters and settings as they listen. Students...
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Crafting Poetry: A Sensory Journey
Tenth graders experiment with poetry devices to write poems. In this poetry lesson, 10th graders participate in learning stations. Students create a word pool and select a word from the list to create a line of poetry. Students complete...
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Robot Ramps
Learners write the slope of a linear equation. For this algebra lesson, students follow a robot along a coordinate plane and create an equation to represent the ramp created. They identify the points the ramp passes through.
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Describing People 1
In this language arts worksheet, students read 5 detailed descriptions of people. Students draw a picture of each of the people described. Students then draw 5 more people and write their own description of each one.
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Writing
Learners discover the process of writing,. including the different steps to be taken in accomplishing the writing process to come up with the final published pieces.
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Details, Details, Details
Students review paragraph development, use of adjectives and grammar requirements. They incorporate various details in a written paragraph describing a visual image used as a writing prompt.
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All About Me
Students write a paragraph, make lists, draw, and brainstorm things about themselves, their goals, and their past. In this all about me lesson plan, students recall information about themselves, and interview others in order to write...
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Silly Animal Problems
Students read the story Dog Breath and write their own story focusing on sequencing about an animal with a silly problem. In this writing lesson plan, students use memorable details and pacing in their story.
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PhotoStory 3 Lesson Plan
In this lesson, PhotoStory 3, young scholars create a story board of an original poem through the use of PhotoStory 3 presentation. Students write a poem and use it to develop their storyboard. Young scholars publish and share their...