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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 instructional activity, which includes a fantastic novel revision worksheet packet. Learners have read a partner's story draft the night before, and groups have a...
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Every Day Edit - Lucy Cousins and Maisy

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing learning exercise, learners correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Lucy Cousins. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and grammar.
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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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Every Day Edit - The Fabulous Frisbee

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing worksheet, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about the invention of the frisbee. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
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Every Day Edit - President James Madison

For Students 3rd - 8th
For this everyday editing learning exercise, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about President James Madison. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
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Every Day Edit: Blueberries

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing learning exercise, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about blueberries. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and spelling.
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Every Day Edit - Crater Lake

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing activity, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Crater Lake. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
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Every Day Edit - Jane Goodall

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing worksheet, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Jane Goodall. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and spelling.
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Every-Day Edit: President James Buchanan

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing worksheet, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about President James Buchanan. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and grammar.
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Every-Day Edit: Anne Frank

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing worksheet, students correct grammatical errors in a short paragraph about Anne Frank. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and spelling.
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Every-Day Edit: Harry Potter

For Students 3rd - 8th
For this everyday editing worksheet, students correct grammatical errors in a short paragraph about Harry Potter. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
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Every-Day Edit: The Seeing Eye

For Students 3rd - 8th
For this everyday editing worksheet, learners correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about the first American training school for dogs and their blind owners. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and...
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Every-Day Edit: America's Composer

For Students 3rd - 8th
For this everyday editing instructional activity, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Aaron Copland. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and grammar.
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Every-Day Edit: Mother's Day

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing learning exercise, learners correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Mother's Day. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and grammar.
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Editing a Newspaper Article

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students 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."  Students write their own news articles and peer...
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Writing Process

For Teachers K - 4th
Introduce primary graders to the writing process. After reviewing the steps, they practice using the process by writing a book report. Before writing the draft, they complete a graphic organizer. The completed draft is reviewed by peers....
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Every-Day Edit: Hot Dogs!

For Students 3rd - 8th
For this editing learning exercise, students read a short paragraph on "Hot Dogs!" and find the 10 errors in the paragraph dealing with capitalization, punctuation, spelling and/or grammar. Students correct each error.
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Every-Day Edit: Longest Road on Earth

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this editing instructional activity, students read a short paragraph on "Longest Road on Earth" and find the ten errors involving capitalization, punctuation, spelling and/or grammar. Students correct each error.
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Every Day Edit - Martin Luther King, Jr.

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing activity, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Martin Luther King, Jr. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
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Every-Day Edit: Earth's Tilt

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing worksheet, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about the earth's tilt. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and spelling.
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Every-Day Edit: Alabama Statehood

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing worksheet, students grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Alabama's statehood. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and grammar.
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Every-Day Edit: Stock Market Crash 1929

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing learning exercise, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about the stock market crash of 1929. The errors range in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
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Return from Winter Break Without Losing Progress

For Teachers 1st - 9th
Hope is not lost when pupils return from lengthy breaks seeming to have forgotten everything you’ve taught them.