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Using a Writing Workshop
Students observe modeling of the writing workshop. In this writing workshop lesson, students understand that the writing workshop will be taught throughout the year and each lesson will be a segment which will be discussed.
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Nonfiction Genre Mini-Unit: Persuasive Writing
Should primary graders have their own computers? Should animals be kept in captivity? Young writers learn how to develop and support a claim in this short unit on persuasive writing.
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National Novel Writing Month - Release the Inner Writer
Your students can write a 50,000 word novel in a month.
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Silly Animal Problems
Young scholars read the story Dog Breath and write their own story focusing on sequencing about an animal with a silly problem. For this writing lesson plan, students use memorable details and pacing in their story.
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Habitats: Cactus Hotel
A reading of Brenda Z. Guiberson’s, Cactus Hotel, launches a study of animal habitats. Working with parent volunteers or teacher aides, groups travel outside the classroom to select a habitat, take digital pictures, and incorporate the...
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Natural Disasters: An Adventure in Non-Fiction
Students study different natural disasters. In this natural disaster lesson students read a nonfiction book followed by a discussion, an experiment, then collect illustrations from their experience.
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Tomie dePaola Author Study
Using Tomie de Paola's books for an author study can get students thinking about characters, plot, and illustrations.
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Read Write Think: Writing Workshop: Helping Writers Choose and Focus on a Topic
Learners engage in writing workshop, using a timeline to focus in on and write about a specific event.
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Write Source: Writing Topics
The best way to write is to write! Here are a variety of writing prompts for grades 1-12. A valuable resource.