Group activities, videos, and a game, along with extra resources, help teach plagiarism in fun ways! Defines plagiarism, gives famous people and st... ByBeth Hammett
This is a PowerPoint of the 46 Dolch sight words for 2nd grade. Each is on its own slide with animation and sound. Plus, fun colors and textures fo... ByTeaching Jessie
Dr Carol's method of teaching writing is found in her wildly popular books, Compnents of Quality Coposition. This expository writing unit is one se... ByDr Carol
Repetition, slang, Scat, writing process, and an overview of the Jazz era...get students up and moving by writing Jazz songs. Fun, interactive, ed... ByBeth Hammett
Before starting a unit on writing, get to know your students and their relationships to writing. Gauge the prior experiences of your students with ... ByTeaching Is An Art
This packet contains an introductory page and 12 pages, each containing a writing prompt and lines for written expression. These activities help s... ByShirley Spalding
This comprehensive research paper consists of 30 pages total, with 13 sources of varying types. Among other features, there is the abstract, state... ByDeborah Leech
This organizer was one I created because my students didn't understand how the intro and conclusion paragraphs lead in and out of the paper. This v... ByKellynn
If your students are working on author studies, this activity is a great independent project for them to complete and turn in on their author.... ByLashanda Moss-hill
This is a viewing guide for the film Rebel Without a Cause. In chart form, it asks students to follow the three main teenage characters and their ... ByMs. W.
This is a classic example of a literary essay. Dealing with the conflic between modernism and traditionalism in the Hosseini's book, The Kite Runne... ByPaul Johnson
Use this short poem/madlib to help your students write a poem in honor of their grandparents for Thanksgiving Day. The poem is formatted madlib sty... ByDita Rose
This is the seventh chapter of the lessons for the student from my manual on the conventions of writing. It is about the choice of words.... BySusan Grigor
Students use the word "you" far too much in their writing, most often in inappropriate ways. This simple handout provides instructions for what to... ByRyan Love
Purchase an outstanding, step-by-step complete unit for a comprehensive State Report. This 25 page resource contains clear and precise instructions... ByRussell Buxton
This is a 30 page pack that will help you create and even publish an alphabet book. An alphabet book is an excellent way of building vocabulary and... ByMiss B, Busy Bee
SAT, ACT, and college prep writing with mini lessons on
-Sentence Variety
-Appositives
-Audience/Purpose
-Registers of Language
-Avoid ClichÃ... ByLashanda Moss-hill
Writing Openers and Fluency Toolkit provides two essential resources for upper elementary, middle school, and high school teachers. The first serie... ByMark Pennington
A rubric designed to give uniformity in grading a research paper within a department or school. Applicable to all grades and general enough for all... ByEnglish Experience
Twenty sentences are given--each containing one of the most misspelled words by students (and everyone else). Following is an Answer Key that prov... ByLew Riley
This is a final exam for O. Henry's Short Story "The Cop & the Anthem." It contains 3 different sections; multiple choice, true/false, and short an... ByAddison
Have students staple this quick grading rubric for the California High School Exit Exam to an essay. This tool will allow you to grade essays in un... ByCahsee Guru
Teaching Spelling and Vocabulary (Level D) is a comprehensive curriculum that truly integrates differentiated spelling instruction with standards-b... ByMark Pennington
A great exercise to help students consider the strength of various narrowed topics. There are 10 examples. Students have to rate each one. This act... ByDebbie M
These calendar sheet are for the months of August 2011 - July 2012. Each month has has writing dotted numbers to trace the days of the month. As ... ByMiss Kindergarten
This is a high school level writing course that focuses on drafting skills: introductions, development of body paragraphs and conclusions. It follo... ByDiane Kampf
My students absolutely love learning about idioms! We begin our study of idioms by brainstorming as many as we can. Then I give them a list of abou... ByKyp Mclaren
Do your students need practice with using pronouns and prepositions? Use this "Mad Libs" style grammar worksheet packet to improve your students' a... ByThe Grammarheads
Students see the importance and benefits of writing in a mini-unit that has them investigate international wrongs (a la NPR links) and participate ... ByAnn Della-calce
Students will write five pretend entries that include pretend in text (parenthetical) citation from different sources and then create a fake works ... ByLife Lessons
A fun, interactive introduction to beginnings/endings or introductions/conclusions. Includes how-to successfully "hook" readers, pull readers in, a... ByBeth Hammett
Explains and defines three kinds of irony: dramatic, situation, verbal. Includes examples with worksheet activities for application. Students choo... ByBeth Hammett
Help your students categorize their essays and determine what kind of guidelines to use. The 9 slide PowerPoint includes a breakdown of the three k... ByBeth Hammett
How critically do your students "read" the media in their environment? Use the following handouts to teach students how to critique advertisements ... ByTeaching Is An Art
This is the eleventh chapter of this book on expository writing conventions. In this chapter I cover the rules taught in Grade 9 about writing for... BySusan Grigor
This one page handout provides a dozen steps to improving poetry. Should be done after several poems have gone through the first drafts. ... ByTamara Doehring
Need a way to get your students motivated to write, assess them, or a day one ice breaker? You just found it. In this lesson students compare cel... ByRdebiaso
This workbook is filled with activities that allow the students to think and write creatively. For the majority of the activities there are no righ... ByTammy Raiton
This worksheet outlines a simple essay for any Sherlock Holmes story. The main thesis of this essay is that Sherlock Holmes is an amazing detectiv... ByAddison
This is the fourteenth chapter of this book on exposition writing conventions. It is hard to proof-read your own writing because your mind is look... BySusan Grigor
You will find three unique ways to get class started during your Lord of the Flies unit. William Golding has written a book to be remembered and ge... ByProud 2 Teach
This package contains research projects on the Great Fire of London. Eyewitness accounts of Samuel Pepys and John Evelyn are examined. In order to ... ByVickey Sue
Creative Writing: Haiku Information Sheet: This explains and defines Haiku poetry and is replete with examples. Include it in the next anthology o... By Lonnie Jones Taylor
This is the eighth chapter of the lessons for the student from my manual on the conventions of writing. It is about margins, punctuation, drawing ... BySusan Grigor