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Unit Plan
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Our “Civilized” Society

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
The Scarlet Letter is the anchor text in a four-week unit that examines Hawthorne's novel through the lens of the intolerances found in a supposed civilized society. In addition to their reading, class members watch clips from TV shows,...
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Assessment
Barbara Kowal

Winter Picture Test: Spell and Write

For Students K - 3rd Standards
Scholars prove their vocabulary and spelling proficiency with a winter-themed picture test. Young learners study six pictures accompanied by a variety of letters that must be put in order to spell out the images' name. 
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Organizer
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Checklist for Writing a Formal Letter

For Students 5th - 8th
Provide your pupils with a checklist for writing a formal letter. The nine items on the list identify and describe the requirements for formal letters. No examples are given.
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Lesson Plan
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Letter Writing Frame

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
More a worksheet than a lesson, this document provides a nice letter frame template that could be used in tandem with a lesson on how to construct a friendly thank you letter. In it, learners are provided with large boxes in which they...
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Lesson Plan
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Letter A Word Search

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Here's a great way to practice handwriting and word recognition. In this letter identification lesson, learners identify eight words with pictures to help them learn vocabulary and reading skills as they use lowercase letters to complete...
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Lesson Plan
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Phonics: Read and Write Words with a Consonant Blend

For Teachers K
Reading often times starts with phonemic awareness and letter sound correspondence. Get little ones blending those letter sounds together to read and write simple words. As the teacher sounds out each word, learners count phonemes, and...
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Lesson Plan
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Writing Process-- Revision and Editing

For Teachers 8th - 12th
As guided practice, class members work together to revise a model persuasive paragraph. Then they practice independently with their own writing. The included rubric looks at prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, nonfiction text...
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Worksheet
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Practicing Letters k and l

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Let's get to know the lowercase letters k and l. Scholars become familiar with both in this visual matching instructional activity. After tracing and printing each letter, they add them to an incomplete alphabet. Then, they draw lines...
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Lesson Plan
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Putting It All Together: Revision

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Use the revision process to polish your writing. Writers prepare works for job portfolios that include cover letters, job applications, resumes, and letters of recommendation. Prepare them for the future!
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Worksheet
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Formal and Informal Letters - Change of Register

For Students 7th - 8th
In this formal and informal letters worksheet, ESL students read a friendly letter. Then students substitute more formal expressions in the same letter, choosing phrases from the world bank.
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Worksheet
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Capital Letters: Proper Nouns

For Students 1st - 3rd
Elementary schoolers write the names of five friends in a box, capitalizing their names. They think of five places they have been and write them using correct capitalization. Everyone writes the day and month as well as their birthday...
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Lesson Plan
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Effective Writing is More Than a Five Paragraph Essay

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Groups become experts in one aspect of the six traits of writing, prepare a PowerPoint presentation, jigsaw, and teach others about their trait. Writers then focus on these traits as they compose a persuasive essay about a person they...
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PPT
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Visible Speech: A Short Course in the Fundamentals of Writing

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Introduce your class to various forms of writing. As the title states, this is a short PowerPoint, giving brief, but accurate descriptions of what each type of writing is used for. Pictorial representations are also helpful.
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PPT
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Punctuation: Making Sense of Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
By fourth grade, most students are able to construct fairly well-thought-out sentences. Make sure your class is on the right track by frequently introducing concepts of proper punctuation. Each slide contains rules and examples...
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Lesson Plan
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Alphabet Letter Y

For Teachers Pre-K - K
In this handwriting of alphabet letter Y worksheet, students look at three pictures and then print either an uppercase or lowercase alphabet letter Y in the blank to completer each picture word. Students pronounce and color each...
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Informational Writing

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Emerging writers identify an informational piece of writing. They are provided with examples of informational writing and view a PowerPoint on narrative writing. Then, they design their own informational writing with a brochure,...
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Lesson Plan
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Viewpoint and Persuasive Writing

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Practice persuasive writing skills in this thorough lesson. After selecting issues and discovering viewpoints, middle schoolers write letters or brochures created to express the individual's perspective. The ideas are presented to the...
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Lesson Plan
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From Photo to Printed Word: Getting Second-Graders to Write

For Teachers K - 2nd
Use photographs to entice your children to write! In this digital storytelling lesson, students study the functions of digital cameras. They review their sentence-writing skills, then take digital photos and write sentences that describe...
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PPT
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Writing a Literary Analysis

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
What makes writing literary? What comprises analysis? A 15-slide PowerPoint presentation, created by the Purdue University Writing Lab, tackles these questions. The explanations of what makes writing literary and what comprises analysis...
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Worksheet
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Practice Writing Numbers 16-23

For Students K - 2nd
Practice makes perfect when it comes to writing numbers! Learners try out their handwriting with this tracing numbers worksheet, focusing on numbers 16-23. They examine an example number with arrows to guide their pencil. Next, they...
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Worksheet
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Poetry Writing Practice

For Students 8th - 9th
For this poetry writing worksheet, students identify the topic, similes, metaphors, onomatopoeia, rhyme scheme, and alliteration in a poem. Students fill out this information in a given diagram.
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Worksheet
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Letter M: cut, glue, write

For Students K - 1st
In this letter M worksheet, students write the upper and lower case letter M and cut and glue pictures beginning with the letter. Students insert 6 pictures and write the letters 7 times each.
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Lesson Planet Article
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A Friendly Letter in December

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Celebrate December’s Write to a Friend month by having your students write friendly letters.
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Lesson Plan
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Writing a Business Letter to Compare and Contrast

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compose business letters. In this writing skills lesson, students use the business letter format as they note cause and effect relationships between the weight epidemic in the United States and changing menus in American...

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