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Writing a How-To Paper

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students write a 'how-to' paper. In this writing lesson students choose from a list of topics and write a paper explaining how to do something. The students also discuss the definition of a 'how-to' paper.
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Here Ye! Here Ye! Read All About It!

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the internet to find articles to read. In this reading comprehension lesson, 4th graders take notes on articles found on the internet. Students use the writing process to summarize the selected articles. 
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The Weekly News, Part 1

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore things that happen in their schools. In this journalism instructional activity, 5th graders use the writing process to prioritize their collected information. Students write a weekly article for a classroom news...
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Personal Timeline

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders review the stages of the writing process. In this writing process lesson, 7th graders review the writing process steps by creating a personal timeline. Students complete graphic organizers for the lesson and present their...
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Stories of Our Lives!

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students write their own books based on a life experience that they have had. In this life experiences lesson plan, students practice the writing process along with illustrating their book.
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Lesson 6: PowerPoint Presentation

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Young scholars design a PowerPoint presentation that expresses the adverse effects of smoking. In this PowerPoint and smoking lesson, students examine a student PowerPoint exemplar before creating one of their own following the given...
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Writing Process Review for Grade 2

For Teachers 2nd
In this writing process review for grade 2 worksheet, 2nd graders answer 15 multiple choice questions in standardized test format about reference skills.
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Time Capsule

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students create a rough draft for a time capsule project. In this time capsule lesson plan, students bring in items to put into a time capsule and write a rough draft to submit to their teacher.
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Writing Process

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students read Macbeth and work in groups to organize and create an outline for a persuasive essay. In this persuasive essay lesson, students work in tiered learning groups to organize their thoughts for a persuasive thesis about the...
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Determining Main Idea and Supporting Details-Wild in the City

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students discuss the main idea of a story.  In this writing process lesson, students use a video about parakeets as a tool to find the main idea of a story.  After viewing the video, they engage in a discussion about determining which...
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Take a Stand

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students defend their stances regarding topics. In this writing process lesson, students read The Sunflower by Simon Wiesenthal and participate in writing activities that require them to determine how the feel about a controversial topic...
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Mystery of the Maya

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students research the Mayan civilization and complete an artifact dig. In this archeology lesson, students watch an IMAX video about the Mayan civilization. Students discuss archaeology related vocabulary and then work in teams to...
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Writing Police Reports: Emergency!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers practice writing emergency reports. In this emergency reports lesson, students participate in a visit from a police officer or emergency technician. Middle schoolers then write a historical report based on the fictional...
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Convincing Characters

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students create vivid, active characters for a story. In this character lesson, students discuss the characters in books they are familiar with. Students create a list of novels they have read and discuss the character types. Students...
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Conscription Crossword

For Students 6th - 7th
For this military service worksheet, students read 10 clues pertaining to compulsory military service in World War 2. Students fit their answers in a crossword puzzle.
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How to give a small group or individual presentation

For Students 5th - 8th
In this presentation worksheet, students fill in the blanks for the presentation outline with spots for an introduction and main points. Students fill in 1 introduction and 3 main points.
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Writing Catchy Introductions

For Students 6th - 7th
In this introductory paragraph worksheet, students learn techniques for writing an attention-catching introductory paragraph. Students then read several introductory paragraphs and determine which strategies were used.
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Writing Exciting Paragraphs

For Students 4th - 5th
In these paragraph writing worksheets, students study the definitions and example sentences for the topic sentence, the body, and the concluding sentence in a paragraph. Students then read a sample paragraph and answer several review...
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School-Home Links: Pre-Writing

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this early childhood pre-writing instructional activity, students learn to write down ideas before writing as they make a list of things to talk about in their story with help from a caregiver.
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Intermediate Question Response- "Your Favorite Food"

For Students 4th - 6th
In this question response worksheet, learners respond to a question about their favorite food. They tell what their favorite food is and why. They read an example answer, write a rough draft, and a final draft of their answer.
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Intermediate Question Response- "Your Favorite Movie"

For Students 7th - 11th
In this intermediate question response activity, students write a response telling what their favorite movie is and why. They read an exemplary answer, write a rough draft, and a final draft of their answer.
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Transportation

For Students 4th - 6th
In this handwriting worksheet, students trace and cursively write five forms of transportation, car, truck, boat, bus and train, three times on the lines provided.
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Literary Terms

For Students 7th - 8th
In this literary terms worksheet, students define and discuss ten literary terms associated with literature and complete a word search puzzle.
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Where in the Book?

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this language arts instructional activity, students identify which page to locate various chapter of a book for specific things about caring for a pet turtle. Then they determine how many chapters there are in the book and give it a...