Virginia Department of Education
Using Subject-Verb Agreement with Intervening Phrases and Clauses
Learners practice subject-verb agreement in a practical activity. As a class, they see examples of subject/verb agreement provided by the instructor. In groups, they assemble the provided subject/verb cards and make creative sentences...
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Whip up a Storm of Writing Ideas
Need a key to unlock writer's block? Introduce your writers to four easy steps that will release them from their mental prison. The brainstorming worksheet, designed to set free their imaginations, even has an answer key.
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The People's Design Award
Students analyze, critique, and evaluate information from various sources and learn about the design process. In this design lesson, students critique work submitted to People's Design Award and create a design of their own to present to...
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Picture the Process
Students read Chasing Vermeer and relate the book to the author . In this writing process lesson plan, students view Blue's Photo Album and see how the author writes and revises her work. Students discuss the process that all good...
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Keeping verb tense consistent (Middle, Reading/Writing)
Middle schoolers improve their personal and academic writing by use of one consistent verb tense.
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Coast-to-Coast Book Design-Part 4: Let's Create the Pages!
Students work in groups to share their lists of A-B-C ideas they came up with from the previous activity. They review page layouts taught during lesson two. Students complete a rough draft of their page. They create a colored...
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Writing with Writers
Young scholars identify unique characteristics of different writing genres such as biography, folktales and mysteries. They create original piece of writing using the writing process and then post their original writing online. They...
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Looking and Learning in the Art Museum
Pupils analyze art in a museum and write an essay about the responsibilities of museum professionals. In this museum and art lesson, pupils identify the roles of an art museum. Pupils evaluate the ability of a museum to fulfill its own...
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P a g e - b y - P a g e
Students discuss the writing process and take notes on the five steps and how they can be used in other subjects. They examine a newspaper article and after reading it they identify the five W's and H. They brainstorm to come up with...