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BioPoem Multicultural Activity For A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students write a biopoem. In this literature and poetry writing lesson plan, students write a biopoem about the characters in A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry following a specific given format. Examples and format are included.
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Fable Writing

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students listen to and discuss various fables, and identify the moral and central themes. They write their own personal fables and create illustrations to go with them.
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Turkey Feather Writing

For Teachers K - 3rd
Young scholars create a Thanksgiving writing piece. In this holiday lesson, students use a turkey picture to write a short story about the things they are thankful for.
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Journal Writing Ideas

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students choose a topic from a list to write a journal entry about. In this journal writing lesson, students use one of the ideas included in the comprehensive list of ideas when they cannot think of a topic to write about. They write...
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Rebus Writing

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders write rebus stories using technology. They share the rebus stories with younger students
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Teaching Hmong History And Culture Through Story Cloths

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the culture and history of the Hmong. Using story cloths, they investigate how they were used as expressions of their culture. They discover the Hmong's economic conditions and how they were able to form a new way to...
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Isla Story Map and Time-line

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders arrange five major events from the story Isla in correct order on a quiz. They represent the sequence of at least five story events through a story map based on the book, Isla.
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Activity 5: Creative Writing/Expression About Child Labor

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research child labor using Internet resources. They present the information in a creative writing piece and post it on Chalkboard.
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Crazy Christmas Stories

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this writing worksheet, students compose their own creative Christmas story. Students choose from four different beginning sentences.
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Johnny Appleseed Reading and Writing

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore language arts by reading a classic story in class. For this word choice lesson, 1st graders read the story of Johnny Appleseed and identify the descriptive words and sentences the author used to entice the reader....
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Is there a map in that story?

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders examine different pieces of literature from specific isolated Pacific islands. In this Geography activity, 8th graders read and interpret a written selection. Students construct a map of the stories setting.
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Introduce Vocabulary: Tell Me a Story, Mama

For Teachers K - 3rd
Pupils are read Tell Me a Story, Mama, by Angela Johnson. In this vocabulary focused instructional activity, students discover the definitions of at least three Tier Two words. They discuss the meanings of the words, as a group, both...
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Crazy Critters Creative Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners brainstorm animals with unusual characteristics such as a giraffe with a short neck or a zebra without stripes. They write paragraphs about their animals and work in peer editing groups to refine their stories.
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An Amazing Story

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students develop sequential stories to guide a partner through a computer-generated maze. In pairs they illustrate each place and character listed, build and print a maze, and write a class-generated story.
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Story Retellings

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders complete story maps in order to retell stories to the class.
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Writing Sparks

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this writing sparks worksheet, students write a descriptive paragraph after being given the prompt to write a story about what happened one time when you had to dress in something you did not want to wear.
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Great Authors Group Creative Writing

For Teachers 5th - 8th
In this creative writing activity worksheet, young scholars collaborate to write a story using the words characters, captivate, focus, intrigue, imagination, plot, recognition, style, and wisdom.
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Witch of Blackbird Pond

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students utilize their reading comprehension abilities by discussing a story in class.  In this story analysis lesson, students read the story Witch of Blackbird Pond and answer questions in their reading journal.  Students...
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The Busy Easter Bunny: A Rebus Story

For Teachers K - 1st
In these rebus worksheets, students read the story about the busy Easter bunny. Students use the picture key to help them define the missing words in the story. Students then complete 2 activities that help their comprehension of the text.
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Creative Writing Lesson Plan

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students practice recognizing the elements needed to produce a piece of creative writing and become aware of those elements in their own original pieces of writings. In groups, they creatively write a new story utilizing all the major...
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Write From the Beginning

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners discuss the earliest form of writing, pictographs and view several examples. They then create their own hieroglyphics and write a short story using them. They then create and label a timeline including methods of writing prior...
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Dinosaur reports-4 blocks guided reading & focused writing (Elementary, 4 Blocks)

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students read books about dinosaurs for book club groups and then participate in focused writing. In this reading and writing activity, students work together over the course of three days to produce a group story about a dinosaur.
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Writing to Analyze, Comment and Review

For Teachers 7th - 8th
In this writing to analyze, comment and review worksheet, students analyze blurbs, comment on the openings and endings of novels, and review a book from their own choosing. Students answer seventy short answer questions.
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Good vs. Evil

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Make a study of good and evil by examining a short legend. After reading, learners compose their own stories and participate in a class discussion about the text, the characters, and the message of the reading.

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