Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: Late to Class
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides a graphic organizer. Students will be able to respond in writing to an explanatory writing prompt. This tool may be used as a reflective writing prompt for students who are late.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Reading (And Scaffolding) Expository Texts
To help students comprehend expository text structures, teachers can acquaint them with the signal or cue words authors utilize in writing each of the structures and use the graphic organizers offered in this article
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Beyond the Earth Part I
Students will access prior knowledge of the solar system by completing a graphic organizer. After participating in a teacher lecture and whole group discussion, the students will work in collaborative groups to create a...
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Florida Center for Reading Research
Florida Center for Reading Research: Expository Text Structure: Super Summary [Pdf]
A lesson plan in which students read a text and then complete a graphic organizer to help them write a summary. Materials are included.
Other
English 100: Persuasive Essay
This tutorial provides writing instructions and ideas to help the student in preparing a persuasive essay.
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Education Place
Houghton Mifflin: Eduplace: 5 Ws Chart [Pdf]
This site from Houghton Mifflin Company provides a simple, reproducible chart to help students gather details of Who, What, When, Where, and Why. This could be used as a reading comprehension tool, or as prewriting for expository writing.
EL Education
El Education: Ampersand
Ampersand: the student journal of school & work is a compilation of essays written by students at High Tech High Media Arts in San Diego, California. All students at this school complete an internship with a local organization during...