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Read Write Think: I Wonder: Writing Scientific Explanations With Students
Students choose a question to explore, research it using a variety of resources, organize their information on a TCF chart, and then collaboratively write a class scientific explanation.
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Read Write Think: Write Talks: Students Discover Real Writers/audiences/purposes
There's a world of writers out there, and in this lesson students discover them as they listen to presentations from local writers and learn about what, why, and how they write in their day-to-day lives.
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Read Write Think: Writing Workshop: Helping Writers Choose and Focus on a Topic
Learners engage in writing workshop, using a timeline to focus in on and write about a specific event.
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Read Write Think: Flying to Freedom: Tar Beach & the People Could Fly
Comparing and contrasting works and looking for underlying themes and messages are at the heart of this multicultural lesson plan. Provides links to several background resources, and suggestions for assessment.
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Read Write Think: Can You Convince Me?: Developing Persuasive Writing
This effective tool for teaching persuasive writing contains thorough lesson plans which encourage students to take a stance and create arguments to support their position. Contains printable worksheets, rubrics, a PowerPoint...
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Read Write Think: Get the Gist: A Summarizing Strategy for Any Content Area
A five-part standards-based lesson in which students learn to write a 20 word summary of an informational text by focusing on answering the questions who, what, when, where, why, and how. This strategy can be applied to any content area,...
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Read Write Think: Songwriting for Beginning Letter Sounds
A great resource for teachers. This lesson plan uses songs and singing as a guide for students in learning letter names and beginning consonant sounds. Students in first and second grade can extend this instructional activity by creating...
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Read Write Think: Using Snowflake Bentley as a Framing Text for Multigenre Writing
In this lesson plan using the book Snowflake Bentley, a Caldecott Medal-winning book, students will work in small groups to create an original multigenre work about winter.
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Read Write Think: Shel Silverstein Classroom Activity
As part of a unit on Shel Silverstein and his poetry (specifically "Where the Sidewalk Ends"), this classroom activity provides a brief classroom project and includes lesson plan ideas, web links, and additional texts.
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Read Write Think: World Poetry Day Activity
A classroom activity/lesson plan which marks World Poetry Day. Allows students to discuss, appreciate, and respond to different types of poetry, and includes web links and an annotated bibliography. From March 21, 2007.
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Read Write Think: In 1847, Bram Stoker, the Author Of
As part of a unit on Bram Stoker and "Dracula," this classroom activity provides a brief classroom project and includes lesson plan ideas, web links, and additional texts.
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Read Write Think: Poet William Blake
As part of a unit on William Blake and his poetry, this classroom activity provides a brief classroom project and includes lesson plan ideas, web links, and additional texts.
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Read Write Think: On This Day in 1918, the u.s. Passed the u.s. Standard Time Act
A classroom activity commemorating the 1918 Standard Time Act and aiding students in learning about differing time zones. Includes lesson plans, web links and an annotated bibliography. From March 19, 2007.
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Read Write Think: Louisa May Alcott Activity
As part of a unit on Louisa May Alcott and her writings, this classroom activity provides a brief classroom project and includes lesson plan ideas, web links, and additional texts.
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Read Write Think: Joel Chandler Harris Classroom Activity
As part of a unit on Joel Chandler Harris and his children's literature, this classroom activity provides a brief classroom project and includes lesson plan ideas, web links, and additional texts.
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Read Write Think: Eve Bunting Classroom Activity
As part of a unit on Eve Bunting and her works, this classroom activity provides a brief classroom project and includes lesson plan ideas, web links, and additional texts.
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Read Write Think: "A Christmas Carol" Was the First Book Transmitted Over Radio!
As part of a calendar classroom activity highlighting the day "A Christmas Carol" was first produced on the radio, this classroom activity provides a brief classroom project and includes lesson plan ideas, web links, and additional texts.
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Read Write Think: Poet Emily Dickinson
As part of a unit on Emily Dickinson and her poetry, this classroom activity provides a brief classroom project and includes lesson plan ideas, web links, and additional texts.
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Read Write Think: Poor Richard's Almanack
As part of a unit on Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanack, this classroom activity provides a brief classroom project and includes lesson plan ideas, web links, and additional texts.
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Read Write Think: Jane Yolen Activity
A classroom activity about the life and works of adolescent author Jane Yolen. Includes discussion of her books such as "Owl Moon," "The Bird of Time," and "Off We Go," and related activities.
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Read Write Think: Edgar Allan Poe Classroom Activity
As part of a unit on Edgar Allan Poe and his works, this classroom activity provides a brief classroom project and includes lesson plan ideas, web links, and additional texts.
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Read Write Think: Poet Lewis Carroll
As part of a unit on Lewis Carroll and his writings, this classroom activity provides a brief classroom project and includes lesson plan ideas, web links, and additional texts.
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Read Write Think: j.r.r. Tolkien Classroom Activity
As part of a unit on J.R.R. Tolkien (John Ronald Reuel Tolkien) and his works, this classroom activity provides a brief classroom project and includes lesson plan ideas, web links, and additional texts.
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Read Write Think: Brothers Grimm Classroom Activity
As part of a unit on the brothers Grimm and their stories, this classroom activity provides a brief classroom project and includes lesson plan ideas, web links, and additional texts.