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I Am What i Am

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners reflect, through autobiographical writing, on events in their lives that they feel most shaped their personal identities.
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Deciphering the Mechanics of Poetry

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders analyze a variety of poems to develop the ability to recognize and explain a variety pf poetic devises.
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Folktale Unit Outline

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders analyze grammatical structures and identify literary elements in a variety of texts. Through the genre of folktales, ancient or indigenous cultures are studied.
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Graphic Writing Web

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers discuss and develop graphic writing webs, writing supporting ideas for a given topic.
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Revision Lesson

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students, through a series of 4 lessons, explore what it means to revise their written work. They revise a bland story together and then practice revising their own papers by identifying the main action and "exploding" that moment into...
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Language Arts: Lewin Project

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read and respond to the poem, "When I Am Angry." They complete surveys by analyzing the most common feeling and draw a bar graph of their behavior, using different colors to identify the duration of various feelings. ...
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Caterpillar, Caterpillar How Do You Grow?

For Teachers K - 1st
Students work in small groups of three or four to create books based on the Eric Carle books studied. Topics may include tadpoles, guppies, people, moths, and plants. Media used may include Kid Pix, sound recordings, art pieces,...
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Egyptian Diary Project

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders complete a journal activity in conjunction with a study of ancient Egypt. For this history and writing lesson, 7th graders write a journal entry based on the life of an ancient Egyptian pharoah they create.
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Phonics

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this phonics worksheet, students view seven pictures, pronounce each one, write each picture three times a piece and then make a complete sentence using each picture in each sentence.
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Say it. Write it 3 Times. Make a Sentence.

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this spelling worksheet, students write the name of each of seven pictures three times. They write an original sentence for each item.
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Fun Fonix: Say it. Write it 3 times. Make a sentence.

For Students K - 1st
In this phonics worksheet, students demonstrate their knowledge of the concept by responding to 7 fill in the blank questions. Students say words represented in the pictures, write the words 3 times, and make a sentence using the newly...
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Long u With Silent e Writing Activities

For Students 1st
In this long u with silent e writing learning exercise, 1st graders look at 5 pictures, say their names, write them or make sentences with the words. They draw 2 pictures of items that are named using the spelling pattern.
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Writing to Persuade

For Students 4th - 6th
In this writing worksheet, students write to persuade. They write about something they are going to sell, who their target market will be, and 2 reasons why someone should purchase their product.
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My Best Friend

For Students K
In this drawing and writing worksheet, students draw a picture of their best friend and then complete 3 sentences dealing with their best friend.
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Adding More Details To Sentences

For Students 3rd
In this writing worksheet, 3rd graders rewrite 4 sentences adding more details to each. They enhance sentences about a field trip, animals, baby animal, and a picnic in the park.
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Write a Scene

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this write a scene worksheet, students examine a snowy scene picture and then write about their ideas for the setting, characters, actions and events of the pictured scene.
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Becoming American: exploring Names and Identities

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders explore the links between one's name and his or her identity.  In this World History lesson, 10th graders create a class identity chart.  Students analyze quotes dealing with identity.
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Dear Diary

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this narrative worksheet, students compose a diary entry that includes different facets of writing. Students then respond to different narratives in the class by answering 11 different questions.
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The Language of Our World

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students combine prefixes and suffixes to form nonsense words and sentences in the style of Lewis Carroll's "Jabberwocky."  In this "Jabberwocky" lesson, students brainstorm ways to decode an unfamiliar word and apply these skills to the...
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From Commonplace to Mythic

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine a selection of paintings by Jean-Francois Millet to explore both the objective and subjective levels of art critique.
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Battle Flags: Michigan and the Civil War Optional Research Assignment

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers research an aspect of Michigan's involvement in the Civil War and prepare a two page research paper. They present their research findings in a news style presentation while role playing parts of a news team.
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Hearing the Poetry of Langston Hughes Through the Sounds of Jazz

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students have an appreciation of Langston Hughe's poetry and his use of jazz rhythms, have the ability to read poetry closely, and freewrite to gain a fresh perspective on music and literature.
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Language Arts: Take Me to the Hall of Fame

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students write persuasive letters supporting a trip to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Once they have written the letter, they respond to it from the coach's point of view. In addition, students compose various conclusions to their letters.
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Writing: Peer Revision

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students drill and practice writing/reading skills through the peer-editing process while writing an autobiography. They become more comfortable sharing their writings with others, offering feedback comments and encourage others to work...

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