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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Let's Eat: An Expository Slideshow Presentation

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Students will write a three-paragraph essay explaining the steps necessary to follow a recipe and then present and serve the recipe to their classmates.
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: What Does the Reader Want to Know? Creating Research Questions

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
In this lesson, learners will change a research topic into questions that they will specifically answer while doing their research.
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Handout
Robin L. Simmons

Grammar Bytes: Subject

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Clear information about sentence subject, including definition, explanation of how to find subject, distinction between complete subject and simple subject, and other helpful points.
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Unit Plan
Beacon Learning Center

Beacon Learning Center: Paraphrase Craze: A Lesson in Expository Writing

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This tutorial focuses on how to paraphrase using an excerpt from Poe's short story, "The Tell-Tale Heart." It defines paraphrase and plagiarism, presents examples, and explains what is incorrect about them. It is interactive asking for...
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Verbs and Quotes

For Students 4th - 7th Standards
A ten-part learning module. The first six lessons include links to videos, a worksheet, a word list, notes, and a learning game on verbs. The last four lessons include links to videos and information on paraphrasing, citing, summarizing...
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PPT
Other

Prezi: Facts Are Sometimes Called Details

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
What are facts? Slideshow explains how to find facts while reading and that they are sometimes referred to as details.
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PPT
Other

Prezi: Recalling Facts and Details

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
Slideshow investigates how to identify facts or details in a story.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Title Page Reveal: Finding Bibliographic Information

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Practice locating the title, author and publication information of a book using real title and CIP pages, and a reveal tool.
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Handout
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Supporting Details: Anecdotes

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Anecdotes are literary tools used to pique interest and engage readers. Used to evoke emotion, anecdotes are best used in the introduction or conclusion. This tutorial focuses on how to use anecdotes appropriately and effectively to make...
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Handout
University of Victoria (Canada)

The U Vic Writer's Guide: Writing Essays: Narrowing Your Essay Topic

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
What steps can you take to narrow an essay topic? Delve into this awesome site to learn how.
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Handout
Other

Plagiarism.org: How Do I Cite Sources?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Information and examples on how to cite sources, identify sources in the body of your paper, quote material, include long quotes, and list references in a bibliography, annotated bibliography, footnotes, or works cited page.
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Quizlet

Quizlet: Types of Details: Test

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
This interactive quiz features six multiple-choice questions about types of details and their definitions.
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Interactive
Quizlet

Quizlet: Non Fiction Text Features 3rd Grade Match

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
Text feature terms (nonfiction) are included in this review "Match" game. Questions are provided for the following words: map, table of contents, index, bold words, caption, timeline, heading, and glossary. Images of each of these text...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Think, Write, Read: Expository Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
While this lesson's main focus will be centered on expository writing, it will also integrate reading, computer, and organizational skills. After reading the novel, Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, pupils will write an expository paper...