7th Grade Writing

Skill Builders: Word Analogy Questions, Week 19

Week 19: Word analogies to sharpen students' thinking skills and prepare them for standardized tests.

Subjects:

Vocabulary

Grammar

Reading Comprehension

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Student Proofreading Checklist

Help students to go beyond a spell check by using this in-depth checklist for grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling…

Subjects:

Grammar

Writing

Creative Writing

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ACTIVITIES

Popular Music Research Form

Extra credit project for the lesson Musical Roots.

Subjects:

Music

Writing Research Papers

Musical Groups

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ASSESSMENT

Scoring Rubric: Comparison/Contrast

The organization, elements of comparison/contrast writing, grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling of a written piece…

Subjects:

Language Arts and Writing

Grammar

Writing

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Students learn how to cite sources from the Internet for their essays and papers.

Citing Internet Sources

Subjects

Writing Research Papers

Writing

Language Arts and Writing

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Students will research an historically important site and make a project explaining its historical importance.

Historical Sites Project

Subjects

Speech

American History/U.S. History

U.S. States

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An activity to support students to share how they are feeling the first day of school

ACTIVITIES

First Day of School Thoughts

Use this First Day of School activity to get to know your students and learn more about what they are excited about and…

Subjects:

Writing

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TEACHING RESOURCE

Writing Conferences

The writing conference is a one-on-one strategy, that takes place between the student writer and the teacher.

Subjects:

Language Arts and Writing

Writing

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Students recall an incident that proves life isn't always fair. They then write a short story about this event.

Life's Not Always Fair

Subjects:

Creative Writing

Writing

Language Arts and Writing

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Citing My Sources Graphic Organizer

Students can use this graphic organizer to keep track of their research. This will set them up for success as they work…

Subjects:

Writing

Writing Research Papers

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Guide to Citing Online Sources

How to format citations for Web sources.

Subjects:

Writing Research Papers

Writing

Language Arts and Writing

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TEACHING RESOURCE

Improving Your Study Skills

General suggestions for improving students' study skills.

Subjects:

Writing

Language Arts and Writing

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Understanding Discrimination

Students use prior knowledge to write about several forms of discrimination.

Subjects:

Teaching about Racism, Prejudice & Discrimination in America

Equality Struggles

Culture and Diversity

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Write a Harry Potter Script

Students learn to summarize one chapter from a Harry Potter book and write a one scene script for it.

Subjects

Reading

Reading Comprehension

Literature

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ACTIVITIES

Student Writing Inventory

This resource is a worksheet for students to fill out so that you as the teacher can get some insight into how they feel…

Subjects:

Writing

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Use this picture organizer of a hand outline to teach your students how to write and organize 5-sentence paragraphs.…

Five-Sentence Paragraph

Subjects:

Creative Writing

Language Arts and Writing

Writing

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Time Line Graphic Organizer

Use this time line graphic organizer to detail events and dates. This printable is customizable. Tailor the PDF to your…

Subjects:

Creative Writing

Social Studies and History

American History/U.S. History

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A graphic organizer for breaking down a research source

What's The "Gist"? Graphic Organizer

While students are conducting their research, this graphic organizer supports them to identify important vocabulary,…

Subjects:

Writing

Writing Research Papers

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The Herringbone: Main Idea and Supporting Details

The object of this graphic organizer is to identify the main idea and supporting details in a text that is being read.…

Subjects:

Reading Comprehension

Main Idea and Supporting Details

Reading

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Coding Conventions for Running Records

Distribute a chart that will help you to use consistent marks when grading your students' running records.

Subjects:

Writing

Language Arts and Writing

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