A screencast lesson discussing and providing examples of three elements required for a strong introduction: an effective hook, a strong thesis, and appropriate background information. [5:39] CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.2
Contains plans for four lessons that teach students how to write letters to the editor, including what one is, a review of persuasive writing and letter format, and the importance of writing many drafts. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as assessment and reflection activities.
Learn how to write simple algebraic expressions. [1:38]
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Students use this noun game to generate three intestesing nouns to use as they write an original story.
A good example of a piece of writing which instructs the reader. Good for students to use as a model for instruction-writing essays.
Great lesson in which students read various examples of "leads," or attention-grabbing introductions, in literature. Students then contemplate and develop their own interesting "lead" for a short story and share it with the class. Great site.
This site has a simple set of guidelines to use when writing a persuasive essay.
An excellent resource for teachers who are interested in teaching innovative poetry techniques to their elementary students. Uses proven and well-documented methods to teach poetic elements in reading and writing.
This assignment asks for short, precise explanations of economic data displayed in graphs and tables.
This tutorial site provides links to articles about writing a scientific report or essay as well as to sample essays.
A brief description of the rules, usage, and examples of the "period" in English punctuation. Includes basic information concerning period use in abbreviations as well.
In this lesson, students see how to write a summary based on a set of data. It is 4 of 6 in the series titled "Writing a Data Summary." Includes short quiz. [3:33]
This lesson plan is designed to teach methods associated with writing a flashback and flash-forward story based on both movies and texts. Included in the lesson plan is an overview, practice, objectives, resources, preparation, and more.
In this lesson, students will learn how to write an equation for financial growth using the data in a graph or table. [4:34]
Abby Brown explores the world through books and activities. Each topic addresses developmentally appropriate instructional themes for kids ages 4-9. Academic content is layered in with storylines of fun and adventure! Children of all ages explore and put in their own words each theme, meanwhile gaining an appreciation for people and places they've never known before.
Contains plans for nine lessons that ask students to create multigenre zines for popular culture figures that include letter, persuasive, narrative, acrostic poetry, comic, and biography/autobiography writing. To accomplish this, students use the Facts-Questions-Interpretations method. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as assessment and reflection activities.
Learn about Zitkala-Sa, also known as Gertrude Simmons Bonnin, a Yankton Sioux author, composer, and indigenous rights activist in this video from the Unladylike2020 series. Taken from her community at age 8 to attend a boarding school as part of the assimilation policy of the U.S. government to educate Native American youth under the motto: "Kill the Indian to save the man," she used her education to advocate for American Indian rights. She trained as a violinist at the New England Conservatory of Music, and in 1913 wrote the libretto for what is considered the first Native American opera, The Sun Dance Opera. As an author, she published in prestigious national magazines such as Harper's and The Atlantic, writing about American Indian struggles to retain tribal identities amid pressures to assimilate into European American culture. Support materials are provided. [11:39]
Need some extra help in spelling, grammar, and writing? Search no further. The writing den gives great tips for sentence structure and even on writing essays. A lot of great information for language arts students and teachers.
Laboratory activity on springs and simple harmonic motion that encourages creative development of experiments and clear presentation of quantitative results in the form of a memo.
This is a handwriting activity for first graders. The students learn the importance of their name and learn to properly write their name in a fun activity.