Learning Farm
Learning Farm: Explaining Relationships
An interactive activity that practices determining relationships between events and concepts.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Identifying and Understanding the Fallacies Used in Advertising
Contains plans for four lessons that teach about the fallacies used in advertising such as bandwagon appeal, hasty generalizations, red herrings, emotional appeals, and more. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional...
Teachers.net
Teachers.net: Cause and Effect
Simple and effective method for introducing primary students to the concept of cause and effect in literature.
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: My First Baseball Game With Q&a [Pdf]
"My First Baseball Game" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about a boy and his sister going to their first baseball game and learning what it means to be Chicago Cubs fans. It is followed by constructed-response questions which...
Quizlet
Quizlet: Elements of an Argument Test
Argument essay terms are included on this test over the following words: argument, claim, support, reasons, evidence, and counterargument. Six multiple choice questions are provided on this assessment.
Quizlet
Quizlet: Elements of an Argument Flashcards
Argument essay terms are included in this review exercise. Interactive vocabulary flashcards are provided for the following words: argument, claim, support, reasons, evidence, and counterargument.
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Analyze Nonfiction: Central Idea [Pdf]
This graphic organizer will help students analyze nonfiction pieces. Students will use the graphic organizer to guide them as they identify the central idea and supporting details.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Closing Up Our Writing by Summing Up the Main Ideas
In this lesson, 5th graders will write a strong concluding paragraph that summarizes the main ideas of a research essay.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: What the Heck Is That? Inferring the Purpose of an Object
In this lesson, 5th graders use their prior knowledge and inference skills to determine uses of unfamiliar objects. They participate in group discussions and analyze the key information they have in order to reach conclusions.
BBC
Bbc Bitesize: Listening to Others and Building on Arguments
This resource explains how to listen carefully to someone to identify the points they are trying to make and how to use those points to add additional information to the discussion. Includes sentence starters to help frame what you want...
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Take a Trip! [Pdf]
In this lesson plan, students examine travel brochures to learn about persuasive writing. They then create a travel brochure themselves, giving three strong reasons that a person should come and visit their location. Once the brochure is...
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Florida Center for Reading Research
Florida Center for Reading Research: Monitor for Understanding: Question Cards [Pdf]
A lesson plan in which students read a text and answer questions on comprehension cards. Materials are included.
Other
Morningside Center: Active Listening
In this lesson, students practice active listening by paraphrasing what they hear. Students will practice listening to one another and repeating what they heard. Various listening activities are included in this lesson.
College Claparede (Switzerland)
English Exercises Online: The Smiths' House: Reading Comprehension Exercise
Practice your reading comprehension by reading the short tale and answering the multiple-choice quiz questions that follow.
ThoughtCo
Thought Co.: Nonverbal Communication Activities
It's important to be aware of nonverbal communication, so we can avoid sending and receiving unintentional messages through our expressions and body movements. These exercises are designed to help you understand how much information we...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Better Living Through Science
This lesson involves research on scientists whose accomplishments have impacted areas of nutrition, sanitation, or health care. Students will research an area of their choice, record information on a graphic organizer, and use the...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Narrative Paragraphs
Young scholars learn to use a one-main idea Think-sheet for producing a narrative paragraph. [Requires Adobe Reader.]
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Aunt Chip and the Triple Creek Dam Affair
In this instructional activity, students will read and summarize the book by pages. After publishing, students will use their slides as sequencing exercises. This lesson plan can be adapted for any grade level or book.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Aunt Chip and the Triple Creek Dam Affair
In this lesson, students will read and summarize the book by pages. After publishing, students will use their slides as sequencing exercises. This lesson plan can be adapted for any grade level or book.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Top Ten Books
During this lesson students review their favorite books from the present school year. They navigate the Internet to locate information about the author of their favorite book and write a summary. Students compile their information in a...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Expository Essay: State Trip
After researching a place/event of interest in Alabama, students write a five-paragraph essay. Students include maps and written directions to the location, describe activities and/or events associated with this location, include in this...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Summarizing Sarah, Plain and Tall
This is a hands-on activity to introduce students to Patricia MacLachlan's Sarah, Plain and Tall series. Students will discover rural life, how to make a timeline, and analyze literary elements while reading Sarah, Plain and Tall.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Powerful Book Reports
This lesson allows students to identify the critical components of a story while developing expertise in creating and presenting multimedia presentations.
Other
Take Lessons: How to Read Body Language: Examples From Around the World
This resource provides several examples of different meanings of various types of body language.