Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Zulu King, Zulu King

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students listen to story Brown Bear, Brown Bear, brainstorm everything they know about Mardi Gras, create pages relating to Mardi Gras for class book, type information on computer, play slide show, and take turns reading their books.
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Curated OER

My Name is.....

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students utilize available technology to create, produce, and publish an alphabet pattern book. Students use publishing, multimedia and word processing for their writing. They create their own A My Name is Alice Class book based off the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What's Cooking

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders practice following and writing directions through the use of simple recipes. First they write directions for creating an ice cream sundae. Then they make the sundaes using the recipe written by their classmates.
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Curated OER

Up Close and Personal with Black Bayou Lake

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers get up close and personal with Black Bayou Lake. Visiting web sites and taking virtual tours, they write multi-paragraph essays using descriptive words and literary devices.
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Curated OER

Who am I?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students practice their writing skills by creating a character sketch of themselves. After viewing portraits, they select one personality trait and put their own picture into the painting of their choice. They include a conversation with...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Who am I?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students develop their writing skills by creating a character sketch about themselves. Students read character sketches, view portraits by famous artists, select one personality traits, and affix a mug shot of themselves into a famous...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Creating Storyboards for Younger Students

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students create electronic storyboards for younger children about a nearby refuge and lake. After interviewing the younger students about their impressions of the lake, they use Powerpoint to make the storyboard, including the interview,...
Handout
English Plus+

English Plus: Quotation Marks in Dialogue: Rules

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site discusses how to use quotation marks with changes in speakers. It also looks at quotations longer than a single paragraph. Correct and incorrect examples are included.
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Inside or Outside? A Mini Lesson on Quotation Marks and More

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Contains plans for a miniinstructional activity that teaches about the proper use of quotation marks in dialogue. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as...
Handout
University of Ottawa (Canada)

University of Ottawa Hyper Grammar: Quotation Marks

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of Ottawa developed this site about quotation mark usage. Discusses using quotation marks to set off dialogue, titles, short works, and special terms. Also instructs learners in using quotation marks with other forms of...
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Punctuating Dialogue

For Students 9th - 10th
This slideshow focuses on how to punctuate dialogue; it explains the rules for quotation mark and comma use in direct speech, when switching speakers, and when a single speaker speaks in multiple, continuous paragraphs. It provides...
Handout
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Quotation Marks

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about how to use quotation marks correctly to quote poetry, prose, and long and short quotes. Also, find guidelines on using quotation marks when writing dialogue and when using other punctuation.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Using Commas and Quotations

For Students 1st - 5th Standards
Quotations and commas are two very useful punctuation tools that indicate dialogue and brief pausing in sentences. Learn how to use them correctly! [0:46]
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Quotations and Commas

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
During this lesson students will have the opportunity to learn the proper way to use quotations and commas. They will view information on the Internet and participate in online activities to help them master this concept.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Using Commas and Quotations | No Nonsense Grammar

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Quotations and commas are two very useful punctuation tools that indicate dialogue and brief pausing in sentences. Learn how to use them correctly!