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Writing Conventions: Questions
In this sentence types worksheet, learners read the 3 telling sentences and write a question for each sentence. Students write using capitalization and punctuation.
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Letter Writing Basics
Students write a business letter with information regarding specific writing mechanics. In this writing activity, students learn to write a business letter and they focus on one area of concern. Students follow a business letter template...
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Beginning With Writing; Convey Ideas in Writing
Walk young writers through the process of creating an initial writing sample for their portfolio. They determine their purpose, organize their ideas, and then create a draft. The instructional activity includes worksheets and online...
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A Conventional Family
Learners explore writing techniques by analyzing their own families. In this family values lesson, students view the film "The Incredibles" in class and discuss the different types of modern-day families. Learners write about their...
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The Six Traits in Plain Language
If your rockin' writers use Six-Trait Writing, you'll definitely want to include these displays around your classroom throughout the year. Each trait (e.g. voice, word choice, organization, ideas, sentence fluency, conventions) is...
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Writing Conventions: Questions
In this sentence types activity, students read the 3 telling sentences and write a question for each sentence. Students write using capitalization and punctuation.
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Dear Future Writing Assignment
Students write a letter to future residents of their town to complete a time capsule activity. In this letter writing lesson, students discuss the ideas of past, present, and future and review writing conventions. Students study images...
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Capitalization of Nouns
Which nouns are capitalized? Challenge young editors with these erroneous sentences, all of which require capitalization. After circling all the necessary capitals in 10 sentences, they rewrite two sentences (which are all in capital...
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Writing About the Zoo Trip
Second graders practice writing. In this five senses writing instructional activity, 2nd graders describe their experience on the field trip they took to the zoo. They work as a class and independently to come up with different things...
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Minnesota-China Connections: Writing Prompts
Students write a short essay in response to a writing prompt related to a theme or issue raised within the Minnesota-China Connection Web site.
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Truly Amazing Mammals
Explore the world of amazing mammals with your kids with special needs. Each child identifies one mammal from a previous lesson and writes a short paragraph on that mammal. This lesson states that it is intended for all levels, but not...
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6 Traits: Voice
Learners explore the trait of voice. In this language arts instructional activity, students focus on the writing trait of voice. Learners view a video and practice writing.
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The Important Apostrophe: Their, They’re, and There
They're going to be there with their family. Class members practice using and identifying the correct use of they're, there, and their with a skills practice activity. The top half of the activity gives brief background information on...
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Editor Travels U.S. Fixing Errors on Signs
An interesting article on editors helps young writers understand the conventions of written English. They read a news article about an editor traveling America correcting spelling and punctuation errors on signs. They discuss proper...
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Pumpkin Writing Paper
In this writing worksheet, pupils use the blank lined paper with a colorful pumpkin border for any kind of writing: reports, poetry, stories or letters.
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Capitalization
Teach your class the rules of capitalization with this fun, engaging instructional activity. Children participate in a learning activity, collaborate with peers, and practice their writing as they learn three specific rules: to always...
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Postcards For Your Ears
Here is a great way to have your students make audio postcards to share by recording a message on the computer. They write and revise an appropriate message about an object from home, choose a background, and font colors for the...
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The Dragon of Brog: Stereotyping and Discrimination Social Justice Lesson Plan
Stereotyping and discrimination are explored in this social justice instructional activity. Students listen to the book Dragon of Brog, in which mythical characters experience discrimination. Then, they sculpt a magical character out of...
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Luscious Language Boxes
Pupils experience a writing activity aimed at spicing up their writing. They use the classroom Luscious Language Box to add creative parts of speech to their writing.
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Subject/Verb Agreement
Students recognize the relationship between singular and plural subjects and verbs as they relate to developing stronger writing skills. In this writing lesson plan, students write and organize their thoughts and feelings while using...
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Sentence Conventions: Capital Letters
In these two recognizing beginning of sentences and proper nouns begin with capital letters worksheets, students read sentences and rewrite them adding capital letters where appropriate. Students rewrite 9 sentences.
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Where in the World is Flat Stanley?
Second graders analyze the proper form of a friendly letter and send flat Stanley letters all over the United States. In this letter writing lesson, 2nd graders read the book Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown and create their own Flat...
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Capitalization and Punctuation (Pizza and Camping)
Second graders demonstrate their command of Standard English conventions for capitalization and punctuation by indicating the errors in two passages. They must circle all the words that should be capitalized and provide any missing...
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Egg-ceptional Poetry Writing
Students recognize that eggs have nutritional value. In this eggs lesson, students create poetry for a shape book on eggs. Students participate in additional games and activities about the egg.
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