The Same Sunset

Students record daily eating habits then reflect on any obstacles that might be keeping them from being more healthy. The goal of the project is to promote healthy food choices. There is no sense of judgement involved as all of the questions are answered by the student in personal reflection. Calories and portions are NOT included in the food journal.

Easy to customize and fun to share with parents and students! Simply insert your own information into the document and share your expectations with a class. The banner on the left is a great place for the teacher's name and grade level, under Language Arts is where I place the school year, and on the right I put the school mascot.

After incorporating the 6 traits of writing, use this assessment to allow students to show off their depth of knowledge.

One way to structure ideas into paragraph form is to use 3.8 Power Paragraph writing. This guide shows students how the structure works and allows them to practice with the visual guide still available to reference while they work.

Ask students to review a set of resources available to teens/young adults who have left gangs, or are trying to find a place to belong besides a gang.

Help students complete an introspective essay where they think about something that changed the way they think about the world.

Practice makes permanent. Help students develop lasting writing skills with this THESIS STATEMENT practice. Not only will students be better at creating thesis statements, they will be able to identify them while reading.

Helps students tell a story by focusing on the theme of the extraordinary. True to narrative form, the instructions explain that the writing can be either a personal narrative, or realistic fiction. Have some fun, and let the story telling begin.