Outline Lesson Plans

Young scholars investigate sharks' importance to the ecosystem, recent shark attacks and the geographical distribution of shark attacks in the United States. They write outlines for TV programs to educate the public about sharks.

Fifth graders develop and practice the steps involved in imaginative writing. They follow the steps/worksheets included and write imaginative stories of their own.

Pupils explore the elements of a narrative for its purpose, type of audience, mood, main character, minor characters, setting, and conflicts in the story. A story outline is developed and a five paragraph essay composed in this lesson.

Eighth graders examine how to write summaries for informational text. First, they discuss root words used in many words and write sentences containing them. They review how to write outlines with key ideas and transfer the outline to a summary, as well as read an article and highlight key events and words. Finally, they summarize each paragraph.

Students discuss the popularity of the American Girl dolls and write a wish-list for a nine-year-old girl. After reading an article, they discover the differences between this doll and barbie. As a class, they brainstorm eras or point of views that have not been addressed by the doll company. They sketch a picture of the doll to represent one of these eras.

Second graders analyze the steps taken in writing a paragaph in hte ten lessons of this unit. Writing for a particular purpose is developed as the conventional grammar skills utilized.

Seventh graders write a draft of a persuasive essay to the principal addressing the issue of whether or not Three Oaks Middle School should adopt uniforms. This activity get your students motivated to try persuasive writing!

Fourth graders write an informative letter to their chosen side of the French and Indian War. This lesson should help students understand the importance and the effects of the French and Indian War - which is a somewhat "forgotten war" in our nation's history. A well-devised rubric to score student's writing is embedded at the end of the lesson.

Fifth graders choose from a list of African points of interest and research information on its climate, products activities and more. Students write an outline and then a short story using their research.

Students discover how to compose essays. In this writing skills lesson, students follow the provided steps to gather information, write outlines, and write rough drafts of essays.