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This is a pdf of a graphic organizer and editing checklist used for Expository Writing. This is the exact graphic organizer I have been using for years in my class. I use it for informational writing and have used it across different subjects in our curriculum. The editing checklists shows an exact formula of what should be included in each paragraph of a five-paragraph expository essay. It can be used by the students who wrote the essay, during peer editing, and by the teacher in the editing

This is a timeline activity where students complete research about five events that contributed to the colonists revolting against the British government. The five events are: *The Seven Years' War *The Stamp Act *The Sugar Act *The Townshend Acts *The Boston Massacre Specific "student-friendly" websites are provided. The students will put the events in the correct order on a timeline, then provide a description of each event on the pages that follow. There is also a spo

This Halloween Figurative Language packet can be used to introduce or review the following concepts: *Similes *Metaphors *Personification *Hyperbole *Onomatopoeia *Idioms *Alliteration All figurative language examples and prompts have a Halloween themed twist! In my own classroom, I use one of these as a spring board for our writing time each day, and challenge my students to use them in their Halloween stories. Happy Teaching!

Get your students up and moving with kinesthetic learning! This activity is perfect for the day before Spring Break! Break your students up into groups. Each group member will jump twice and the whole group will record all the data. The group will then find statistical landmarks for the: *Minimum *Maximum *Mean *Median *Mode Then, each student in the class takes their farthest jump and shares while the whole class records the data. They will then find the statistical landmarks for the class.