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- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students define "nonfiction" and describe what they view as the best pieces of nonfiction writing. They determine criteria to evaluate whether or not a piece of nonfiction writing is good, and list categories of nonfiction writing. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students use studenT picture books to identify and model components of narrative writing Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students complete a unit on whales and sharks. They read books, complete a KWL chart, complete a Venn diagram, write an acrostic poem, write and illustrate an "I Didn't Know That..." fact sheet, and write and illustrate a page for an endangered ocean class book. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students see that some written text is for pleasure and enjoyment while some is for relaying information. They get to experience both types during the lesson. They brainstorm ideas for a story about a new kid in school to write about. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th
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Students research cities to write a research paper to try to get a millionaire to invest in their city. They use many forms of technology to "sell" their city to the millionaire. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd
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Students practice editing, revising, and writing paragraphs and descriptions in the three lessons of this unit. Conventional grammar skills are utilized in the work of these lessons. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th
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Students investigate the concept of an essay and how it should be developed. They use guided practice in order to write a narrative or expository essay. Also student realize the benefit of working in small groups. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 4th
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Students examine the writing techniques of professional authors and apply them to their own work. In pairs, they email authors to discover the tricks of the trade. Students create their own Website for their work. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th
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Students define terms adjective and adverb, create descriptive list about something in their bedrooms, and recognize key aspects of descriptive writing. Students then retell article, locate adverbs and adjectives in newspaper article, and choose topic for and write descriptive short stories using writing process. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th
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Students investigate the variety of texts that are contained in the domain of informational books. They conduct readings about a subject and report the findings to a group and look for the specific aspects of nonfiction writing. Then students are assessed on the organization of the formal presentation. Full Review »
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