This product contains cover pages and blank templates for student pages to make a class book for each of the following basic shapes (circle, triang... ByMary Ann Gallas
A three page packet that contains 9 different RAFT writing topics for the book, "Hatchet", by Gary Paulsen. There are also student directions and ... BySmart Chick
A set of 7 project challenges to use with the book, "How to train Your Dragon", by Cressida Cowell. These projects are designed to allow students ... BySmart Chick
This PowerPoint COMBINES my 2 other lesson plan/ lectures on establishing tone, mood, purpose, audience and goals. Establishing the proper TONE fo... ByPowerpoint Guru
Use this fun learning center (designed for students to use at their desks) when students have free time, finish other assignments early, need extra... ByCreate 'n Time
This file is aimed at teaching students to write about the theme of a story or novel. It uses matrices that supply ideas for starting sentences, a... ByArlene Manemann
The KIS Approach to English Grammar and Composition II is for secular settings. It comes as a result of 35 years of teaching English and hearing le... ByLinda Highman
Here are various book report options for upper elementary and middle school students to complete. I have created three categories for the students ... ByMelissa M
This worksheet is a tool for students to use while they edit their own writing. Students use the checklist as they proof their writing assignments ... ByTeacher
A set of 8 project challenges to go with the book, "Maniac Magee", by Jerry Spinelli. These challenges are designed to give students an opportunit... BySmart Chick
Letters to the Future is a lesson plan developed by Laura Candler for having students write letters to themselves that will be delivered in the fut... ByLaura Candler
Incomplete sentences, missed periods or capitals, and a lack of varied sentencestarters are a source of endless frustration in the writing pro... ByJoanne
This lesson plan introduces the skill of compare and contrast in a more detailed way. Students are given two items and graphic organizer (included... ByDbreen
This is a short SMARTBoard lesson on the steps of the writing process. Students will think about what goes into each step of writing. This is a ver... ByKris
This file contains daily quickwrite prompts for EACH chapter of The Catcher in the Rye. Also included:
-How prompt connects to day's/chapter's ... ByJennifer Hampton
Seven+ days of detailed lesson plans to teach students the art of written expression in their writing. Included are two work sheets: an introducti... ByKate Reid
An introduction to biographies. Students will be engaged in reading (through read aloud, literature circles and partner reading) of biographies as... ByElizabeth Quinn
The handout and activities in this bundle are designed to help students who already have some background in basic theses develop their critical thi... ByNico
This Shell Design activity is a fun way to encourage expository writing. This activity also helps prepare 1st graders for expository writing tests.... ByDavid
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This writing menu is specifically geared towards the month of Ja... ByWorking 4 The Classroom
A detailed 32 slide PowerPoint presentation designed to help teachers and students prepare for what is required on the Middle Grades Writing Assess... ByHappyedugator
Let's go back the time of the Pioneers!!!
A nine section extension menu for students to use when studying Pioneers! A great way to get students... BySmart Chick
Defines the term "paragraph" plus how to build paragraphs along with different types of paragraphs and relationship words for each. Included are: ... ByBeth Hammett
This is a one page document. It gives excellent advice to students that they would benefit from focusing on when faced with the task of writing and... ByGibbuk
This 43-page unit plan is aligned with the Common Core principles. All of the material is based on Bloom's Taxonomy. This posting includes Teacher ... ByConnie
This essay has all its sentences scrambled. The task is to unscramble the sentences according to their content and essay structure and rewrite it i... ByEnzo Silvestri
Huge list of words to help students make better word choices in their writing! Handout includes:
"Rather than very, try..."
"Rather than fine, g... BySecondary Solutions
Essay Writing Boot Camp!
Everything you need to get your students writing perfectly formatted persuasive essays!
Step by step instructions, e... ByMiddleschoolteacher
Perfect for teaching The Odyssey or any other myth or legend, this is a collection of fun, creative, standards-based activities.
Epic Resources ... ByArik Durfee
A quick-to-use PowerPoint presentation to help you teach your students what not to include in their formal academic writing.
"Word Trash" is the... ByIn English
This writing packet (29 pages long) was designed specifically for remedial writers, who did not pass the 7th grade writing test, and who must take ... ByMrs. Elitzin
This is a sample curriculum calendar for a K-1 writers workshop block. It includes time frames, unit of study titles, and teaching points for each... ByLarissa
A set of 20 challenges that can be used with any of the books in the popular "Harry Potter" book series. These activities allow students the oppor... BySmart Chick
Zip File of Power Point Lesson for Composing Thesis Statements & The Power Point Lesson as a PDF File
The PPT Lesson begins with a whole class i... ByAnn Marie Smith
This is a scaffolded persuasive essay assignment and a Powerpoint lecture.
The essay asks the student to argue what an appropriate age should ... ByQuality Teaching Products
I have designed this assignment as a step by step guide to walk my students through the research process. Of course, you may adjust it as you fee... ByLeslie Mascari
Every year my first graders research an animal and write an "All About" book. These are the pages I use to create this book. The only pages I do no... BySusan Moran
This is a complete worksheet that students can take to a back table and do on their own while you work with the rest of the class. Make these avai... ByKimberly's Ideas
A set of 8 project challenges to go with the book, "The Little Prince", by Antoine de Saint Exupery. They are writing, research, and project chall... BySmart Chick
This Freebie activity is a two page printable handout where the students choose a character from a novel to run for President of the United States.... ByConnie
A HUGE Literature Unit for the book, "Ghost in the Machine", by Patrick Carman. This is the second book in the "Skeleton Creek" series! Included ... BySmart Chick
I use the following outline form when my sophomores are prepping for their essays on Julius Caesar, but it can easily be adapted to any thesis-driv... ByHttp://www.learning-centered.c
This PowerPoint focuses on developing body paragraphs for essays, including topic sentences, concrete detail, commentary, and transitions. This po... ByPowerpoint Guru
This less contains an article around the endangerment of apes around the world, and their dwindling numbers. This lesson also contains a writing pr... ByTraveling Teacher
A huge, 72 page literature unit for the book, "Seedfolks", by Paul Fleischman. This a NEWLY developed unit! The unit contains comprehension quest... BySmart Chick