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Ways Twitter Makes You a Better Writer

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Practice being concise. Exercise your vocabulary. Improve your editing skills. The contention in this instructional activity is that by imposing a 140 character limit, the Twitter format actually helps improve writing skills. And of...
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Time Capsule: Oral Presentation

For Teachers 1st - 12th
A great way to gain proficiency when learning a new language is to prepare an oral presentation.  In this foreign language instructional activity, pairs collaborate to develop a Time Capsule which they present to their class using...
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Classified Advertisements: Target Language Practice

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Foreign language learners decipher the meanings of classified ads in the target language. They investigate a large collage created by the teacher of foreign language advertisements and discuss the content with classmates.  Then...
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Think of an Ending

For Teachers 4th - 7th Standards
Good endings are hard to find. And write. This, the final lesson plan in a six-part series devoted to study of the ingredients of a good story, focuses on crafting endings. Class members draft ideas about what should happen to each of...
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Citing Sources

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Practice citation skills with this activity, which takes learners to the Library/Media center. There, they will view a Powerpoint presentation and practice collecting data in both print and non-print sources. All necessary materials are...
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The Raven

For Teachers 6th - 9th
After a close reading of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" individuals copy the rhythm and rhyme scheme and rewrite the final stanzas of the poem.
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Maggie's Earth Adventures Unit

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students practice math, science, Spanish, and grammar skills using computer based activities in this unit of lessons. They experience lessons at different levels while tracking their progress using the attached progress chart.
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Myths

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students work together to develop their own myth. Using the myth they create, they develop a PowerPoint presentation using correct grammar and tense. They also must decide on transitions between the slides and add at least two clipart...
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Journal Writing

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine the published diaries of Anne Frank, or Zlata Filipovic, to gain an appreciation for journal writing, a form of autobiographical writing in which the writer records personal thoughts, feelings, and experiences. They...
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Test Your Spelling Skills: Advanced Spelling Challenge 2

For Teachers 5th - 7th
In this spelling worksheet, students will look at 3 boxes each containing 10 words. Of those 10 words, 5 are misspelled. Students will underline the misspelled words and write them correctly. The words are in British English.
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Quotation Mark Exercise

For Teachers 4th - 8th
In this grammar worksheet, students read a review on quotation marks and punctuation. Then they read through ten sentences identifying whether the sentence has correct punctuation or not. If it does not, students fix the error(s).
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Using E-Mail Responsibly

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars use e-mail to develop appropriate e-mail skills and reinforce good letter-writing and grammar skills.
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Class Vacation Book

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners, utilizing technology and its avenues, create, produce and publish a variety of works. They generate a bubble map to brainstorm words that describe a specific vacation spot as well as create a pattern book with graphics about...
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Susan Boyle's at No. 1 - 'I Dreamed a Dream'

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers reflect on the overnight success of Susan Boyle, a contestant on "Britain's Got Talent."  In this lesson, students read a short history of the rise of the star, then complete numerous activities that reinforce their...
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Egyptian Burial

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research burial tombs of ancient Egypt. Acting as pharaohs of Egypt, students create burial plans to decide what items they would include in their own tombs and why. They find another student to analyze their plan.
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Technology Newsletter

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners discuss impact and value of modern technological inventions on society, contemplate world without technology, skim magazines and newspapers for advertisements highlighting modern technologies, and work with partner to create...
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My Friends: Day One: Likes and Dislikes

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars who are learning English as a second language examine likes and dislikes. In this likes and dislikes lesson, students examine the words that tell the things that a famous person might like or dislike. They work in groups...
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Conversation - Which school do we choose?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students engage in a discussion about the reasons for learning English in order to develop their English fluency. They engage in a simulation which is imbedded in this lesson plan.
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Adverbs - 6 Foolproof Steps

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students review rules of grammar, specifically those that help find adverbs in a sentence. They practice finding the adverbs in a worksheet of sample sentences.
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Vocabulary: Talking About Your Work 1

For Teachers 6th - 7th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students read 10 sentences about working and choose the best response for the blank word. Students use their best judgment in correct grammar.
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Language Arts Review

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this online interactive language arts review worksheet, students respond to 36 multiple choice questions regarding literature and grammar. Students may submit their answers to be scored. A reading selection is missing for a small...
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Understanding Subjects

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore subjects. For this grammar lesson, students discuss subjects and how to recognize them in sentences. Students complete a worksheet in which they choose the subjects in sentences.
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The Passive Voice in Spanish

For Teachers 6th - 12th
The passive voice was mastered by Spanish learners. Your class members can find out all about how to create the passive voice in Spanish using ser, past participles, por, and the impersonal se. Examples are provided for each situation.
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Infinitive (Noun) Recognition Practice

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this noun infinitives practice worksheet, students read an informative lesson. Students then respond to 15 questions that require them to identify the infinitives in each sentence and label them as subject, direct object, predicate...

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