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Analyzing Point of View: Inferring about the Natural Disaster in Eight Days
Who is telling the story? Readers take a look at the text Eight Days to determine if the story is told in first or third person. They then discuss in groups and complete a shared writing activity to describe how the narrator's point of...
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Describe a Person
In this descriptive paragraph worksheet, students choose one friend or family member and brainstorm information that describes them in detail. Students then write their brainstorm information into complete sentences. Students then write...
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Research/Technical Writing: Paraphrasing
Students work in groups to paraphrase an article. In this paraphrasing lesson plan, each group is assigned a paragraph to paraphrase in one sentence. Other groups critique the sentences to make sure each is effective. When the...
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Friends
Students complete vocabulary activities about friends. In this vocabulary lesson, students introduce themselves in a ball game format and discuss the topic of friends. Students complete a worksheet with related vocabulary and read a...
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Paragraphs
In this paragraph worksheet, students read a short excerpt explaining what a paragraph is and what types of sentences belong in them. They then read 4 more paragraphs and underline the sentence in each that does not belong.
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Paragraphs
In this paragraphs instructional activity, students respond to 4 multiple choice questions by selecting the correct sentence that belongs in the paragraph from the 2 sentences given.
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Wh Questions (Who, What, Where, When)
For this question words worksheet, students write the appropriate WH question for the underlined word in the first 8 sentences. Students then write the appropriate WH question that will have the stated sentence as an answer for the 5...
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Reading-Context Clues Expert
Fifth graders understand what the definition is for context clues as the words, phrases, and sentences around the word one does not know. In this language arts instructional activity, 5th graders review the different kinds of context...
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Total English Upper Intermediate: Being Emphatic
In this practicing emphasis worksheet, students unscramble the 8 groups of words to form 8 sentences and then use the 6 topics listed to write about employing emphasis.
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General to Specific
Students revise a recent draft of writing to make the content more specific. They trace their hands on a large sheet of paper. Students, in the palms of their traced hand print, write in the general topic of the writing draft. On the...
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Worksheet 9: Reading: Global Warming
Using an interesting reading passage about global warming, learners answer true and false questions related to the topic. This 6 question activity could be used in upper elementary or as part of an ESL lesson.
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Total English Upper Intermediate: Looking Back
In this narrative tenses and writing short stories activity, students complete 6 sentences using the verbs in brackets in the correct narrative tense and then write a short story using the instructions provided.
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My Favorite Things
Fifth graders write a five paragraph informational essay about their favorite things. They correctly use a colon in listing items. Students analyze paragraph writing through questioning. They indent paragraphs, use a colon before a...
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Meet the Nonfiction Main Idea Challenge
Help your class develop the ability to determine a main idea with a packet of materials that you can introduce and use over a period of time. The packet includes some information for the teacher and rationale for the exercises. There are...
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Leads for Descriptive Writing
Students write two descriptive leads to learn how to reel in readers. After their leads have been written, they will share with a partner to decide which was the most appealing. In this leads lesson, students can also write a reflection...
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Who Question Practice
Using a short answer format, students answer 18 questions in order to practice writing sentences that begin with 'who.' This worksheet provides a comprehensive review of this topic.
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Imagery Tree
In this imagery worksheet, students write their observations using the five senses for a topic. Students complete 5 sections and write 1 sentence.
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Finding Your Story: Helping Students Begin Their Memoir
Students write their memoir. For this memoir lesson, students study the differences between an autobiography and a memoir. Students construct an outline as the basis for their memoir.
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Nudging Questions
Students choose one topic to write about. They brainstorm ideas about their topic or incident. They use sensory details to visualize their topic. They answer a variety of teacher directored nudging question to help them describe their...
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Penguin Paradise
Students read about penguins and communicate their information in a one paragraph summary. In this penguin writing instructional activity, students review sentence construction. Students complete a KWL about penguins and read the book...
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I Oppose!--Counter-argument/Classifying
Learners create an effective classification and counter argument. In this counter-argument activity, students decide upon a label for at least three types of people and then describe their groups. Learners describe three types of...
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Do Some Research: Physics 9
In this physics research activity, students read the sentence and use a library or the Internet to find the answer and write it on the blue line. Students must then write a report about this topic: Albert ____, German physicist developed...
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Do Some Research: Science 6
In this science research worksheet, students read the sentence and use a library or the Internet to find the answer and write it on the blue line. Students must then write a report about this topic: two large bodies of air meet. The warm...
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Do Some Research: Science 1
In this science research worksheet, students read the sentence and use a library or the Internet to find the answer and write it on the blue line. Students must then write a report about this topic: what is the layer of air that...
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