Students create poetry collections with the theme of ńgetting to know each …
Students create poetry collections with the theme of ńgetting to know each other.î They study and then write a variety of forms of poetry to include in their collections.
This series of activities is designed to teach research strategies. Students use …
This series of activities is designed to teach research strategies. Students use KWL charts to guide their inquiry and publish their results in a collaborative question and answer book.
Students write authentic newspaper stories, including learning about various aspects of newspapers, …
Students write authentic newspaper stories, including learning about various aspects of newspapers, such as writing an article, online articles, newspaper reading habits, and layout and design techniques.
Students practice writing detailed, sensory-rich descriptions by framing a small piece of …
Students practice writing detailed, sensory-rich descriptions by framing a small piece of nature and freewriting about it. From this minilesson, students can develop a variety of types of writing.
Students take their ideas from the classroom page to the community pavement …
Students take their ideas from the classroom page to the community pavement when they participate in a service-learning project based on their multimedia presentations.
By looking at advertising and mass media critically, students begin to understand …
By looking at advertising and mass media critically, students begin to understand how the media oppresses certain groups, convinces people to purchase certain products, and influences culture.
Students make predictions about the stories and analyze story elements, compare and …
Students make predictions about the stories and analyze story elements, compare and contrast the different stories, distinguish between fact and opinion, and draw conclusions supported by evidence from their readings.
This tool allows students to complete crossword puzzles on a variety of …
This tool allows students to complete crossword puzzles on a variety of grade-appropriate topics, and also create and print their own crossword puzzles.
Week 36, Day 1---Day 5 Culminating Activity: Reading and Writing Identity Memoir: …
Week 36, Day 1---Day 5 Culminating Activity: Reading and Writing Identity Memoir: Special memories about a person, place, object or time "The memoir you will be writing will be a reflection of how you have changed as a reader and writer this year. It’s going to be like a year in review, so you will create a mini book as part of the memoir project. Some of you may be thinking that this is the same as a personal narrative, but memoirs are more about looking back and thinking about how things have changed over time just like we did at the beginning of class. Narratives tell a story, but memoirs show how the event was meaningful to the author’s life. Also, memoirs are only snapshots. They don’t include the person’s whole life. Now I will add the characteristics of memoirs to the chart. Use 1st person Use true descriptions of actual events Describe any problems faced by the author Include the author’s feelings about the situation or event *Narrative Graphic Organizer
Students rework their forgotten/abandoned drafts by cutting and covering up selected words. …
Students rework their forgotten/abandoned drafts by cutting and covering up selected words. By creatively manipulating text, they explore portal writing, a strategy for envisioning a new story or story direction.
Book Boosts: one-minute raves at the end of independent reading time: are …
Book Boosts: one-minute raves at the end of independent reading time: are easy ways to suggest new titles to students, and they act as a way for students to have something to think about as they read.
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