Where did the stars come from? What makes lightning and thunder? Pourquoi …
Where did the stars come from? What makes lightning and thunder? Pourquoi tales are narratives developed by various cultures around the world to explain natural phenomena. Students study three tales and learn about their cultures of origin, then work cooperatively to write and present an original pourquoi tale.
Working as career counselors for a literary character, students find a job …
Working as career counselors for a literary character, students find a job for the character, prepare a resume, and design questions and answers to prepare them for a job interview.
Students read Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis, demonstrate comprehension of …
Students read Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis, demonstrate comprehension of the story by involving themselves in discussions, and analyze the characters in preparation for a class "press conference."
Writing professional reviews teaches students to understand audience, content, and publication guidelines. …
Writing professional reviews teaches students to understand audience, content, and publication guidelines. In this lesson, students put these into practice as professional writers critiquing, designing, and publishing reviews on Amazon.com.
Students use the Profile Publisher to draft online social networking profiles, yearbook …
Students use the Profile Publisher to draft online social networking profiles, yearbook profiles, and newspaper or magazine profiles for themselves, other real or fictional characters.
Students create a checklist outlining what effective writers do, revise his or …
Students create a checklist outlining what effective writers do, revise his or her own writing, and engage in a written conversation to help peers with the revision process.
Students analyze propaganda techniques used in pieces of literature and political advertisements. …
Students analyze propaganda techniques used in pieces of literature and political advertisements. They then look for propaganda in other media, such as print ads and commercials.
After exploring several question and answer books on a variety of topics, …
After exploring several question and answer books on a variety of topics, students research a topic and create their own class question and answer book.
In this lesson, athletics, aesthetics, and poetics intersect in new ways as …
In this lesson, athletics, aesthetics, and poetics intersect in new ways as developing literacy learners experiment together with the forms of language.
Water is always moving in a continuous cycle from liquid to solid …
Water is always moving in a continuous cycle from liquid to solid to gas and back again. Students study this never-ending cycle through shared readings, center activities, and experiments.
ReadWriteThink is an online resource that contains lessons, interactive activities, printables, and …
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