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Amazing Adjectives

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders compose sentences that use descriptive adjectives to describe a specific food and day that they both like and dislike. They should really enjoy coming up with words that describe their favorite and least favorite foods!
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The Fish's Wish

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students complete the fable, "The Fish and the Fisherman" using a tree graph as a brainstorming exercise. The main goal of the lesson is to convince the fisherman to release the fish that he caught.
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The Search for Identity: "Their Eyes Were Watching God"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers read the novel "Their Eyes Were Watching God". While reading the novel, they identify and discuss the figurative language used and use a passage of interest to them and analyze it in a written paper. They also discuss...
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Writing Similes

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders identify and write similes. They define simile and discuss different examples, and with the help of a thesaurus, write original similes that compare the colors of crayons to objects or feelings. Students copy their rough...
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"Journalism in Tennessee"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers listen to headline from National Enquirer or other tabloid, listen to story "Journalism in Tennessee," compare and contrast connections between Twain's idea of journalism with present day journalism, define vocabulary, and...
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Haiku - Poetry of the Samurai Warrior

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research the Samurai and their Haiku Writings. Students use internet research to gather information about the ancient Japanese Samurai. The students then create individual Haiku writings, and a cultural day is designated when...
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Writing Bug: a Friendly Poem

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this writing worksheet, students will write a poem about their best friend by using all of the letters in their first and last names.
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Thanksgiving Menu

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore the First Thanksgiving. In this U.S. history lesson, students read about the Pilgrims and Native Americans and discuss how they obtained and prepared food. Students develop a possible first Thanksgiving menu and draw a...
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Computer Olympics

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students compete to achieve excellence in math facts, writing terms, problem solving, and writing skills on the computer. In this Computer Olympics lesson plan, students practice the skill of drill and practice in order to succeed and...
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Teaching Sequence of Activities

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students develop their skills at writing poetry by listening to poetry and using a model to emulate and write a poem. In this poetry writing lesson, students listen to Louis MacNeice's poem 'Prayer Before Birth' and use it to model their...
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Whose Voice Do I Hear?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine the power of voice in writing by completing a story using words following a particular voice. They take simple nursery rhymes, then attempt to put their own voice to a revised version. An interesting lesson on writing!
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Sidewalks to Success in Middle School

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students write a brochure that educates incoming middle school students on how to succeed.
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Create Your Island Paradise

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders create a descriptive essay and map describing their island paradise. They try to evoke the reader's senses: seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, and tasting. They revise their paragraphs using their partner's feedback.
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Pictographic Poetry of Current Events

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students discuss recent currents events as a class. Using one of the events, they write a poem about how they feel about the event in question. They choose specific symbols that relate to event and write a poem about it as well. They...
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A Noise in the Night-- Story Starter

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this writing worksheet, students read a scary story starter about hearing a noise in the night. Students write the story on the lines provided.
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Total English Intermediate: I Do or I Am Doing?

For Students 4th - 8th
In this present simple and present continuous verbs worksheet, students write 4 sentences about their lives using present simple verbs. Students also write 4 sentences about their lives using present continuous verbs.
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Wrapping up The Stone Cutter

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students write a paper in which they detail the daily routine of an architect.  In this The Stone Cutter lesson, students discuss the end of the novel and share journals with peers.  Students choose a time period in which to place their...
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Make a Menu

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice their descriptive writing skills by designing and writing a menu for a fictional restaruant.
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Egg Carton Stories

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students create stories with better structure when they are able to focus on its characters, setting, and plot. Teacher creates settings, character, and problem cartons with information written on strips of paper.
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Writing a poem

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars imagine themselves someplace -- the beach, a mountain top, a city street -- anywhere.
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Native American Legends, Folk Stories and Tales

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students write an Indian tale explaining a natural event, an animal characteristic,
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Gingerbread Baby Language Arts/Grammer #6

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners are read the story "Gingerbread Baby". They draw and cut out the characters from the story and create a mobile to hang from their classroom ceiling. They write a sentence using a verb on the back.
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There's a World of Science to Read Today!

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students read a current science article. They write a summary of the article, take notes, write and edit a summary, and print their work.
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The Language of Shakespeare

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students write and perform a scene using Elizabethan language. They study the language of William Shakespeare.

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