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I use this as a first week activity. Usually, I have students take this quiz and then go to a corner of the room to learn more about their learning style with a group. The group makes a poster to present to the class on their unique learning style.

This includes 8 weeks of the paragraph of the week packet. That means 8 different articles, 8 different homework assignments, and 8 times for students to practice to attain mastery.

This packet could be used as homework or as a daily do now or writing center. It has an assignment for each day of the week which guides students through writing a well-developed compare and contrast paragraph which cites the text. This is a great primer to use before an essay unit as it walks students through the foundational paragraph. I recommend using one as an in-class teacher model before assigning others as an independent assignment. Topic: Honeybees vs. Killer Bees

Students will learn the importance of word choice by learning how to use a student-friendly rubric to score student writing samples. This is a great lesson to use before or after teaching students descriptive writing. This unit includes the rubric, powerpoint, and student hand-outs. Everything you need to teach this lesson included. Can easily be updated to include writing samples from your own class, too as part of a mini-lesson later on for review.

This packet could be used as homework or as a daily do now or writing center. It has an assignment for each day of the week which guides students through writing a well-developed compare and contrast paragraph which cites the text. This is a great primer to use before an essay unit as it walks students through the foundational paragraph. I recommend using one as an in-class teacher model before assigning others as an independent assignment. Topic: iPad vs. Kindle

This packet could be used as homework or as a daily do now or writing center. It has an assignment for each day of the week which guides students through writing a well-developed problem and solution paragraph which cites the text. This is a great primer to use before an essay unit as it walks students through the foundational paragraph. I recommend using one as an in-class teacher model before assigning others as an independent assignment. Topic: Tigers in Cambodia

This packet could be used as homework or as a daily do now or writing center. It has an assignment for each day of the week which guides students through writing a well-developed paragraph which cites the text. This is a great primer to use before an essay unit as it walks students through the foundational paragraph. I recommend using one as an in-class teacher model before assigning others as an independent assignment. Topic: Charlottesville Rally

This packet could be used as homework or as a daily do now or writing center. It has an assignment for each day of the week which guides students through writing a well-developed paragraph which cites the text. This is a great primer to use before an essay unit as it walks students through the foundational paragraph. I recommend using one as an in-class teacher model before assigning others as an independent assignment. Topic: National Anthem

This packet could be used as homework or as a daily do now or writing center. It has an assignment for each day of the week which guides students through writing a well-developed paragraph which cites the text. This is a great primer to use before an essay unit as it walks students through the foundational paragraph. I recommend using one as an in-class teacher model before assigning others as an independent assignment. Topic: Posting Online

This packet could be used as homework or as a daily do now or writing center. It has an assignment for each day of the week which guides students through writing a well-developed paragraph which cites the text. This is a great primer to use before an essay unit as it walks students through the foundational paragraph. I recommend using one as an in-class teacher model before assigning others as an independent assignment. Topic: Ocean Explorer Career

This packet could be used as homework or as a daily do now or writing center. It has an assignment for each day of the week which guides students through writing a well-developed paragraph which cites the text. This is a great primer to use before an essay unit as it walks students through the foundational paragraph. I recommend using one as an in-class teacher model before assigning others as an independent assignment. Topic: You may want to wash your hands after touching this...

This packet could be used as homework or as a daily do now or writing center. It has an assignment for each day of the week which guides students through writing a well-developed paragraph which cites the text. This is a great primer to use before an essay unit as it walks students through the foundational paragraph. I recommend using one as an in-class teacher model before assigning others as an independent assignment. Topic: Dehydration

This packet could be used as homework or as a daily do now or writing center. It has an assignment for each day of the week which guides students through writing a well-developed paragraph which cites the text. This is a great primer to use before an essay unit as it walks students through the foundational paragraph. I recommend using one as an in-class teacher model before assigning others as an independent assignment. Topic: Bullying Defined

This document lists each component of a 6th grade writing course (could also apply to 5th, 7th, and 8th grade). It breaks writing concepts down for parents so they know how students will be assessed and what types of activities they can practice with their child at home.