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This Your Best Of/Worst Of Anything: Writing To Engage And Entertain lesson plan also includes:
It was the best of places! It was the worst of places! Middle schoolers practice their descriptive writing skills by creating an e-book about the best of/worst of topics. A series of activities about descriptive writing and worksheets prepare them for the project. Writers then share their e-books in a Gallery Walk.
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CCSS:
Adaptable
Instructional Ideas
- Use the presentation to guide the lesson
- Have class members identify the sensory details used in the model e-books
- If the Gallery Walk strategy is used to share the e-books, set up multiple stations with classroom devices and have groups rotate through the stations
Classroom Considerations
- Requires projection equipment with audio for the presentation as well as devices with internet access
Pros
- Links are provided to model e-books
Cons
- The link to the "Top Ten Surprising Facts About Sesame Street" does not work; however, similar lists are available on the internet