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The Writing Process

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Show your young researchers how to find information, brainstorm a topic, map or outline their own stories, and create rough drafts. This lesson also shows learners how to peer edit, conference with the teacher, and write their final...
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Organizing Writing to Convey a Central Idea

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Fourth and fifth graders practice the skill of organizing their writing to convey a central idea by sorting 14 facts about the dogwood tree into four categories of facts. The categories, which are written on the board, are; Governmental...
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Sa Hi Pa Ca (Once Upon a Time): Lesson Plan 2

For Teachers 4th Standards
What tools do archaeologists and anthropologist use to learned about what life was like in the past. After watching West of The West's documentary Once Upon a Time that details how scientists use artifacts to establish a...
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Bringing Household Items to Life

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Use folk tales as inspiration for learning about and using personification in creative writing. Learners brainstorm together in order to practice personification before writing their own poems or paragraphs about a household object.
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Cultural Research Activity

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Class members explore cultural diversity through a variety of texts that showcase the importance of traditions. Then, they interview their family members to research their own cultural background and write their findings on quilt...
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Guest Teacher Plans Grade 4

For Teachers 4th Standards
Creating substitute plans may not be the highlight of your workday. Make the task less daunting with a general, day-long plan covering math, reading, word work, and writing. 
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Reader’s Journal

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
As you read a story or novel, have your class members put together and fill out a journal. They will have the chance to illustrate a cover page, draw and write about various topics, respond to a focus questions, and draft a paragraph.
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Big Mac Paragraph Format

For Students 4th - 5th
In this paragraph format instructional activity, students use the graphic organizer to help them learn the paragraph format of introduction, detail 1-3, and conclusion.
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Successful Paragraphs

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students write a five sentence paragraph with varied sentence beginnings. In this paragraph writing lesson plan, students use a teacher modeled procedure. They complete a worksheet about their favorite things, happenings, and places...
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How Do You Plan For Your Writing ?

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this writing activity, students organize their thoughts for a story by creating an outline. Students use the rubric at the top to help ensure they have the components they need to write a great story.
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The Great Paragraph Race

For Teachers 2nd - 7th
Students construct and analyze paragraphs. In groups, students place given sentences in order to form a paragraph. They determine the main idea of the paragraph. Students perform activities to determine the concept of topic sentence,...
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Writing Lesson 9

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the writing process by responding to a writing prompt. They practice responding to a given writing prompt. Students write about a daydream. They write two or three paragraphs about the topic.
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Using Concrete Words: Paragraph Assignment

For Students 4th - 10th
In this paragraph worksheet, students describe their favorite outdoor location. Students include a topic sentence, indentations, and more.
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Responding to a Writing Prompt

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the writing and proofreading process. They practice responding to a writing prompt. Students write three paragraphs about the given prompt and proofread their work.
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Research Writing-4th Grade Multiple Choice

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this research writing worksheet, students solve a total of 25 multiple choice problems related on research writing. An answer key is included.
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Paragraph

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders work through detailed steps to complete a paragraph on the story "The Great Kapok Tree." They gather details from the story, and choose a standpoint for the paper using the details as a defense. The students write their...
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Natural Inquirer Lesson: Scientific Abstracts

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students practice scientific observation by writing abstracts.  In this science reporting activity, students identify the 4 segments of a scientific abstract, what the problem is, how it was studied, what was found and the...
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Shared Writing (Whole Group)

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners participate in a whole class shared writing activity. They create an original text while examining the thought process of writers.
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Language Arts Book 3 Grade 4 Writing Skills

For Students 4th
In this language arts book 3 grade 4 writing skills activity, 4th graders read 2 passages, write short answers to 3 questions then write a short essay about one of the passages.
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The Golden Rules of Story Writing

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this story writing skills learning exercise, students consider 6 guidelines for authoring their own stories. Students use the guidelines as they write their own stories.
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Finding Muffin: Writing Practice

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this finish the story activity worksheet, students read a 3 paragraph story entitled "Finding Muffin". Students use the lines provided to finish the story as they wish.
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The Zoo: Writing Activity

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this finish the story activity worksheet, students read a 5 paragraph story entitled "The Zoo". Students use the lines provided to finish the story as they wish.
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Which Way?: Writing Practice

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this finish the story activity worksheet, students read a 8 paragraph story entitled "Which Way?" and use the lines provided to finish the story as they wish.
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Paragraph Matching

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
For this paragraph writing game, young scholars will take turns trying to make a match between topic sentences and the correct body sentences. This game is played like Concentration/Memory.

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