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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkUsing Picture Books to Teach Plot Development and Conflict Resolution
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: English-Language Arts, Literature, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson, from ReadWriteThink, students examine the craft of developing a story's plot and resolution of a story's conflic...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPeer Edit with Perfection: Teaching Effective Peer-Editing Strategies
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Writing StrategiesIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students use a three-step peer-editing process that consists of compliments, suggestions, and cor...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhat's In a Mystery? Exploring and Identifying Mystery Elements
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Writing StrategiesThis ReadWriteThink lesson teaches students about plot structure, character, and setting. Students identify the characteristics ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCreating a Classroom Newspaper
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: English-Language Arts, History-Social Science, Reading Comprehension, Writing StrategiesIn this lesson, from ReadWriteThink, students write authentic newspaper stories. Various aspects of newspapers are covered, incl...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkUsing Picture Books to Teach Setting Development in Writing Workshop
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Writing StrategiesIn this lesson, from ReadWriteThink, students examine the craft of developing the setting of a story through focused experiences...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBiography Writing with Patricia and Fredrick McKissack
Grades: 3 to 8Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionThis Scholastic Writing with Writers project focuses on biographical writing. Patricia and Fredrick McKissack, winners of the ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkUsing Word Storms to Explore Vocabulary and Encourage Critical Thinking
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: English-Language Arts, Vocabulary & Spelling, Reading ComprehensionIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students are introduced to the concept of working dogs and how they help society. Students read a...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWriting and Assessing an Autobiographical Incident
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Writing StrategiesIn this lesson from ReadWriteThink, students build upon their knowledge of biographies to write their own autobiographical incid...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFishing for Readers: Identifying and Writing Effective Opening "Hooks"
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Literature, Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies, English-Language ArtsIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students read introductory passages from several fiction texts and rate them for effectiveness. T...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkNature Reflections: Interactive Language Practice for English-Language Learners
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Science, English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies, Life SciencesIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students whose first language is not English reflect on nature through readings, a visit to a gre...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWriters' Workshop: The Biographical Sketch
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Writing StrategiesIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, which is targeted specifically to fourth grade, students are given the opportunity to practice wr...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWriting Instruction: Current Practices in the Classroom
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Writing StrategiesIn this article on writing instruction by Dr. Carl B. Smith the importance of writer s workshops and journal writing in classroo...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkOur Classroom: Writing an Owner's Manual
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Writing StrategiesIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students develop a classroom community by collaboratively writing an owner's manual that describe...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTeaching the Compare and Contrast Essay through Modeling
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Writing StrategiesIn this lesson, from ReadWriteThink, students and teacher together create the first half of a draft of a comparison and contrast...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkHow-To Writing: Motivating Students to Write for a Real Purpose
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Writing StrategiesIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students write how-to essays for a specific audience--future fourth graders. Students first learn...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWeather Detectives: Questioning the Fact and Folklore of Weather Sayings
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Science, English-Language Arts, Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Reading ComprehensionThis lesson, from ReadWriteThink, explores the truth and reliability of weather-related sayings, such as, "Mare's tails and mack...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkUsing Writing and Role-Play to Engage the Reluctant Writer
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Writing StrategiesIn this lesson, from ReadWriteThink, students explore the different characters in the story "The Three Little Javalinas" and the...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkQ Is for Duck: Using Alphabet Books with Struggling Writers
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: English-Language Arts, Vocabulary & Spelling, Reading Comprehension, Writing StrategiesIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students investigate various alphabet books, examine their different structures, and finally crea...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThis is My Story: Encouraging Students to Use a Unique Voice
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: English-Language Arts, Literature, Reading Comprehension, Writing StrategiesIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students listen to different versions of familiar stories, learning to identify what makes a stro...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPeer Edit With Perfection: Effective Strategies
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Writing StrategiesStudents take a fresh look at the revision process and help one another polish their written work through a peer-editing strateg...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0