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\nWhy was the road crossed by the chicken? Because the writer forgot to write in active voice. Many myths surround the use of passive voice. Thankfully, an informative handout explains how to recognize passive voice and when it's okay to...\n
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\nConstruction Starts on Freedom Tower\n

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\nYoung scholars are introduced to an image of Freedom Tower, then read a news article about the construction of this building that will be completed in 2011. In this current events lesson, the teacher introduces the article with an...\n
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\nEnd of the Year Photo Writing Project\n

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\nClose out the school year with a look back at a specific event. You provide individuals with photos of themselves, and each pupil fills out the graphic organizer here to prepare for writing a paragraph about the memory depicted in the...\n
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\nBenjamin Franklin Tercentenary\n
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\nFrom Ben’s Pen to Our Lives\n

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\nWhat would Ben do? Jumping off from the pseudonymous letters Ben Franklin fooled his older brother into publishing when he was still a teenager, young literary lovers dive into acting, writing, and addressing a local issue with wit and...\n
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\nPersuasive Writing II\n

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\nHelp your young writers use logic in their persuasive writing. Discuss the characteristics of a persuasive paper, and have pupils work together to explore and solve a syllogism. They will write a short persuasive paper which includes a...\n
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\n\"Organizing\n\n
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\nOrganizing Your Argument\n

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\nConstructing a well-organized argument is the focus of this tutorial, originally created for the Purdue University writing program. The slides can be adapted for any composition course or writing unit. \n
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\nAre They Similar?\n

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\nLearners separate things that just appear similar from those that are actually similar. A diagram of triangles is given, and then a variety of geometric characteristics changed and the similarity of the triangles analyzed. Because the...\n
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\nAgriculture Cares for the World\n

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\nStudents explore world geography by analyzing agriculture. In this dietary habits lesson, students discuss the role parents play in their children's diet and where the food comes from. Students write agricultural research paragraphs and...\n
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\nAll Aboard! All Aboard! The Essay Train\n

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\nThird graders enjoy a train ride with The Little Engine That Could and discover how to create a five-paragraph essay train. This clever lesson has students use each boxcar of the train as a template for a paragraph.\n
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\nPast Experiences-Past Tense Verbs\n

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\nIn this past-tense sentence construction worksheet, 4th graders rewrite sentences practicing the past tense of \"be\". They rewrite sentences in the negative, reorder sentences to make questions and write a paragraph.\n
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\nWords by Heart: Question Answer Relationship\n

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\nEven though readers investigate matters of the heart, this activity promotes the inner workings of learners' brains. The fifth lesson of six has the teacher first model the strategy to the class before having small groups practice. To...\n
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\nCar For Sale!\n

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\nCar For sale! In this GED prep lesson plan, writers develop a classified advertisement to sell a car. After a discussion of precise words and phrases, telling details, and sensory language, sellers draft their ad for review, revision and...\n
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\nSentence Completion: \"Ima's Story\"\n

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\nSecond graders read a paragraph containing one missing word per sentence. Using the provided word box, they choose the correct word to complete each sentence.\n
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\nSentence Completion: \"Anna's Story\"\n

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\nLearners read a paragraph containing one missing word per sentence. Using the provided word box, they choose the correct word to complete each sentence.\n
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\nSentence Completion: \"A Lovely Day\"\n

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\nYoung scholars read two a two paragraph story that has one missing word in each sentence. They choose words from a word bank to complete each sentence. There are ten sentences to complete.\n
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\nWriting Paragraphs: Paragraphs which describe events in chronological order\n

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\nStudents explain the structure of a paragraph which describes chronological events. They demonstrate this by construction in writing of a paragraph.\n
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\nPICTURE READING - PARAGRAPH WRITING\n

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\nYoung scholars investigate the elements found in a media image. The image is used to compose a descriptive paragraph. They exchange papers to discuss the writing and make changes using constructive criticism. Students also make...\n
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\nPair-Share: Constructing Paragraph Order\n

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\nStudents write with controlled and/or subtle organization. They identify the main idea and explicit details. Students analyze paragraph and essay structure. They utilize context clues to identify organization.\n
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\nDid Napoleon Uphold or Betray the Goals of the Revolution?\n

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\nWalk your learners through constructing a well-formulated argument on Napoleon's dedication to the goals of the French Revolution. \n
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\nBen Franklin Timeline\n

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\nCelebrate inventions such as lightning rods, bifocals, and stoves with a Ben Franklin Day. Young historians conduct research and write a paragraph about an accomplishment of Benjamin Franklin including an illustration...\n
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\nPennies of My Life Part II\n

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\nYoungsters write and construct their own autobiographies based on The Hundred Penny Box by Sharon Bell Mathis. They engage in pre-writing steps, narrative writing, and peer editing. This is the second part of a two-part project lesson.\n
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\nA Whole Lotta Changin' Goin' On\n

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\nHere's a fabulous lesson on the life cycle of a butterfly. Youngsters are able to identify and understand the four stages of life. They construct models of a caterpillar and write a sequence story about the life of a butterfly. This...\n
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\nTom Sawyer\n

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\nYoung scholars compare and analyze the relationship between Mark Twain's background and what they believe to be true about the book Tom Sawyer.\nThey apply correct sentence and paragraph construction in their writing.\n
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\nBuilding Writing Skills: Receiving Feedback and Varying Sentence Structures\n

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\nEveryone is good at something. Scholars receive their mid-unit assessments with feedback. They look over their papers and write their strengths as a writer and goals on index cards. The class then has a mini lesson in using sentence...\n
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