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Writing Fix: The Di Ku And/or the Tri Ku [Pdf]
Students use a basic haiku structure to create di-ku and tri-ku poems to demonstrate understanding of a topic. Directions and examples of each are provided.
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Writing Fix: Exploring a More Specific Story
In this lesson, Ralph Fletcher's Marshfield Dreams is used as a mentor text. Students will write stories about an important friendship in their life. Then students will revise and attempt to make sure their writings have stayed on topic,...
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Writing Fix: Onomatopoeia Adventures
In this lesson plan, The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything, by Linda Williams, is used as a mentor text to highlight the trait of word choice. Onamatopoeia is the focus content for this activity. After the reading of the...
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Writing Fix: We Saw Him at the Zoo
In this lesson plan, the mentor text utilized is Deborah Guarino's book, Is Your Mama a Llama?, with the focus of sentence fluency. Each student will think of an animal that that has the same initial sound as his/her name. Using the...
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Writing Fix: Useful Shapes: Analytical Writing in Primary Math Classrooms
In this lesson, the book entitled The Greedy Triangle, written by Marilyn Burns, is shared. After sharing this read-aloud book, students will illustrate pictures that incorporate the triangle. Then will write three reasons why a triangle...
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Writing Fix: Serendipitous & Interesting Story Titles
In this lesson plan, The Paper Bag Princess, a book written by Robert Munsch, is used as a mentor text. Young scholars will reflect on how nouns can sometimes be used as interesting adjectives. Students will collect these ideas in their...
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Writing Fix: Serendipitous Crazy Illustrations
For this lesson, Flotsam, written by David Wiesner, is used as a mentor text. Students will analyze the author's use of crazy illustrations and word choices. Students will then use a game on this web site where they will click to...
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Writing Fix: Showing Plots & Conflicts
In this lesson, recommendations from Ralph Fletcher's book called Live Writing will be used as a teacher reference. Students will write introductions to three different stories in their writer's notebooks, but each type of conflict must...
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Writing Fix: Story Starters: Intriguing Titles
In this lesson, an interactive link included to help generate ideas for stories. A button is clicked and a topic is given. In a writer's notebook or journal, each student will use the topic given and develop it. [Requires Adobe Reader.]
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Writing Fix: Story Starting Participles
In this lesson plan, Roni Schotter's picture book entitled The Boy Who Loved Words is used as the mentor text. This Language Arts Common Core Standards-aligned lesson plan pre-writing task engages young scholars in writing a collection...
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Writing Fix: Story Starters: Powerful Sentences
In this lesson, students will click a button that will help them generate ideas for story development. Students can click several times, if needed, until one of the ideas is interesting to them. [Requires Adobe Reader.]
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Writing Fix: Airplane Flight Sentences
In this lesson, Robert Burleigh's picture book entitled Flight is used as the mentor text. Students will record their favorite adjectives from the mentor text, rank them according to their favorite, and share them. Students will also use...
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Writing Fix: Racetrack Sentences
In this lesson, The Berenstain Bears and the Big Road Race, written by Stan Berenstain, is used as a mentor text. Students will record their favorite adjectives from the mentor text, rank them according to their favorite, and share them....
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Writing Fix: Creepy Crawly Sentences
In this instructional activity, the picture book entitled Toad, written by Ruth Brown, is used as the mentor text. Students will record their favorite adjectives from the mentor text, rank them according to their favorite, and share...
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Writing Fix: Action Packed Rain Forest Sentences
In this lesson, Jane Yolen's Welcome to the Greenhouse is used as a mentor text. Students will record their favorite verbs from the mentor text, rank them according to their favorite, and share them. Students will also use interactive...
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Writing Fix: Action Packed Ocean Sentences
In this lesson, Andrew Clement's awesome picture book, Big Al is used as a mentor text. Students will record their favorite verbs from the mentor text, rank them according to their favorite, and share them. Students will also use...
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Writing Fix: Action Packed Zoo Sentences
In this lesson, If I Ran the Zoo, written by Dr. Seuss, is used as the mentor text. Students will record their favorite adjectives from the mentor text, rank them according to their favorite, and share them. Students will also use...
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Writing Fix: Complex Pirate Sentences
In this lesson plan, Melinda Long's picture book entitled How I Became a Pirate is used as the mentor text. Students will record their favorite complex sentences from the text and share them. Students will also use interactive buttons to...
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Writing Fix: Camping Sentences
In this lesson, Teaching Grammar in Context by Constance Weaver provides foundational information for this lesson. When I Go Camping with Grandma, a book by Marion Dane Bauer, is used as the mentor text of this lesson. Students will...
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Writing Fix: Who/what/when/where: Desert Theme
For this lesson, Brooke Bessesen's picture book, Look Who Lives in the Desert!: Bouncing and Pouncing, Hiding and Gliding, Sleeping and Creeping, is used as the mentor text for its use of adverbial phrases. After several exposures to the...
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Writing Fix: Who/what/when/where: Mall Theme
In this lesson plan, Eileen Christelow's picture book, Five Little Monkeys Go Shopping, is used as the mentor text for its use of adverbial phrases. After several exposures to the mentor text, students will use click the buttons with the...
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Writing Fix: Who/what/when/where: Recess Theme
In this lesson, Hooway for Wodney Watby, written by Helen Lester, is used as the mentor text for its use of adverbial phrases. After several exposures to the mentor text, students will use click the buttons with the words "Who", "What",...
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Writing Fix: Who/what/when/where: Sports Theme
In this instructional activity, Hoops, written by Robert Burleigh, is used as the mentor text for its use of adverbial phrases. After several exposures to the mentor text, students will use click the buttons with the words "Who", "What",...
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Writing Fix: The Who/what/where/when Game: Wild Weather Sentences
For this lesson, Teaching Grammar in Context by Constance Weaver provides foundational information for this lesson. Brave Irene, written by William Steig, is used as the mentor text of this lesson. Students will develop sentences with...