Curated OER
Timeline of Extreme Weather Events
Students interview community Elders to research extreme weather events in their community. For this weather research lesson, students interview community elders about extreme weather events they've experienced. Students complete a...
Curated OER
Historical Figures
Student research a "Historical Individual" using the Internet. They print a minimum of five articles and organize them. They create a visual biography of their historical figure.
Curated OER
Walking Whales
Eighth graders explore the theory of evolution of whales. In this walking whales lesson plan students study a reading packet, divide into groups and respond to given questions.
E Reading Worksheets
E Reading Worksheets: Patterns of Organization: Chronological Order
This learning module provides an explanation of the chronological order text structure. An explanation of the chronological text structure is provided, and a video tutorial lesson is provided to supplement this lesson [1:04] Additional...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Creative Writing Through Wordless Picture Books
Need help planning ways to creatively teach your middle schoolers chronological order? Here's a great place to start. While the site is specifically geared toward the middle school student, it is a teaching idea which could easily be...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Between Repeated Catch Phrases
After reading Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst, students learn about writing in chronological order and about using a catch phrase throughout a text in order to unite ideas. Teacher...
Washington State University
Washington State University: William Dean Howells Society: Brief Chronology of Selected Works and Events
This detailed chronology lists major events during William Dean Howells' life as well as the years in which his writings were published.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Popular Culture: Expository Writing
This lesson focuses on expository writing including definitions, terms, sample expository essays, sequencing events into chonological order, and links to information about how to write expository essays.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Introducing Text Structures in Writing 5th Grade
This lesson engages students in learning about text structures. Graphic organizers are provided to assist students in planning writings that have the following text structures: problem and solution; sequence; cause and effect; and...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Second Grade Writing Lesson #2/Narrative Prompt
This lesson plan engages students in listening to one or more narratives, Then students will engage in the writing process to develop their own personal narrative. Exemplar narratives are provided.
Eserver
E Server: The Thoreau Reader: Thoreau Chronology
This resource offers a detailed chronology of Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862 CE). Give information on his life, writings, and lectures.
Other
Tidewater Community College: Writing Center: Organizing Paragraphs and Essays
This page gives a quick, but thorough look at a few good ways to organize a piece of writing.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Principles of Organization
In writing and reading organization is the key to a reader's understanding. A great site for those of you who are looking for some further explanation of organization in writing. There is instruction, an example text, and specific...
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Writing Skills: Logic in Paragraphs
This activity focuses on logic in paragraphs including logic, structure, rank order, and organization.
PBS
Pbs Teachers:what I Want My Words to Do to You: Using Writing to Resolve Conflic
Use writing as a conflict resolution strategy and re-writing as a way to improve writing skills. Learn to respectfully critique another's writing and consider situations from a variety of perspectives.
Other
Rhode Island College: "Frankenstein" Chronology
A chronology of the events that occured around the time Mary Shelley was writing "Frankenstein."
Other
George Mason Univ./chronology of Ann Finch's Poems
This site gives a brief chronology of Ann Finch's life along with quotes, comments, and excerpts from the poetry she was writing at each stage of her life.
Then Again
Then Again: Web Chron: Western and Central Europe Chronology
A good biography. Includes life and career information, as well as political background and general atmosphere of the times. Also contains descriptions/explanations of major works.
Other
Kim's Korner: Patterns of Organization
Here is a run-down of several basic patterns of organization to use when writing. An example is given for each pattern, as well as an explanation.
Harvey Mudd College
Claremont Colleges: Writing an Argument
Brief handout describing different forms of argument for writing.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning:ninth Grade Lit and Comp: Introduction to Personal Narrative
This lesson is an introduction to a unit on personal narratives including the characteristics of a personal narrative: tells a story, events are in chronological order, and it has characters, setting, and plot. Click next at the bottom...
Other
Jane Austen Society of North America: About Jane Austen
A brief biography of British author, Jane Austen, with hyperlinks to her works and a chronology of her writing.
Other
Byron: A Comprehensive Study of His Life and Work
This site provides biographical information about Byron, a chronology of works, the text of his works and other good references.
ACT360 Media
Sequence Paragraphs
Here are a few brief hints and key words to use when organizing a piece of writing by sequence or time.