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Pennies of My Life Part II

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Youngsters write and construct their own autobiographies based on The Hundred Penny Box by Sharon Bell Mathis. They engage in pre-writing steps, narrative writing, and peer editing. This is the second part of a two-part project lesson.
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Lesson Plan 17: Novel, Take 2

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
It's all about using peer resources in this writing process lesson, which includes a fantastic novel revision worksheet packet. Learners have read a partner's story draft the night before, and groups have a "lightning round of praise"...
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The Workshop

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Kids take a critical look at each other's work in order to understand the editing process while providing constructive suggestions. This handout really sets learners up to successfully offer constructive critique to their peers. Helpful...
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Personal Narrative Paragraphs: Class Quilt

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Begin this activity by asking third graders to bring from home pieces of cloth that represent something important to them. (Have extras for students who need them.) They reflect on important events in their lives, compose narrative...
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Editing a Newspaper Article

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners investigate article editing in today's society by writing their own news articles.  In this journalism lesson, students create a word web based on the word "editing."  Learners write their own news articles and peer edit them in...
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Transforming Fairy Tales: Editing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students edit fairy tales.  In this transforming fairy tales activity, students edit their previously written fairy tales for spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors.  Students also have the opportunity to peer edit. 
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Informational Writing: Lesson 2 of 5

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Introduce expository writing to your elementary learners. Young authors write a three-paragraph informational paper using the steps of the writing process. They follow guided lessons to experience each of five steps. Included are tons of...
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An Inspiring Scene

For Teachers K - 5th
In Guatemala, around AD 600-900, a vase was created. This vase is the inspiration for a lesson that incorporates expressive language skills, writing skills, and social studies. Children analyze the images on the vase and then choose one...
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Proofreading Marks

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this writer's resource activity, students edit and proofread their own writing and that of their peers as they 11 marks listed on this sheet. Meanings and examples accompany each mark.
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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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Managing Medical Conditions

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Your scholoars practice organizing and presenting information through written language. They gather information about a medical condition and share it with someone else. They then use a format where they organize their information using...
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Writing a Political Leader

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Students peer edit a letter.  In this editing lesson, students peer edit a letter written to a political figure by another student. Students discuss edits and revisions needed for improvement. This is a continuation lesson that is part...
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Sami and the Time of Troubles

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read Florence Parry Heide and Judith Heide Gilliland's, Sami and the Time of Troubles before discussing it as a class. They brainstorm ideas for a letter to the main character, Sami. Next, they write a rough draft of a letter to...
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Let Me Give You a Little Advice

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use proper writing conventions to write two friendly letters. They use the steps of the writing process to draft, revise, and peer edit. Students publish their letters. They write the first letter to a person who is going to...
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Crazy Critters Creative Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils brainstorm animals with unusual characteristics such as a giraffe with a short neck or a zebra without stripes. They write paragraphs about their animals and work in peer editing groups to refine their stories.
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Letter Writing Basics

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students write a business letter with information regarding specific writing mechanics. In this writing instructional activity, students learn to write a business letter and they focus on one area of concern. Students follow a business...
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Adventure Stories

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students write an adventure story that contains a title, as many sentences as possible, and a conclusion. On the peer and teacher assessment sheets, the number of sentences required are left blank so that the teacher may determine the...
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Small Group Shared Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young scholars 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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Wilderness Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students investigate the wilderness by reading magazine articles and discussing with their peers.  In this wild life instructional activity, students read a page from the Natural Inquirer magazine and examine photographs online of...
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Lewis and Clark

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate Lewis and Clark. In this Lewis and Clark lesson, students search the Internet for information about Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery. Students use maps to understand the explorations and decide which...
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Myths, Folktales, & Fairy Tales for Grades K-3

For Teachers K - 3rd
Have your class explore the art of storytelling through this lesson on fairy tales and folktales. Learners interact with a variety of fairy tales and folktales. They practice telling stories out loud as well as writing their own. This...
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Sports and Hobby Math

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Explore math concepts as they relate to real world situations. Young analysts consider a personal hobby or favorite sport and list three ways math is involved in the hobby. They create several related math story problems and write a...
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Vivid Adjectives

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars review adjectives and play a game where students compete to see who can write the most adjectives for a given noun. They write a story about one topic and try to use a variety of adjectives in sequence tto describe a noun.
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Keeping Yourself Organized During Writer's Workshop

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Writer's Workshop can be a wonderful way to develop a classroom of authors.

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