Students will read a description and example of transition words. Students will then read transition words and write sentences using them. This resource supports English language development for English language learners.
In this lesson, students work in small groups to write and dramatize a Shakespearean scene using Elizabethan language.
In this lesson, student teams read Native American legends from books and websites and write an original legend with enriched word choice and elaboration.
In this lesson, students will work on sentence combining and begin planning their essays using the Frederick Douglass Essay planner and reviewing the quote sandwich template.
In this lesson, students are introduced to the performance task for the module, a two voice poem.
In this lesson, students gather textual evidence from both the texts to prepare their poems.
In this lesson, students learn the difference between a narrative and a summary, using Frederick Douglass: The Last Day of Slavery as a the model text for the performance task.
In this lesson, students will evaluate a children's book in order to evaluate the narrative technique. Students will participate in a Children's Book Scavenger Hunt. Then, using the author's language as a scaffold, they will then write their own theme for two of the episodes they read.
In this lesson, students will plan their two-voice poem, focusing on the juxtaposition of characters and how they convey ideas about survival in Sudan.
In this lesson, students will read a model poem, focusing on how the author of the poem used evidence.
In this lesson, students will consider the overarching research question, "What are the potential benefits and risks of entertainment screen time, particularly to the development of teenagers?"
In this lesson, students will work independently to begin composing their text. A mini lesson strong verbs, sensory details, and precise details is included to help guide students in writing their narratives.
In this lesson, students will continue to work on their narratives, focusing on writing dialogue.
In this lesson,students will write book reviews for their independent reading books and work on their children's book illustrations.
This lesson combines a lesson on genre with an opportunity for students to write and experience how genre changes a situation. Students first share what they know about letters and discuss books that feature letters. They then compare and contrast letters written for different purposes and situations. Then, by examining letters in selected picture books, students see how genres have flexibility and can be used in different situations. Next, they practice this flexibility with genres by writing a story using a series of letters to tell the story—using a book they have recently read, rather than creating one of their own, so that they can see the effect of genre choice. Finally, students make final revisions to their letter-stories and share them with the class.
"Life Without Gravity," a nonfiction selection, is designed to help students become familiar with the characteristics of an expository essay and how weightlessness affects the body. In this CCSS lesson, students will explore this story through text dependent questions, academic vocabulary, and writing assignments.
This teacher's guide for Little Green by Chun Yu includes background information on the Cultural Revolution, discussion questions, activities, writing practices, and collaborative exercises.
In this lesson, students practice thinking abstractly to write a "Life Is..." poem.
In this lesson students examine how imagery is used to represent ideas, themes, periods of history, and make cultural connections to poem, "Still I Rise." Students will reflect through written expression how resiliency is in their lives, school, and community.
In this lesson, students write a paragraph using descriptive language to create a vivid image of their idea of a more modern, updated version of Santa Claus—the millennium Santa!