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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Writing Process: Introduction to Writing Process

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson introduces the writing process and explains why it is a process. It lists the stages of the writing process and the learning objectives for the lessons on the topic. The NEXT button at the bottom of each section will take you...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: The Writing Process: Brainstorming

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
This lesson will be used to introduce the writing process. Students will learn about the first step, brainstorming, through webbing activities. Students will also view other students' work on the Internet. Students will learn how to use...
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Writing Process: Revising

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson plan focuses on revising your drafts to create your final paper. It includes a revision checklist, getting feedback from someone you trust, responding and redrafting, revising and proofreading, and how to write the final copy.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Let's Write About the American Flag

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Students will brainstorm adjectives to describe the American Flag and will write two descriptive sentences for homework. Students will also create star art to accompany their writing to show the relationship between words and pictures...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Starting & Stopping With Strong Imagery: Revision Strategy

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
In this instructional activity, students will engage in revising their writings to incorporate sensory images. Students will brainstorm topics of places, away from their home, that are special. Then students will choose and then write a...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Writing Friendly Letters

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson teaches students the five parts of a friendly letter. Students will be able to write friendly letters utilizing the writing process. Students will visit various websites to learn more about writing friendly letters. Students...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: The Very Busy Students: Writing With Eric Carle

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this interdisciplinary unit addressing science and language arts standards, English Language Learners will learn the life cycle of insects. They will also use the writing of a renowned children's author, Eric Carle, as a model for...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Writing Activity: Harris Burdick Stories

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
After reading The Mysteries of Harris Burdick, by Chris Van Allsburg, learners create their own stories about the pictures. By navigating the Internet, students learn more about the writing process to help them create their stories.
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Writing Process: Proofreading

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on proofreading and editing including style, word choice, grammar, typos, tips for proofreading, proofreading strategies, and editing for language and sentence construction. It offers two videos: "5 Worst Typos of...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: How to Write a Descriptive Essay

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
The learners will learn to write a descriptive essay about a three-day space camp experience at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center. Students will then produce a multimedia slideshow about the experience.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: My Bad Day

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
During this writing lesson young scholars go step by step through the writing process to create a story about a bad day. Students use graphic organizers and Internet resources to help improve their writing skills.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Letter to the Lunch Ladies

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
This lesson really allows readers to express their opinion regarding an issue that affects them - the lunch menu! Students will be guided through the writing process and then will write a convincing opinion piece by stating their...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: A Revision Lesson: Introductory Prepositions and Series of Three

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
After giving students the writing topic "A Special Day that I Remember, give students ten to fifteen minutes to write on the topic. Then tell them they will be revising their "Special Day" prompt writing, but first they will listen to...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: A Revision Lesson: Analyzing First Words and Sentence Length

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
After young scholars are given time to think about the topic -"Alone Time with an Adult I Care about," they are given ten to fifteen minutes to write between five and ten sentences on the topic. They ten are told they will revise their...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Revision Lesson: Re Shaping Narrative Writing

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson, inspired by the novel Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grimes is a fabulous classroom mentor text that helps teach a very powerful revision strategy: rewriting an idea in a completely different genre. Grimes' book shares short...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Terrible, Horrible Days

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
After reading the book Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst, learners have the chance to express the way they feel when they have a bad day. They will make personal connections as well as develop...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Revise and Revisit: Butterflies

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Students will take a previously created paragraph and edit it to make it better by adding details, definitions, a topic sentence, or a closure to an informational paragraph. Resources include a PowerPoint presentation and pictures and...
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A to Z Teacher Stuff

Ato Zteacherstuff: Report Writing in Primary Grades

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
This is a fun, hands-on lesson from AtoZteacherstuff! Students go through a study of frogs while learning how to interpret and restate factual information.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Teaching: Prewriting and Planning Personal Narratives

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on prewriting and planning a personal narrative. The information can be used in all types of writing. It discusses brainstorming ideas, narrowing the focus, and developing the central idea. W.9-10.5 Writing Process,...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Nocturnal Animals Lesson #1

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This lesson can be part of a two-week integrated thematic unit on nocturnal animals. During this lesson, students will be introduced to nocturnal animals. They will have an opportunity to navigate web sites to learn more about nocturnal...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Johnny Appleseed

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
During this lesson, students will learn about Johnny Appleseed through a variety of sources. From the information, students will distinguish between fact and fiction. Students will use the writing process to create their own stories...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Great Lists Inspire Great Writing

For Teachers 1st - 9th Standards
A writer's workshop idea where students work together to brainstorm a list a possible writing topics to use throughout the year. Idea lists for primary and intermediate students are provided.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Organizing a Story With Purposeful Paragraphs

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson, students organize and design a narrative based on three developing ideas.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Serendipitous Character Descriptions

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson, students create a unique character and develop a descriptive paragraph utilizing strong word choice.

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