SCHIFF STUFF

Here is a great graphic organizers that will help summarize the book The Girl Who Survived: A true story of the Holocaust. Organized by chapters this helps students organize their thoughts to come up with a complete summary at the end.

Here are some questions based on the Will We Miss Them? Endangered Species book written by: Alexandra Wright. There are multiple choice questions, short answer, and an essay where they have to explain which animal they would want to save and 3 reasons why. Great for small group, literature circles, whole class, and individual work.

Rubric to help grade expository, explanatory, and opinion writing. This is an easy 100 point rubric and describes what teachers are looking for.

This is great project for Black History month It includes a list of African American celebrities both present and past, along with an introduction letter for parents, a rough draft, and rubric.

Here is a simple rubric to follow for ecosystem projects.

This is an autobiography written by the students. Great for beginning of the year activities, or when you are learning about autobiographies. Gets them writing and having fun at the same time. I have them cut it out and make it into a booklet by gluing onto construction paper.

Here is a book that you can printout and have the students write the different meaning and a sentence then draw a picture representing the word.

This is a great graphic organizer that allows them to put together an essay paragraph by paragraph. It also allows them to edit and have someone else edit and sign showing that they helped. Great for 5 informative, opinion, persuasive, and even narrative writing.

This worksheet is a great way to assess the student knowledge. It can be used for words or picture answers.

Here is a list of ecosystem names that you can use for an ecosystem project!

This is a great way to help students write a 5 paragraph essay for their ecosystem project. It gives details that will belong in each paragraph. Goes along with Ecosystem project, rubric, and names.

This is a great quick writing prompt about making up your own constellation. Goes with writing or science.

This graphic organizer helps students prepare for their ecosystem essay and arrange their information correctly.

Here is a study guide for different types of energy.