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Should Mammals Be Kept In Captivity? Sample Persuasive Essay
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Writing StrategiesThis resource, from Scholastic s Teacher Resource page, features a student-written persuasive essay. Written by Sharon Banta, th...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Teaching Point of View with "Two Bad Ants"
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Literature, English-Language ArtsIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students use the illustrations and text in Chris Van Allsburg's "Two Bad Ants" to develop an unde...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Making the Personal Political: Writing Opinion Pieces About Meaningful Issues to Kids
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Arts, Media, & Entertainment, Writing Strategies, Career & Technical EdIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students identify controversial topics on which they have strong opini...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Endangered Species - Persuasive Writing
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies, Arts, Media, & Entertainment, English-Language Arts, Career & Technical EdThis student reproducible is from ABCTeach. Students are asked to play the role of a newspaper reporter, select a topic related ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0"Got Milk?" or "Not Milk!"? - That Is the Question: Critically Analyzing Information about Dairy Products on the Internet
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Health & Physical Education, Reading Comprehension, Health Education, English-Language Arts and 2 additional..Is milk good for you or not good for you? In this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students explore both si...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Pourquoi Stories: Creating Tales to Tell Why
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies, Literary Analysis, English-Language ArtsWhere did the stars come from? What makes lightning and thunder? Pourquoi tales are narratives developed by various cultures aro...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Zines for Kids: Multigenre Texts About Media Icons
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Visual Arts, Writing Strategies, English-Language ArtsIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students create multigenre "zines," or fan magazines, that focus on prominent figures from popula...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Let's Get Cooking With Words! Creating a Recipe Using Procedural Writing
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies, GrammarIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students participate in read alouds of selected children's books that exemplify effective word ch...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Wartime Poetry: Working with Similes
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Visual Arts, Writing Strategies, History-Social Science, English-Language ArtsIn this lesson, from ReadWriteThink, students analyze a photograph and brainstorm words to describe the characters' senses and f...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Once Upon a Time: Writing Stories about Reading
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies, English-Language ArtsIn this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students first take an inventory of their own histories as readers...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Persuasion Map
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies, English-Language ArtsIn this student interactive, used in several ReadWriteThink lessons, students map out their argument for a persuasive essay or d...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Creating a Classroom Newspaper
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies, History-Social Science, English-Language ArtsIn this lesson, from ReadWriteThink, students write authentic newspaper stories. Various aspects of newspapers are covered, incl...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Guided Comprehension: Summarizing Using the QuIP Strategy
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language ArtsBased on the Guided Comprehension Model developed by Maureen McLaughlin and Mary Beth Allen, this lesson introduces students to ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Can You Convince Me? Developing Persuasive Writing
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies, English-Language ArtsThrough a classroom game and resource handouts, students learn about the techniques used in persuasive oral arguments and apply ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0"Cap o'Rushes" Lesson Plan
Grades: 4 to 12Subjects: Visual Arts & Performing Arts, Literary Analysis, English-Language Arts, TheatreIn this lesson, from the University of Calgary, students will read and/or listen to the English folk tale Cap o Rushes, and p...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0The Big Bad Wolf: Analyzing Point of View in Texts
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies, English-Language ArtsWas the Big Bad Wolf really all that bad? This lesson encourages students to analyze multiple viewpoints, view texts from differ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Dear Librarian: Writing a Persuasive Letter
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies, Literature, English-Language ArtsIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students write to their school librarian, requesting that a specific text be added to the school ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Elizabeth Blackwell, the First Woman Doctor
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Health Education, History-Social Science, English-Language ArtsThis ReadWriteThink resource focuses on Elizabeth Blackwell, who became the first woman doctor in 1849. A classroom activity is ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Examining Plot Conflict through a Comparison/Contrast Essay
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies, Literature, English-Language ArtsIn this lesson, from ReadWriteThink, students identify the characteristics of conflict using picture books. They complete graphi...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Using Picture Books to Teach Setting Development in Writing Workshop
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies, English-Language ArtsIn this lesson, from ReadWriteThink, students examine the craft of developing the setting of a story through focused experiences...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0