Writing
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Every Day is Earth Day

For Students K - 2nd
For this environment activity, students read a poem called "Every Day is Earth Day." Students also write about how they can help on Earth Day.
Writing
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My Four-Leaf Clover

For Students K - 2nd
For this printing activity, students write four words in the petals of a clover. Students also write a sentence using one of the words.
Writing
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Magic Seeds

For Students K - 2nd
In this Language Arts learning exercise, learners color in a picture of flowerpot. Students also write a story or description about the illustration.
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Color and Write

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this color and write worksheet, students color indicated clothing items. All items are given a predetermined color. Finally, students draw a picture and write a description of their own clothing. This one page worksheet contains...
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Invitations

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this invitation worksheet, students look at the five components of what to include when writing an invitation. After reading these directions, students write and design an invitation in the space provided.
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Rock Write-In-Roll

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars participate in physical education and classroom activities with their parents and families. To engage parent's in their student's educational process, students and family members spend part of an evening roller skating and...
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Writing with Writers

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students participate in Writing with Writer's, a step-by-step set of directions aimed at improving different genres of student writing. They identify the characteristics of different genres and follow a specified writing process to...
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Letter Writing

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students read and review business letters and informal letters and evaluate the different components necessary for each type of letter. They write a business and an informal letter then convert a business to an informal letter and vice...
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Readers as Individuals

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders set and are encouraged to meet their reading goals and demonstrate knowledge of literary elements in this instructional activity.
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Argument, Persuasion, or Propaganda? Analyzing World War II Posters

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers analyze World War II posters from online collections to explore how argument, persuasion, and propaganda differ.
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A Significant Influence: Describing an Important Teacher in Your Life

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read and analyze personal tribute essays. Students write a personal tribute about someone who has had a significant influence on their lives.
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Thundering Tall Tales: Using Read-Aloud As A Springboard to Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils examine the elements of the book Thunder Rose that are characteristic of tall tales and then use that knowledge to write their own tall tales. Learners publish their own tall tales with a partner.
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Paying Attention to Technology: Writing Technology Autobiographies

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars brainstorm lists of their interactions with technology, map these interactions graphically, and then compose narratives of their most significant ones.
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Heroes Around Us

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore the distinction between a hero and an idol. They select, read about, and report on a hero. Students identify how their hero matches their criteria and characteristics.
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Exploring Free Speech and Persuasion with Nothing But The Truth

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students analyze a novel's theme and make personal connections to it. Students use a variety of resources to compose and defend a position statement.
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Writing Workshop: Helping Writers Choose and Focus on a Topic

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners use a timeline to break a larger topic into several events or moments; then, each student selects an event to write about from the timeline. Students share their writing and later have teacher-student feedback conferences.
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Authentic Persuasive Writing to Promote Summer Reading

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers create brochures and flyers that suggest books and genres to explore during the summer months. This lesson is perfect for the last weeks of school!
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Picture Books as Framing Texts: Research Paper Strategies for Struggling Writers

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers use picture books to build the skills needed to write a research paper. They research a place of their heritage online.
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Animal Study: From Fiction to Facts

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students compare and cross-reference information from fiction and nonfiction texts about animals. Students use an Internet search engine to find websites with additional factual information about animals in stories read to them.
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Comics in the Classroom as an Introduction to Narrative Structure

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners listen to the story, The Three Little Pigs, and identify significant events. The learners then write an original narrative, sketching out the series of events using comic strip panels as their storyboards.
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Teaching Voice with Anthony Browne's Voices in the Park

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers understand the concept of voice and how it is created by analyzing a story to determine aspects of a character's personality. Middle schoolers create or revise a piece of their writing to incorporate strategies that...
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Draw a Math Story: From the Concrete to the Symbolic

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students have an opportunity to write addition and subtraction stories. Students first draw a series of pictures that depict adding more or taking away objects; they then write a corresponding story to go with the pictures they've drawn.
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Memories Matter: The Giver And Descriptive Writing Memoirs

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners discuss the importance of a written history of humanity and how prior knowledge and life experiences influence others. They soon realize the horror of Jonas's utopian society.
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Can You Convince Me? Developing Persuasive Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars make persuasive arguments both orally and in writing after participating in a variety of activities. Students play a game, analyze an argument, and model a persuasive piece of writing using an online tool.