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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: The Wacky "Box of Rocks" Assignment

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Inspired by Barry Lane's book 51 Wacky We-Search Reports, in this cross-curricular lesson, students learn how to summarize properly.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: The Wacky Smear Campaign

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Inspired by Barry Lane's book 51 Wacky We-Search Reports, in this cross-curricular lesson students learn how to summarize properly.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Who Doesn't Want to Be a Millionaire

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Inspired by Barry Lane's book 51 Wacky We-Search Reports, in this cross-curricular instructional activity students learn how to summarize properly.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: The Wacky Classroom Calendar

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Inspired by Barry Lane's book 51 Wacky We-Search Reports, in this cross-curricular lesson students learn how to summarize properly.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: The Wacky Geography Scrapbook

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Inspired by Barry Lane's book 51 Wacky We-Search Reports, in this cross-curricular lesson students learn how to summarize properly.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: The Wacky Advertisement (With Disclaimer) Activity

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Inspired by Barry Lane's book 51 Wacky We-Search Reports, in this cross-curricular lesson students learn how to summarize properly.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Moving West

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this cross curricular lesson students will learn how to write a concept poem regarding an immigrant trail. Covered Wagons, Bumpy Trails by Verla Kay is a helpful tool, but not necessary to teach the lesson.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Now & Then

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Inspired by Gene Barretta's Now & Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin this fantastic cross-curricular activity has students comparing or contrasting a particular topic of history with how things are in this day and age.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Mail Time! An Integrated Postcard and Geography Study

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Contains plans for five cross-curricular lessons that teach about geography, reading, and writing by having young scholars send postcards to relatives and asking them to send postcards back. In addition to objectives and standards, this...
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Colorado State University

Colorado State University: The Wac Clearinghouse

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Although this site is primarily designed for instructors at the post-secondary level, the information and suggestions given can also be used, with only minor changes, at the high school or middle school levels as well. Learn ways for...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Details and Vocabulary: Using Content Based Vocabulary

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson, students will write a descriptive paragraph regarding an animal and its habitat, or a character in a particular setting. Great cross-curricular usage of vocabulary.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Draw a Math Story From the Concrete to the Symbolic

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Contains plans for four cross-curricular lessons that ask students to write simple addition and subtraction stories after reading a number of models. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to PDF...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Selling Our Nation's Symbols on Ebay!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students will write for a specific purpose in this cross-curricular lesson regarding our nation's landmarks and symbols.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: American Flag History

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this cross-curricular activity, learners create a trading card based on the symbols of the American flag, or any other national landmark. Writing for a specific purpose helps students carefully select their word choice.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Noun Inspired Animal Reports

For Teachers 1st - 8th Standards
In this lesson students will complete a report regarding an animal for science class. Vocabulary, nouns and verbs can be incorporated cross-curricularly.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Poetry Writing With Karla Kuskin

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
With the aid of Karla Kuskin, this site from Scholastic explores the world of poetry. Here you can find tips for poetry writing, ideas for revising, and even a place to post your completed poem online! A fully developed teacher's guide...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: 'Batty' About Bats!! (Writing)

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
As a part of a week-long unit about bats, the learners will identify the characteristics of a bat and write an essay about bats. Student understanding will be enhanced through the use of books, poems, lectures, discussions, individual...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Voting! What?s It All About?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Contains plans for an eight-lesson cross-curricular unit that uses the history of voting to teach reading and research skills. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: A Wacky Frame of History

For Teachers 1st - 9th
Inspired by Barry Lane's book 51 Wacky We-Search Reports, in this cross-curricular lesson students learn to present researched material in a collage format.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Compare and Contrast Map

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Use this graphic organizer to compare or contrast ideas, things, or texts. This is a great cross-curricular tool to use for both reading strategies and prewriting.
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Other

Cyberwriter: Descriptive Writing

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Resource gives writing activities leveled K-1st grade, 2nd & 3rd grades and 4th through 8th grades.
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University of Arizona

Pulse: Industrialization, Chemicals and Human Health

For Teachers 9th - 10th
While students gain an understand of basic environmental toxicology, they explore the health impacts of industrialization on society in these lessons. This is a cross curricular unit that addresses standards for eleventh grade in math,...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Pre K 12 Resources for New School Routines: Family Storytelling Bingo: Pre K and K

For Students Pre-K - K
These weekly activities are cross-curricular but emphasize Social-Emotional Learning, Math, and Literacy development. This week, we are learning about how our family changes and stays the same over time.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Pre K 12 Resources for New School Routines: Caring for Each Other: Pre K and K

For Students Pre-K - K
These weekly activities are cross-curricular but emphasize Social-Emotional Learning, Math, and Literacy development. This week, explore caring for each other.