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Summarizing with Somebody Wanted But So
Teach your young readers how to summarize a text using a strategy called Somebody Wanted But So. Kids identify the character (Somebody), the motivation (Wanted), the conflict (But), and the resolution (So). The resource comes with...
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"The Story of an Hour" Lesson 4: Teacher's Guide and Notes
Learning how to summarize can be a challenge. Guide your writers through the process of summarizing a story using the children's tale; I Want My Hat Back for practice. Class members then use this "Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then"...
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Summary of Fiction and Non-Fiction Text
Somebody Wanted But So Then (SWBST)? Yes! Here's a great strategy for teaching young readers how to summarize narrative text. In addition, the packet includes exercises that show kids how to summarize nonfiction text using the classic...
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Summary Selections: Activity Menu for Summarizing and Retelling
In this literacy worksheet, students engage in sixteen activities to summarize and retell what they have read. Activities include flip books for the Five Ws, sequencing, somebody wanted but so..., and literary elements. Activities will...
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The Phrasal Verbs of To Give Exercise
In this phrasal verbs learning exercise, students match 6 phrasal verbs with their meanings and then translate each one on the lines provided. Students then read 13 sentences and choose the phrasal verb at the end of each sentence that...
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Pronoun Antecedent Quiz
In this grammar activity, students choose and circle the appropriate pronoun in fifteen sentences and then underline the antecedent in each one.
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Persuasive Letter Writing
Middle schoolers write a persuasive letter. For this persuasive letter writing lesson, students review the standard business form letter and the elements included. Middle schoolers discuss ways to persuade in writing and write a short...
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Gathering Information
Students gather information from a variety of sources on a variety of topics and then prepare a written and oral report to be presented to their groups. They also cover the concept of group dynamics in depth within this lesson as well as...
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The Great Kapok Tree- Teaching About Conflict in Literature
Students identify the plot of a text. In this literature instructional activity, students listen to the book The Great Kapok Tree and identify the problem and solution. A graphic organizer is used to help reinforce the concept.
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Six Ways To Practice Spelling
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the development of skills needed to increase spelling skills. They practice using a specific method that includes the following: practice makes permanent, don't try to learn all the...
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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
Fourth graders participate in a play to work on seeing events from a different perspective. Some of them are reporters, some cameramen and women, and others are interviewed. They put themselves in the shoes of the people in the book...
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ESL: Modal Verbs Exercise 3
In this modal verb learning exercise, students complete a set of 15 sentences, using words listed in boxes. Students can click on a 'check" button for immediate feedback.