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Read Write Think: Oral Storytelling and Dramatization

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students begin this lesson by discussing what makes a good, vivid story and creating a working checklist of the criteria for a good story. They explore background information about the Mercury Theatre production of the "War of the...
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Read Write Think: Vocabulary Instruction Lesson Plan

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This lesson plan uses a virtual trip to the moon to teach vocabulary practice. Included in the lesson plan is an overview, practice, objectives, resources, preparation, and more.
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Read Write Think: Writing Leads in the Middle School Class

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Great instructional activity in which students read various examples of "leads," or attention-grabbing introductions, in literature. Students then contemplate and develop their own interesting "lead" for a short story and share it with...
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Read Write Think: Shared Spelling Strategies

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Contains plans for a lesson that will provide students with strategies for spelling unfamiliar words. Students are asked to use phonological awareness and visual recall, analyze alternative spellings, and use a variety of resources...
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Rhode Island: First Inhabitants

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
At this site read a concise description of the different Native American groups that first lived in the Rhode Island area. Also learn about the earliest European settlers and a bit about their lives after settlement.
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Better Lesson: There Is Something in Common: Finding Common Themes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Students will synthesize information from multiple historical fiction books to find common themes and support them with evidence from the text. Working with a partner who has read a different book, they will share their theme from their...
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Better Lesson: Writing an Opinion in Response to the Story

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Students need to have lots of opportunities to share their opinions based on text. In this instructional activity, the teacher will read the story, Jack and the Beanstalk, multiple times before the students create their opinion. The...

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