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Using Word Referents

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners edit an existing piece of writing focusing of improving word choice. They create lists of words that can be used in place of the main topic and rewrite the piece using the new vocabulary.
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Outdoor Photography with Digital Cameras

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students become familiar with perspective, composition and framing of pictures. In this photographing nature lesson, students photograph and then describe their pictures in a paragraph. Students build pictures to tell a story about their...
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Tangerine: Writing Assignment: Paul’s Witness Account

For Teachers 6th - 8th
As a final assignment in a unit study of Edward Bloor's Tangerine, individuals assume the voice of Paul Fisher and craft the witness report Paul mentions in the final pages of the novel. A great way to assess the writer's understanding...
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Writing Organizers

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Eight graphic organizers to choose from? That's right! Each of these organizers relates to writing or reading. From narrowing a writing topic, to responding to literature, to planning a writing project, you'll find many purposes for...
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Internet Pen Pals

For Teachers 1st - 9th
Students write letters to e-mail pals and respond to letters received. Students describe the geography of their community to their pals.
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Streamlining Your Writing

For Students 5th - 6th
In this writing skills learning exercise, learners improve their writing by completing the three exercises. Students improve wordy phrases, add possessive nouns, and then write a description of a dramatic weather event.
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Small Group Shared Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students discuss elements of effective writing in small groups. They work together to critique individual and group writing focusing on including supporting details.
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Busy Beaver

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students practice editing for conventions, focusing on one element at a time after reviewing conventions poster. They examine how to use proofreader's marks and discuss how to edit using them.
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Write Your Own Cultural Connections

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners write a cultural narrative. In this multicultural writing lesson, students create an expository narrative to teach others about their lives. Learners complete the narrative and use a buddy editing strategy to revise their papers.
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Descriptive Writing

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students write a 5 sentence descriptive paragraph using a variety of writing strategies and images taken from the Pics4Learning site. They utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan to help guide them in their writing.
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Student Autobiography

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students complete an organizer listing five important events in their lives, use the dates to create a timeline of their life using Timeliner program, print and save their timeline and write a paragraph based on the timeline too.
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Famous Americans

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners conduct a review of famous Americans for both grade levels. They practice cooperative writing and editing. Students use a word processing program and available editing tools. They use their knowledge of biographies and the...
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Main Idea and Supporting Details

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders write topic sentences. In this writing lesson, 2nd graders construct a paragraph consisting of a topic sentence and 2-4 additional sentences. Students analyze their writing and publish a final copy.
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The Aliens are Coming!

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Young scholars create an alien and write a descriptive paragraph about it using all five senses.
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Enhancing Writing Through Technology

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students participate in a class survey of their favorite activity to do in the snow and organize the results in a graph. They write a paragraph about the graph using language from a class-developed word web and include both an opening...
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Writer's Checklist

For Students 5th - 6th
In this writing learning exercise, students read 11 criteria for an acceptable paper. Students evaluate themselves, checking yes or no for each. Students can use this list when editing their work.
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Guess the Author-Using Pseudonyms

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students study about descriptive writing. They write a descriptive paragraph about themselves without revealing their physical description and sign their writing with a pseudonym.
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Short and Sweet Science

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Readers learn how to summarize scientific text and evaluate the advantages, disadvantages, and challenges in writing summaries. They select science-related articles you've pulled and collected from the New York Times and, with a partner,...
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Reporting from the Front Lines

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students examine the battle of Gettysburg as they write news articles. For this Battle of Gettysburg lesson, students become familiar with the job of the news reporter as they report on the events of the Battle of Gettysburg as they...
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Blogging to Create a Community of Writers #6: Writing a Review

For Teachers 6th
Looking for a good social media lesson for your class? Then, this lesson is for you! They study various written reviews, then must choose an item to review of their choice. They can choose from: a book, restaurant, CD/musical...
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To Quote or Not to Quote

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Quotation marks are the focus of this resource. In it, youngsters discover how to correctly use punctuation marks. It is meant to be carried out over a three-day period. You could shorten it, but I wouldn't. The activities are...
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On-Demand Persuasive Writing Samples

For Students 6th - 7th Standards
Young writers complete a timed persuasive writing assignment in which they argue for a club they would like to see established at school, and are then provided with real student samples of responses. 
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Teacher Appreciation Week (Elementary)

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Primary writers will create a persuasive essay about Teacher Appreciation Week. Additionally, they will  select a quote from a famous person and write a persuasive essay about how it relates to one of their favorite teachers. In the end,...
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Invent a Holiday

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Who wouldn't want to create their own holiday? Use the 12 elements of a holiday to have learners of all ages create their own holiday. These days, it seems like we make any excuse for a holiday! Consider having some fun with your kids...

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