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Thanksgiving Writing Activities

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
The holiday season is an opportunity for students to create meaningful Thanksgiving writing activities.
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How To Use The Spell Check

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students use their editing techniques and use the spell check on their computers using writing techniques and any word processing programs. Then they type the paragraph found on the accompanying sheet full of mistakes. Students also go...
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Personal Adventure Stories

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students examine the characteristics of an adventure story. Students write an adventure story of their own based on a true personal experience. After drafting their story, students use a word processor to write, edit, and revise their work.
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Science Fiction Stories

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students review the story writing process and the elements such as prewriting, drafting, editing, revising, publishing, and assessment. Next students write a science fiction story that contains a title, the requested number of...
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Eudora Welty Internet Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students use the Internet as a research tool. they read, comprehend, identify, evaluate, and select the correct answers to contextual questions.They write a rough draft, edit/revise, and a final draft summarizing the information located.
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Mini Research Report

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders select a topic to research. They gather information from at least 3 sources and take notes according to the categories chosen. Students write a rought draft using the notes. They edit, revise and publish the information....
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Fire Escape Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore fire safety. In this fire prevention and safety instructional activity, students discuss and brainstorm ideas about what to do if there is a fire. Students practice stating information that should be given when calling...
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Describing How to Get a Shop or Restaurant

For Students 4th - 5th
In this descriptive paragraph learning exercise, students first draw a map showing how to get to a location. Students then write sentences explaining how to get to a location using directional phrases. Students then write the sentences...
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Neighborhood Rubrics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars use a rubric to analyze their neighborhood and write a persuasive essay about changes that should be made. In this writing lesson, students use a rubric to grade their neighborhood and brainstorm improvements. Young...
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Writing: Peer Revision

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students drill and practice writing/reading skills through the peer-editing process while writing an autobiography. They become more comfortable sharing their writings with others, offering feedback comments and encourage others to work...
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Purdue University

Sentence Fragments Exercise 2

For Students 5th - 9th
In this sentence fragment exercise, learners are given paragraphs to proofread for sentence fragments. Students are given space to make revisions.
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Living History- An Intergenerational Philanthropy

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students gather information from a senior friend to write a biography. In this living history books lesson plan, students organize information to complete a book about their senior friend. Detailed teacher instructions for completing the...
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Putting it On Paper

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners locate and print samples of two different business letter formats. They write rough drafts of business letters inquiring when, where, and how math is used.
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Writing a Class/School Newspaper

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students use their interviewing skills to gather information for a school newspaper. They summarize their interview and create an article for the school newspaper. Students develop the article, edit it using the spell check and revise...
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Five-Paragraph Essay

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders examine the five-paragraph essay format, including the main idea and supporting sentences. After outlining their essay ideas, they write their rough drafts and proofread them in preparation for writing their final papers.
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Adding Details Using Rainbow Writing

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students use the rainbow technique to add details to their writing. For this writing lesson plan, students practice showing not telling to add visualization to their writing.
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Crazy Critters Creative Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars brainstorm animals with unusual characteristics such as a giraffe with a short neck or a zebra without stripes. They write paragraphs about their animals and work in peer editing groups to refine their stories.
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Third Grade Writing Lesson #1/Descriptive Prompt

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read aloud a book about a favorite place. They make and share a list of favorite places and then use a graphic organizer to write a description of a favorite place so that the reader can imagine being there.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Grammar and Usage: Section 2

For Students 6th - 8th
In this online interactive grammar and usage learning exercise, middle schoolers examine 10 sentences, select the appropriate revision for each sentences, and submit their answers to be scored.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Grammar and Usage: Section 2, #2

For Students 6th - 8th
In this online interactive grammar and usage worksheet, middle schoolers examine 10 sentences, select the appropriate revision for each sentences, and submit their answers to be scored.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Grammar and Usage: Section 2, #4

For Students 5th - 7th
In this online interactive grammar and usage activity, students examine 10 sentences, select the appropriate revision using the rules of standard formal English for each sentences, and submit their answers to be scored.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Grammar and Usage: Section 2

For Students 6th - 8th
In this online interactive grammar and usage instructional activity, students examine 10 sentences, select the appropriate revision for each sentences, and submit their answers to be scored.
Interactive
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Grammar and Usage: Section 2, #2

For Students 6th - 8th
In this online interactive grammar and usage worksheet, students examine 10 sentences, select the appropriate revision for each sentences, and submit their answers to be scored.
Interactive
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Mechanics: Section 1

For Students 6th - 8th
In this online interactive mechanics review worksheet, students examine 10 sentences or phrases and select the appropriate revision for each sentences with regards to capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. Students then submit their...

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