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Indiana Univerisity of Pennsylvania: Writing Center: Descriptive Writing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This website from the Writing Center at Indiana Univerisity of Pennsylvania focuses on descriptive writing. It includes discussion and examples of the following: Creating a dominant impression or mood, using sensory details, using vivid...
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Better Lesson: Let's Write About the American Flag

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Students will brainstorm adjectives to describe the American Flag and will write two descriptive sentences for homework. Students will also create star art to accompany their writing to show the relationship between words and pictures...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: My Bad Day

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
During this writing lesson learners go step by step through the writing process to create a story about a bad day. Students use graphic organizers and Internet resources to help improve their writing skills.
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Cpalms: A Chilly Feeling

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this close reading lesson, the students will analyze the poem "It Fell in the City" by Eve Merriam. They will read the poem, identify words or phrases that show feelings or appeal to the senses,...
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Better Lesson: Guess My Solid

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Descriptive details are used as students develop a guessing game poster for others to try and guess their chosen solid. Included in this detailed lesson plan are videos, samples of student work, a printable worksheet, an assessment...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Racetrack Sentences

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
In this lesson plan, The Berenstain Bears and the Big Road Race, written by Stan Berenstain, is used as a mentor text. Learners will record their favorite adjectives from the mentor text, rank them according to their favorite, and share...
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Education.com: sl.k.5 Lesson Plans

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Choose from four quality lesson plans to help learners practice the Common Core Standard of adding drawings or other visual displays to descriptions as desired to provide additional detail.
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Read Write Think: Oral Presentation Rubric [Pdf]

For Students 2nd - 8th Standards
This reproducible resource provides an assessment rubric to be used with students' oral presentations. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.4
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Rock Hounds at Heart

For Teachers 2nd
This lesson engages students in reading comprehension strategies related to William Steig's book, Sylvester and the Magic Pebble. Students will discuss this book and then will investigate different rocks and their properties.
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CPALMS

Cpalms: A Piece of Cake

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, students will present their opinion through drawing, writing and speaking. Students will enjoy discussing their favorite animals, pizza and cake. Students will learn about...
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Prezi: Nonfiction Text Structures

For Students 6th - 7th Standards
Slideshow examines the five most common text structures used by authors to organize nonfiction writing.
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Pe Central: Ditto a Cooperative Game

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In groups, young scholars not only design and build something using equipment set for them but also write a detailed description of the item they have created so that others can follow their lead. This activity requires students to be...