This tool helps students break down their argument into reasons and supporting details, which will help them write their letter.
Students will learn about the persuasive strategies used by advertisers. Students will be able to divide advertisements into three categories: pathos, logos, and ethos.
Students learn the importance of written communication by using an online tool that guides them through the creation of a resume. Saving capability allows them to return to their work and make revisions. Writing and audio tips throughout the tool guide students as they complete each section of the resume.
"2-4-6-8, students will be spelling great" in this lesson that teaches the y rule for adding suffixes through cheering the spelling of words aloud, word sorts, and writing stories.
Students read and respond to Billy Collins' poem "Introduction to Poetry." Students then write about a favorite poem and imagine the perfect way to read it.
This interactive resource may be used by students to analyze real individuals or fiction-based characters. The application includes appropriate space to add an image and specific descriptive details.
Students will be the definition of vocabulary experts as they use the skills they learn in this lesson to track, define, and ultimately master unfamiliar words.
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Good riddles rely upon creative use of metaphor, simile, and metonymy; concrete imagery; and imaginative presentation and description of an object or concept. Because they are games, riddles are an excellent vehicle for introducing students to poetry and poetry writing. Students begin their exploration of riddle poems by reading sample riddle poems and guessing the answers. They then analyze the riddle poems to find the techniques used in the poems and to define what makes a good riddle poem. Students then write a riddle poem together as a class and conclude by writing riddles poems individually and sharing them with the class.
Using this student reproducible, from a ReadWriteThink lesson, students explain what friendship means to them by finishing a series of statements.
Students read various poems and explore why lines are broken where they are and how they affect rhythm, sound, meaning, and appearance in poetry.
Students make lists of their favorite and least favorite movies and brainstorm qualities that make a film good or bad. Next, students write a movie review for a film they have seen.