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Student Book Reviews/ The Outsiders

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders participate in a lesson that focuses on the devleopment of reading skills looking for critical elements. They compose a book review for "The Outsiders" after reading previous reviews. Students also access the web in order...
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Comprehension Game for Guided Reading

For Teachers K - 1st
Students play reading comprehension games. In this guided reading lesson plan, students play a comprehension game made by the teacher. Students may play the game before or after reading the story. 
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Focus on Saturn's Fascinating Features

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners identify and discuss the characteristics of Saturn. They create a book using those characteristics. They also develop diagram to show Saturn and its moons.
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Up in Smoke

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students use PowerPoint, Internet research, scanners and desktop publishing to create a multimedia presentation on the dangers of smoking.
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Creating A Family Tree

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore their ancestral background while they experience genealogy.
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The effects of microgravity

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders are given a scenario in the lesson that presents a problem that needs to be solved. They conduct research from multiple sources in order to gather information. This is used to contribute to possible solutions proposed by...
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Steps To An Inquiry Process

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the research process. The finding of information about the indian tribes of Montana provides the context for student practice. They identify the problem and generate questions to find answers. The main...
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Persuade Me

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders give persuasive presentations based on the questions they have researched. They examine appropriate delivery techniques for effective persuasive presentations. (Note: This lesson should be taught, after students have...
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The Physics of My Life

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders review the basic principles of physics. In groups, they use these principles to discover how they are present in their everyday lives. They create a webpage that demonstrates on of the principles and share it with the class.
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The Water Cycle: Transpiration

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars identify and describe the stages in the water cycle. Using plants, they determine if they play a role in the cycle and measure the water the plants give off. They complete an experiment to determine if deciduous or...
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Teaching the Toki Kaku Dako

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students complete various readings and decorating, constructing, and flying a kite. They analyze how the parts of a system to together. Students comprehend the concept of area.
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Going Camping

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the concept of budgeting. In this budgeting instructional activity, students pretend to have $120 to spend on camping gear for a camping trip. Students decide which items are absolutely necessary. Students calculate the...
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Kirk Medical School

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders conduct research on the major organ systems of the human body. They create and present 3D models of a body system, and collect basic first-aid supplies for donation to a third-world community.
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Alex: Expository Writing: What Kind of Friend

For Teachers 3rd Standards
This is an expository writing activity using the Makes Sense Writing Strategies.
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Read Write Think: Playing With Genre Through Newspapers and Short Stories

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Contains plans for three lessons that ask students to compare narrative writing (short stories) to expository writing (news articles) in order to understand what makes each genre unique. In addition to objectives and standards, this...
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Read Write Think: Blending Fiction and Nonfiction

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Contains plans for four class periods that ask students to blend narrative and expository writing after reading fiction and nonfiction selections. In addition to student objectives and standards, these instructional plans contains links...
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Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Expository Writing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This Web English Teacher provides great links and resources for assistance, activities, and information about expository writing.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Teaching Students to Compose a Power Essay [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
The Power Essay, like the power paragraph, focuses on helping students understand the structure of a piece of expository writing. The "power" concept teaches students to organize their ideas according to levels of specificity and to...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Think, Write, Read: Expository Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
While this instructional activity's main focus will be centered on expository writing, it will also integrate reading, computer, and organizational skills. After reading the novel, Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, young scholars will...
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Alex: "How to Build a Snowman" Expository Writing

For Teachers 4th Standards
During this lesson, 4th graders begin to understand how important specific directions are to a project. Students will demonstrate detailed writing in order to instruct their classmates on how to build a snowman.
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Read Write Think: Using Narrative for Expository Text

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Lesson in which students read various narrative texts which provide a context for them to learn content-area topics. Narratives allow the students to begin to understand expository texts.
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Alex: Expository Writing and the Civil War

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson plan is designed to help students strengthen their research and writing skills, while learning more about the Civil War, as they produce an expository paragraph. Students will glean information from an article about the...
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Ato Zteacherstuff: Report Writing in Primary Grades

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
This is a fun, hands-on lesson from AtoZteacherstuff! Students go through a study of frogs while learning how to interpret and restate factual information.
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Alex: Let's Eat: An Expository Slideshow Presentation

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Students will write a three-paragraph essay explaining the steps necessary to follow a recipe and then present and serve the recipe to their classmates.

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