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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Keyboarding - Story Grafting

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Bring some humor and fun to your keyboarding or language arts class! Middle and high schoolers begin a story in response to a prompt and then move from keyboard to keyboard, continuing to add to the story while the monitor is turned off....
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Great Expectations: Group Writing

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Examine the differences between totalitarianism and democracy in this writing lesson plan. Using the same format and theme from Great Expectations, young writers work in pairs to compose their own short stories. They follow guidelines...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Hurricane and Tornadoes Group Creative Writing

For Students 4th - 5th
Creating science literacy through writing gets scholars thinking about the context of scientific terms! Learners collaborate to write a short story about hurricanes and tornadoes in a group. Students have 25 minutes to write the story,...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Forces of Nature Group Creative Writing

For Students 4th - 5th
In this forces of nature worksheet, students collaborate with others to write a group story. Students have 25 minutes to write a story about forces of nature. Students must use the 14 words in the box.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Influential Scientists Group Creative Writing

For Students 5th - 6th
In this group writing worksheet, students collaborate with others to write a creative story about scientists. Students have 25 minutes to write a story using the 9 words in the box.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Colonial America Group Creative Writing

For Students 5th - 7th
In this Colonial America writing activity, students collaborate with classmates in a group writing activity. Students have 25 minutes to write a group story about Colonial America using the 15 words in the box.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Ancient Egypt Group Creative Writing

For Students 6th - 7th
In this ancient Egypt worksheet, students collaborate in a group to complete a writing assignment. The directions say that students have 25 minutes to use the 12 words in the boxes in a story or essay about ancient Egypt.
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Handout
Colorado State University

Csu Writing Guides: Peer Review

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A detailed account of how to improve one's writing through the process of the peer review. Includes basic information and content-specific additions, such as peer review guidelines, questions, and online resources.
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Peer Review: Narrative

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Excellent lesson that teaches a new and more relevant way of conducting a peer review. Through the PQP (Praise-Question-Polish) process middle schoolers gain a greater understanding of how to review others' work as well as improve their...
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Professional Doc
Colorado State University

Csu Writing Guides: Working in Groups

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Resource includes helpful advice and information about working together and writing in groups (collaborative writing). Provides nodes on such topics as purpose, ideas, decision-making, and more.
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Lesson Plan
Can Teach

Can Teach: Writing a Cooperative Class Story

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
In this lesson plan, students will write a cooperative class story, using brainstorming and editing skills. Lesson plan indicated for 3rd grade and above.