Contains plans for five lessons that teach the difference between revision and editing using fractured fairy tales. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as...

Contains plans for four 50-minute lessons that ask students to write letters to the editor from the points of view of characters in books they have read. In addition to student objectives and standards, these instructional plans contains...

This website offers a free download of the Research-Based Content Area Reading Instruction booklet. The purpose of this booklet is to provide teachers with research-based and classroom-tested information about each of these aspects of...

Workshop 5 centers on multigenre writing, an eclectic approach to writing instruction that offers students a wide range of options for expressing ideas and communicating knowledge. As students explore different avenues for translating...

Contains plans for six lessons that use the Tim O'Brien's story "The Things They Carried" to teach about an author's style as well as letter writing. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to...

A Writer's Workshop idea in which students learn to use and punctuate adverbs and specific dialogue to create puns called Tom Swifties. Teacher instructions, student instructions, and student writing samples are provided, as well as an...

Contains plans for three lessons that teach younger students the differences between letter writing and e-mail writing. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well...

Students are instructed in a nine-step process of how to write a literary response paper that includes a thesis, strong ideas, and specific supporting details from the text. W.11-12.9a Amer Lit 18th,19th, 20th cen/Analy

Contains plans for a lesson about writing draft letters, or reflective letters about pieces of writing that learners are submitting to an instructor. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to...

Contains plans for three lessons that teach about writing friendly letters and parts of e-mails by asking students to write to pen-pals around the world. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to...

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...

Contains plans for two lessons that ask students to write autobiographies using aspects of their lives for each letter of the alphabet. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the...

Contains plans for four lessons that ask students to develop their descriptive writing skills by creating their own restaurant menus. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the...

Numerous resources are provided to support the instruction of the argument essay.

Contains plans for five lessons that teach about fairy tales and literary elements by having students write their own fractured fairy tales. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in...

A Writer's Workshop lesson in which young scholars read E. A. Robinson's poem "Reuben Bright" and record five different interpretations in their notebooks. Any of these interpretations can be used later as an interesting piece of writing...

Contains plans for one 60-minute lesson that teaches about a reading strategy called Character Perspective Charting. In addition to student objectives and standards, these instructional plans contains links to PDF handouts and links to...

Contains plans for nine 50-minute lessons that center around different versions of "Little Red Riding Hood." In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to PDF handouts and sites used in the lessons as...

Building on their research in secondary classrooms, the Center on English Learning and Achievement has developed guidelines that describe six essential features of effective literacy instruction and how teachers can implement them.

Contains plans for four lessons that teach students to write effective "hooks," or beginnings, to their writing. They read the introductions of fiction passages and analyze the techniques they use before applying these techniques in...

Contains plans for four lessons that teach students how to make and present strong persuasive speeches. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as assessment...

In this learning module, students demonstrate an understanding of summary writing by reading step-by-step instructions and then summarizing short paragraphs. Examples of summaries that are poorly written, as well as those that are...

Contains plans for three 50-minute lessons that ask students to use the writing process to write about a piece of visual art. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to PDF handouts and sites used...

Contains plans for five lessons that ask students to write reviews of pieces of technology (cell phones, webcams, ink pens, satellite dishes, etc.) like they would write reviews of books. In addition to objectives and standards, this...