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K12 Reader

An Interesting Animal

For Students 1st - 3rd
"Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!" Primary graders write about an animal that interests them, describing what it looks like, where it lives, and what it eats.
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Grade 10 ELA Module 2: Unit 3, Lesson 7

For Teachers 10th Standards
It's time to show what you know. The final lesson asks scholars to reflect on the seven-lesson plan unit and complete an end-of-unit task. Readers consider the claims presented in speeches by Eleanor Roosevelt and Malala Yousafzai before...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Writing Strategies: Descriptive Words

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students discover the importance of using descriptive words in good writing. They brainstorm words to describe elephants and dogs then watch a video that describes different items. Each student writes a paragraph using descriptive words...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

My Favorite Sport: Writing Activity

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this writing worksheet, students first correct mistakes in sentences about sports, use a word box and fill in blanks in a paragraph, then write a paragraph of their own about a favorite sport.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

ESL: My Favorite Film Writing Exercise

For Students 4th - 6th
For this ESL writing worksheet, learners correct mistakes in sentences about films, fill in blanks to complete sentences and write a paragraph about a favorite film.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Week That Was

For Teachers K - 12th
Young scholars complete a weekly writing assignment that documents their writing progress throughout the year. Each week, students write a paragraph in response to a prompt or a synopsis of the week's events.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Description Paragraphs

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young writers use the provided Halloween-themed template to record information gathered after researching a topic related to the October holiday. Six different expository text structures are suggested as a guide; however, information on...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lesson Two: Writing Letters in Code

For Teachers Pre-K - 9th
Combine your friendly letter instructional activity, grammar instructional activity, and technology instructional activity with this fun activity! Young writers compose letters to friends, and then convert the text to Webdings font....
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Five Paragraph Essays

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students can learn important writing skills, such as how to complete a five paragraph essay, with these lessons.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Hamburger Paragraphs

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discuss who likes hamburgers. Students listen as the teacher compares the hamburger to a paragraph, and the hamburger patty to the topic sentence. The class works together to write a paragraph. The teacher provides gummy...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Transcendentalism and Epiphany in Ray Bradbury's Dandelion Wine

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders examine the characteristics of transcendentalism. In this transcendentalism lesson, 12th graders determine what this type of writing entails before reading a passage from, Ray Bradbury's, Dandelion Wine. They cite three...
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Curated OER

Writing about Art:Comparing Portraits

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students compare and contrast an academic and Impressionist portrait. In this art history instructional activity, students look at two different styles of painting and write a paragraph as if they are the subject in the painting. They...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Who's Who at Our School

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars interview staff members at their elementary school in order to get to know them better. They write interview questions, conduct an interview, write a paragraph about the staff member, and take digital pictures of that...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Descriptive Writing Assessment

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore language arts by undergoing a writing assignment. In this descriptive writing lesson, 1st graders identify the skills necessary to write in depth about a subject which they must do based upon a specific topic....
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Picture It: Teaching Descriptive Writing

For Teachers 7th - 12th
There are many fun and effective ways to teach students to write descriptively.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Zoo's Clues!

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students determine the difference between major and minor details after researching animals and completing graphic organizers. They write descriptive paragraphs for classmates to guess what animal is being described.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Rockefeller's Revenge: Exxon and Mobil Unite

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Study the impact and possible outcomes of the Exxon-Mobil merger in your language arts, social studies, or economics class. Secondary learners evaluate a series of graphs, write a paragraph interpreting the data, and engage in class...
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Unit Plan
Core Knowledge Foundation

Unit 4: The Renaissance

For Teachers 5th Standards
The Renaissance is the theme of a five-week unit designed to boost reading comprehension, spelling, vocabulary, and expository writing skills. Scholars listen to and discuss daily readings and engage in skills practice activities...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Describe a Journey

For Teachers 5th - 8th
 Students describe the sensory experience of a character's journey in an essay.  In this precise details writing lesson, students explain the effects on the senses of weather, time of day, landscape, and other...
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Unit Plan
Curated OER

Write On! Step by Step Paragraph and Report Writing

For Teachers 3rd
Students plan and write paragraphs while integrating other core subject areas. In this paragraph writing lesson, students complete 5 lessons to practice writing paragraphs. Students incorporate various core subjects into their paragraph...
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Unit Plan
Curated OER

All About Me

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students write a paragraph, make lists, draw, and brainstorm things about themselves, their goals, and their past. In this all about me lesson plan, students recall information about themselves, and interview others in order to write...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Adjectives, Prepositions and Gerunds

For Students 3rd - 8th
For this adjective, prepositions, and gerunds worksheet, students write a paragraph with adjective, preposition, and gerund combinations about a pastime or hobby. Students complete 1 paragraph.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Noun Clause as Object of a Sentence

For Students 4th - 8th
In this noun clauses worksheet, students write a paragraph containing noun clauses and a topic sentence. Students write 3 noun clauses in their paragraph.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Semicolons

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders write a paragraph using semicolons. In this semicolons lesson plan, 6th graders brainstorm examples of semicolon use as a class and then write their own paragraph.

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