The Missing Piece

WRITING A FICTIONAL STORY: Plot (Exposition, Conflict, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution) Great for MID YEAR or END OF YEAR!! Fully DIGITAL. Can use REMOTELY. Three to four week unit plan. Graphic Organizer.After doing a brief author study on Chris Van Allsburg, students will review some works of Chris Van Allsburg and then will study his Harris Burdick drawings. Students will then use the plot pyramid to create their own fictional stories based on one of the Harris Burdick dra

Literature: Compare 2 Pieces of Literature (Change Sings/The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman) A 3 day inspirational lesson on change! Listen to the amazing message written by author & poet, Amanda Gorman. Day 1: Listen to the poem (picture book), Change Sings. Analyze different parts of the picture book and what they mean. Examine the metaphoric meaning of fences and bridges. Determine the overall theme or message of the book. Day 2: Listen to the poem (speech) "The Hill We Climb". Analyz

New Year's Resolution/S.M.A.R.T Goals (goals, writing)Start the new year off with a bang! Discuss the best part of your holiday break and watch a video about New Year's around the world. Then students will be given directions for the first writing piece of the New Year. They will: 1) Watch a video on how to set SMART Goals 2) Choose ONE S.M.A.R.T. goal to achieve in the New Year. 3) Complete the S.M.A.R.T. goals graphic organizer 4) Use your S.M.A.R.T. goal to write your 1st draft of your New

Literature: Compare & Contrast (Venn Diagram - I Lost My Talk/Stolen Words)Teach your students how to comparing two pieces of literature using a Venn Diagram and other graphic organizers. Identify the similarities and differences between the poem, "I Lost My Talk" and the picture book, "Stolen Words". Watch a short video that gives background knowledge about the 2 pieces of literature. Finally using transition words to write a well-developed paragraph comparing and contrasting two pieces of l

Poetry: Similes (My Dog Is As Smelly As Dirty Socks) Create Your Own Book(3 day)- See, hear, read and write similes!!! (Digital, ready-to-go 3 day lesson)Teach students a fun way to use similes in writing and in poetry. The Slideshow begins showing students examples of similes. Students are then asked to define similes. A video is then shared with the students. Together, the class then brainstorms some ideas for similes. Students then listen to the story, "My Dog is As Smelly as Dirty Socks"

Poetry: Tanka Poetry (Write Your Own)Learn how to write your own Japanese tanka poem. A quick fun activity about patterned poetry using syllables. Follow the syllable pattern 5-7-5-7-7. Each poem will give students:1) an introduction to a new style of poetry 2) a few facts about the style of poem 3) several examples of a tanka poem4) some drag and drop activities 5) a writing template page to write their own tanka poemActivity ideas (How to use this template):- write a poem using the te