I give this handout to my students to fill out as we go through my powerpoint on the thesis statement. It helps keep them focused, it relieves some... ByFwteacher
This book equips teachers with a set of printable, visually attractive spelling activities that are ready for immediate use. The practical, printab... ByStevan Krajnjan
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Broken into three sections (so you can show it over three 45-minute class periods), your Spanish class st... BySeƱor Ward
Teaching middle school students how to conduct research can be difficult, especially for students who have struggled academically. This activity is... ByCarolyn Elam
A clear, succinct explanation of how to use effective transitions in writing, along with specific examples of different kinds of logical transition... ByMassteacher
This colorful powerpoint presents, with some humor I hope, a model for argument developed by Stephen Toulmin. I call it a "take no prisoners" mode... ByDonna Hart
NOTE: I may have used a font in this presentation that you don't have on your computer, which will make the text "jump around." If that's the cas... ByDeanne Davis
This is a lesson plan and thorough explanation for an ongoing creative writing project I have used with my students while reading Speak by Laurie H... ByEla Ms. P
This is an overview of five facets of strong expository writing written in student-friendly language. In contrast to other "facets of writing" guid... ByTeachthought
Look into a mirror. The first thing you probably see is yourself looking back at you. Keep looking though and youāll also see whatās behind you... ByMichelle Boshart
This is an assignment sheet for a culminating activity for a unit on short stories. Students have the option of choosing to write a short story or ... ByHappyedugator
This file contains worksheets that lead students, step-by-step, to analyze a story or novel. Aiming for an in-depth analysis, the 9-page worksheets... ByJoy Learning
This product is three pages. The first page is the writing assignment sheet for students. It is recommended that you review the literary term "them... ByKris
This unit is based around Angela Johnson's novel The First Part Last. It is the second unit in the course following Monster and preceding Bronx Ma... ByJessica Daniels
This poster can be adapted to mutliple sizes but comes in an 8.5 X 11. The process on this poster starts with "Observing the details in the world ... ByTamara Doehring
This slide presentation covers the BASICS of writing a research paper: from choosing a topic and note-taking, making source cards, writing an outli... ByHappyedugator
Basic guidelines and rules for using capital letters when writing and end marks for basic sentences. Includes peer workshopping activities and grou... ByBeth Hammett
To help my college students construct arguable, specific, and representative thesis statements, I use a series of templates to have them work throu... ByHttp://www.learning-centered.c
A noun is a part of speech that can be either a person, a place or a thing. Nouns are perhaps the easiest part of speech to pick out. Thus, they ar... ByBhakti B
It's time to assign a research paper, but your students don't know or can't remember how to quote, paraphrase or summarize others' writing? You ne... ByCasey A. South
Want to truly show how well your students have improved in writing? Give this assessment on the first day of school and close to the last day of s... ByHeidi Raki
Students will be able to respond to one of Dr. Martin Luther King's quotes in a Dr. King silhouette using the different examples of figurative lan... ByMrs. H
This is a simple two slide interactive skill drill lesson for Metaphors and Similes. The children can move pictures to complete sentences using met... BySusan Russell
This narrative writing model encourages students to create narrative stories that 'M.O.V.E.S.S.' readers. It is a unique mnemonic that gives stud... ByRussell Buxton
This file contains 21 PowerPoint slides that cover 3 main areas of research paper writing. First, the slides show how different ways to present inf... ByJoy Learning
The intended poster for the classroom or a handout for students is designed to help students develope an awareness of their five senses through the... ByWendy Holder
Many of my students complain about having writer's block. For a long time, I, too, suffered from this paralyzing disorder.
Then I read an interpr... ByLew Riley
This PowerPoint file models the "Who Wants to Be a Millionnaire" game format. The 11 slides are intended to be used for a "Who Wants to Be a Candy-... ByJoy Learning
This 9 week writing journal focuses on the genre of Persuasive Writing. Go through the entire writing process or brainstorming, organizing, draftin... ByHeidi Raki
This is representative of a research assignment. It can be adapted for all age groups. It provides a guide for gathering sources for the research p... ByDr. Ramona Hyman
This is an assignment designed to gauge student understanding of extended metaphor. I added a twist to the assignment in that students must evalua... ByKate Reid
This chart outlines the four steps of an essay. It quickly describes the structure of an essay as having an Introduction, Body and Conclusion. It f... ByWendy Holder
This worksheet gets students to focus on idepedentdent clauses. There are 8 challenging questions that contain independent clauses either correctly... ByRussell Buxton
20 Questions...Answered is a three book series of reproducible low level reading and discussion esl textbooks. Each unit examines an element of lif... ByFull Blast Productions
This is a simple, streamlined handout that specifies how to cite Shakespeare's plays and poetry (in fact, it instructs how to cite all poetry / pla... ByMs.perreca