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- Grade Range
- 3rd - 8th
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Students discuss the advantages and types of brainstorming as a prewriting tool. They experiment with different styles of brainstorming and produce prewriting samples for assessment. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students utilize Inspiration software at their website to brainstorm using a story starter. They design a story outline, insert ideas based on the story starter, and use a graphic organizer to organize their information. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students practice pre-writing skills using brainstorming methods. They examine the difference between directed and undirected free-writing and how and when to apply them to the prewriting process. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students analyze the free-writing method of brainstorming to explore how to write an essay. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd
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Students brainstorm together or individually for ideas. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 6th
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Students are introduced to the design process used in engineering. They compare and contrast this process with the steps followed in the scientific method. Students then participate in a brainstorming session that asks them to design a process that moves everyone from the class to the playground without touching the ground. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students accompany their teacher on a field trip to a local farm. Before they visit the farm, they brainstorm what types of things they expect to see there and create a concept web. After their visit, they add to their concept web and write their own web using a software program. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students discuss common problems and interests with their classmates as a vehicle for problem solving. After sharing their problems, students work in groups to brainstorm possible solutions to their problems. This lesson is intended for students acquiring English. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students, through modeling and independent practice, are introduced to the different methods of brainstorming. They explore and engage in these different approaches individually, in pairs, and as a group. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 10th
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Students identify and generate ideas that relate to the topic of work and experiment with freeing up their thinking through mind mapping. They promote spontaneity and create one clustering diagram. Finally, students organize their brainstorming materials and write up the material in a short story, essay, or poem. Full Review »

