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1 | Grades K – 12 | Student Interactive | Organizing & Summarizing
2 | Grades 3 – 5 | Printout | Assessment Tool
Editing Checklist for Self- and Peer Editing
3 | Grades 1 – 12 | Student Interactive | Organizing & Summarizing
4 | Grades K – 5 | Student Interactive | Learning About Language
5 | Grades K – 2 | Student Interactive | Learning About Language
1 | Grades K – 12 | Student Interactive | Writing & Publishing Prose
2 | Grades K – 12 | Student Interactive | Writing Poetry
3 | Grades 3 – 12 | Student Interactive | Organizing & Summarizing
4 | Grades 3 – 5 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Artistic Elements: Exploring Art Through Descriptive Writing
5 | Grades 3 – 5 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Book Report Alternative: Writing Resumes for Characters in Historical Fiction
1 | Grades K – 12 | Student Interactive | Organizing & Summarizing
2 | Grades 3 – 12 | Student Interactive | Organizing & Summarizing
3 | Grades 3 – 5 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
How-To Writing: Motivating Students to Write for a Real Purpose
4 | Grades K – 2 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
The Frog Beyond the Fairy Tale Character: Searching Informational Texts
5 | Grades 1 – 12 | Student Interactive | Organizing & Summarizing
Grades 3 – 5 | Lesson Plan
Building a Learning Community: Crafting Rules for the Classroom
Students will learn to mind their ps and qs in this lesson on etiquette and appropriate behavior in the classroom.
Grades 7 – 8 | Lesson Plan
Accountable Book Clubs: Focused Discussions
Students form literature circles, read Esperanza Rising or Becoming Naomi Leon by Pam Munoz Ryan, use a Critical Thinking Map to discuss social issues, and use a class wiki.
Grades 3 – 5 | Lesson Plan
Figurative Language: Teaching Idioms
It's raining cats and dogs! Students explore figurative language through read-alouds, teacher modeling, and student-centered activities, further developing their understanding of the literal versus the metaphorical translations of idioms.
Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan
I Have a Dream: Exploring Nonviolence in Young Adult Texts
Students will identify how Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream of nonviolent conflict-resolution is reinterpreted in modern texts. Homework is differentiated to prompt discussion on how nonviolence is portrayed through characterization and conflict. Students will be formally assessed on a thesis essay that addresses the Six Kingian Principles of Nonviolence.
Grades 3 – 5 | Lesson Plan
Biographies: Creating Timelines of a Life
In this lesson students explore a number of sources to create a biographical timeline about a selected person. Students collaboratively research and resolve conflicting information they find during their investigation.
Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan
Teaching Student Annotation: Constructing Meaning Through Connections
Students examine text closely and create annotations to make personal and meaningful connections with the work.
