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This lesson set was designed to be used to model text based writing by using a similar text set for student and teacher. Aligned with Language Arts Florida Standards (LAFS) and Florida Standards Assessment (FSA) or any CCSS or PARRC style assessment. Student Prompt: Write an article in which you give your opinion about whether Burmese pythons should be removed from Florida.

This lesson set was designed to be at the low end of the 4-5 Lexile band and toward the upper end of the word count band based on the test specs for the Florida Standards Assessment. It was written to hit both ELA standards and Social Studies standards for the state of Florida. The analysis provides the teacher with the opportunity to make a choice for which text to present based on different features of the text. Prompt 1: Your class is presenting a living wax museum so that visitors can learn

This is an informational text about Hispanic Heritage Month. Students are to read, code the text for main ideas, and write to respond to the follow Florida Standards Assessment (FSA) or CCSS, PARRC, AIR style prompt: Writing Prompt: Our school is having a Fiesta to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. Write an informative essay to discuss why studying about the Hispanic culture is important. Also, included in this lesson set is a list of Hispanic Heritage related books as well as Social Studies s

The text set and prompt (Musical Instruments) is from Dade County. The additional text set and prompt are ones that I wrote to be paired with this piece. Either piece is appropriate for student use. They are both written in the text based writing style that aligns with the Florida Standards Assessment (FSA) and other assessments such as PARRC, AIR, etc. The intent was to use one text set and prompt for student use and the other for the teacher to use as a model. This way the teacher can model te

This lesson set is designed to be paired with the Florida Standards Assessment (FSA) ELA Writing Practice Test. The teacher can use this (a similar prompt) and model how students should address the stimulus. Or... vice versa. Write an informative essay about the effects wild animals and humans have on each other when they live in the same area. (FSA Practice Test Prompt) Write an informative essay about the effects protesters and laws have on each other.

This lesson set was designed to be used to model text based writing by using a similar text set for student and teacher. Aligned with Language Arts Florida Standards (LAFS) and Florida Standards Assessment (FSA) or any CCSS or PARRC style assessment. Student Prompt: The principal of your school would like to purchase some books on famous people who were involved in the Underground Railroad. After reading about three people who were influential in the Underground Railroad, write an essay in wh