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  • LESSON PLANS

    Skill Builders: Word Analogy Questions, Week 19

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

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    Reading Comprehension
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  • LESSON PLANS

    Journaling with The Sun, Wind, and the Rain

    This lesson, to be completed after reading The Sun, the Wind, and the Rain, has students practice their journaling…

    Subjects
    Journaling Tips, Strategies & Topics
    Letters, Journals and Diaries
    Writing
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  • Student Proofreading Checklist

    WORKSHEETS

    Student Proofreading Checklist

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

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    Grammar
    Writing
    Creative Writing
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  • ACTIVITIES

    Popular Music Research Form

    Extra credit project for the lesson Musical Roots.

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    Music
    Writing Research Papers
    Musical Groups
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  • Scoring Rubric Comparison/Contrast for Writing Assignments

    ASSESSMENT

    Scoring Rubric: Comparison/Contrast

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

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    Language Arts and Writing
    Grammar
    Writing
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  • LESSON PLANS

    Citing Internet Sources

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

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    Writing Research Papers
    Writing
    Language Arts and Writing
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  • Life's Not Always Fair

    WORKSHEETS

    Life's Not Always Fair

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

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    Creative Writing
    Writing
    Language Arts and 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.

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    Language Arts and Writing
    Writing
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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…

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  • a graphic organizer for citing sources

    GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

    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…

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    Writing
    Writing Research Papers
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  • WORKSHEETS

    Guide to Citing Online Sources

    How to format citations for Web sources.

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    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.

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  • Understanding Discrimination

    WORKSHEETS

    Understanding Discrimination

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

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    Teaching about Racism, Prejudice & Discrimination in America
    Equality Struggles
    Culture and Diversity
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  • Writing Activity Outline–Part A and B

    GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

    Writing Activity Outline–Part A and B

    Keep thoughts and ideas for writing assignments organized on this printable outline. This graphic organizer is…

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  • LESSON PLANS

    Write a Harry Potter Script

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

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    Reading
    Reading Comprehension
    Literature
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  • Writing Inventory

    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…

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  • A graphic organizer for breaking down a research source

    GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

    What's The "Gist"? Graphic Organizer

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

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    Writing
    Writing Research Papers
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  • Five-Sentence Paragraph

    GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

    Five-Sentence Paragraph

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

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    Creative Writing
    Language Arts and Writing
    Writing
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  • Time Line Graphic Organizer

    GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

    Time Line Graphic Organizer

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

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    Creative Writing
    Social Studies and History
    American History/U.S. History
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  • The Herringbone: Main Idea and Supporting Details

    GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

    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

    GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

    Coding Conventions for Running Records

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

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  • TEACHING RESOURCE

    Research Paper: Use Footnotes and Endnotes

    How to use footnotes and endnotes in a research paper.

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    Language Arts and Writing
    Creative Writing
    Writing Research Papers
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  • Three lesson plans for teaching students how to analyze poems and compare and contrast two poems

    LESSON

    Comparing and Contrasting Poetry Lesson Plans

    This three-day lesson digs deeper into poetic and literary critical thinking by having students read grade-level lexiled…

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    Literature
    Poetry
    Writing
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  • What's In the News? Activities

    WORKSHEETS

    What's In the News? Activities

    Students practice writing newspaper headlines and identifying parts of speech.

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    Writing
    Newspaper
    Language Arts and Writing
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