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    • Thumb image for Alliteration in Headline PoemsResource Type: Website / HyperLink

      Alliteration in Headline Poems

      Grades: 6 to 8
      Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, Writing Strategies
      In this ReadWriteThink lesson, students are introduced to the term alliteration. They are given examples of alliteration and ask...
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      She Did What? Revising for Connotation

      Grades: 6 to 8
      Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, Writing Strategies
      In this lesson from ReadWriteThink, students examine the simple sentence, "She walked into the room." Students act out ways that...
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      Creative Writing Through Wordless Picture Books

      Grades: 6 to 8
      Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, Writing Strategies
      In this lesson, from ReadWriteThink, students are exposed to wordless picture books, and they begin developing story lines orall...
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      World Poetry Day

      Grades: TK/K to 12
      Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, Writing Strategies
      This ReadWriteThink resource focuses on poetry and the celebration of "World Poetry Day" each March 21st. A classroom activity i...
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      Using Word Webs to Teach Synonyms for Commonly Used Words

      Grades: 6 to 8
      Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, Vocabulary & Spelling
      This lesson, from ReadWriteThink, uses word webs as a tool to expose students to synonyms for common words, to help students cho...
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      Marian Anderson Is Denied Permission to Sing at Constitution Hall

      Grades: 3 to 12
      Subjects: Music, Reading Comprehension, History-Social Science, Visual Arts and 3 additional..
      This ReadWriteThink resource focuses on Eleanor Roosevelt's protest over African American singer Marian Anderson being banned fr...
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      Reciprocal Revision: Making Peer Feedback Meaningful

      Grades: 6 to 8
      Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, Visual Arts, Writing Strategies
      This lesson, from ReadWriteThink, is designed to help middle school students develop more constructive peer feedback on writing ...
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      When I Was Young In... A Literature to Language Experience

      Grades: 6 to 8
      Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, Grammar, Writing Strategies
      In this ReadWriteThink lesson, appropriate for English language learners, students develop an understanding of the experiences s...
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      Campaigning for Fair Use: Public Service Announcements on Copyright Awareness

      Grades: 6 to 8
      Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, Writing Strategies, Technology
      In this ReadWriteThink lesson, students explore a range of resources on fair use and copyright then design their own audio publi...
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      Once Upon a Fairy Tale: Teaching Revision as a Concept

      Grades: 6 to 8
      Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, Writing Strategies, Literature
      In this ReadWriteThink lesson, students establish a definition of revision as a multi-level process. They first examine fracture...
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      Viewing Vocabulary: Building Word Knowledge Through Informational Websites

      Grades: 6 to 8
      Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, Vocabulary & Spelling
      This lesson from ReadWriteThink encourages students to thoughtfully read a text to identify important words, discuss those words...
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      Polishing Preposition Skills through Poetry and Publication

      Grades: 6 to 8
      Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, Grammar, Writing Strategies
      This lesson, from ReadWriteThink, uses the text "Behind the Mask," to deepen and refine student understanding of prepositions, ...
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      Write a Gem of a Poem

      Grades: 5 to 8
      Subjects: Grammar, English-Language Arts
      Learn about diamante poems, and then consider the idea of cause and effect before working it into the diamante poem format.
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