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Writing a News Report
In this creative writing worksheet, students use the checklist to edit their fictional news report. Students use the checklist to prepare for their final written report.
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Writing Memoirs Based On A Shared Event
Young scholars share their memories of a recent event. They use Elie Wiesel's night to help them recongize a memoir. They write a memoir about a recent school event that was shared by many. They also gather evidence that supports their...
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Writing Topic Sentences
In this writing worksheet, learners read a topic sentence or supporting details of ten paragraph. Students fill in the missing information to create a complete outline.
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Brog-Cube-the Spam
A Middle school special ed class uses the acronym SPAM to learn the 4 parts of writing. They employ 4 different colors to help them visually distinguish each part of writing in a given prompt. This lesson is vague and uses a strong...
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In Your Own Words... Paraphrasing
How can you put a passage in your own words without changing the meaning of the original text? That is the question facing many young researchers. The advice modeled in this presentation is that writers read the passage carefully,...
Student Handouts
Four Things I Learned About...
Thinking about what they have just learned with a short reflection worksheet. Kids note four things they have learned in small frames after writing the topic at the top of the page.
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Beginning, Middle, End in Paragraph Writing
In this descriptive writing worksheet, students use the titles to each page to write a beginning, middle, and ending paragraph for each title. Students write 5 stories.
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Using Active Voice vs. Passive Verse in Writing
Need an active voice exercise? Learners rewrite a series of sentences to ensure that the subject of the sentence is doing the action. Beware the typos, especially in the title.
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Writing Is Rough
Students identify the main idea in a story and discuss their own writing. They examine the sources of conflict in the story or the piece they are writing. They make portfolios of their best writing samples.
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Writing a Historical Fiction Story
What is historical fiction? After explaining the difference to your learners, it's time to give each learner a try! With your support, encourage them to research, plan, and write their own historical fiction story. Don't forget to have a...
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Writing Persuasion Papers: Thesis Statement
Using a "Hamburger" essay outline and actual hamburger buns, you will demonstrate the role a thesis plays in a persuasive essay. This is a simplistic visual representation of how an argumentative paper should be composed and not an...
Core Knowledge Foundation
Fairy Tales and Tall Tales Tell It Again!™ Read-Aloud Anthology
Enrich a unit on fairy tales and tall tales with a set of read-aloud lessons. Second graders hone writing, vocabulary, comprehension, and literary analysis skills as they read classic stories. Complete with extension projects, discussion...
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Grade 9 ELA Module 1: Unit 3, Lesson 12
Marc Chagall's painting Romeo and Juliet and Baz Lurhmann's film of the same scene in Romeo + Juliet allow class members to analyze how artists consider the same subject in different media.
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Quiz 4A: Expressions of Quantity- Subject / Verb Agreement
In this expressions of quantity worksheet, learners analyze a chart showing the final grades of a class. Students complete ten sentences about them using: all of, most of, some of, one of, or none of.
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Number Writing Poems
Students read the short poem for each number to help them with number formation. For this numbers lesson plan, students follow directions of the poems.
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Test Yourself: Writing Sentences
In this writing answers practice worksheet, students practice their grammar skills as they fill in the blank in 8 sentences with either haven't got or hasn't got.
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The Research Paper - Searching for a Subject
Students research a website to look for potential topics for a research paper. They develop a narrowed prioritized subject list on an index card (3X5) using word processing program.
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Subject-Verb Agreement
In this subject and verb agreement worksheet, students read the sentences and find the errors in subject and verb agreement. Students draw a line through the errors and write the corrections in the provided space.
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Subject and Object Pronouns
In this pronoun worksheet, students review the definitions of subject and object pronouns. Students then complete three pages of exercises about pronouns.
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Subject and Verb Agreement
In this verb tense worksheet, students complete a 10 question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz about subject and verb agreement in sentences.
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Subject/Verb Agreement
In this subject and verb agreement worksheet, students read the sentences and write in the correct noun from the list. Students make sure the noun and verb agree.
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Publishing: A Persuasive Essay
Third graders are given an opportunity to create a visual to accompany their presentations of their persuasive essays. They may use the computer or other media as resources.
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Writing a Job Pamphlet
Students write and create a pamphlet describing the occupation they are interested in. They use the steps of the writing process to present the facts about their occupation.
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Writing an Essay- The Circulatory System
Fifth graders write an essay. In this writing lesson, 5th graders research the circulatory system and organize their notes into an outline. Students write an informational essay on the circulatory system.