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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkF. Scott Fitzgerald: Winter Dreams
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Literary Analysis, English-Language ArtsIn this lesson plan, from the PBS American Masters Web site, students study the biography and work of F. Scott Fitzgerald. The...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBringing Facts into Science Fiction: Creating Science Fiction Narratives Based on Current News Themes
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, American Democracy, Writing Strategies, History-Social Science, English-Language ArtsIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students develop setting, plot, and characters for a science fiction s...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEveryone Loves a Mystery: A Genre Study
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Literature, English-Language ArtsIn this lesson, from ReadWriteThink, students examine story elements and vocabulary associated with mystery stories. Students co...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMemories Matter: "The Giver" and Descriptive Writing Memoirs
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies, History-Social Science, English-Language ArtsIn this lesson from ReadWriteThink, students combine reading with descriptive writing. Students read "The Giver" by Lois Lowry, ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGet Set!: Constructing Movie Sets Through Descriptive Writing
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies, English-Language Arts, Visual Arts and 2 additional..In this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students create vivid descriptions for various sets used in the ne...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMetaphorical Gold: Mining the Gold Rush for Stories
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: Literature, Writing Strategies, History-Social Science, English-Language Arts, United States HistoryIn this EDSITEment lesson, students research the Gold Rush era to provide authentic background for their own fictional prose. By...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEmpowered Fiction Writers: Generating and Organizing Ideas for Story Writing
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies, English-Language ArtsThis ReadWriteThink lesson introduces students to the use of speedwriting (also called free writing) as a prewriting technique. ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0