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- Subject:
- Education
- Material Type:
- Primary Source
- Author:
- Microsoft
- Date Added:
- 09/09/2019
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Writing Resources
This is a collection of resources for writing instruction.
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This website allows students to uoload writing they have done. The site then reviews the writing and gives tips to improve it.
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Date Added:
- 11/25/2018
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Angel Arrellano, a nine-year-old girl from Fresno, CA. spearheaded a campaign to raise money to be donated to the local zoo. Her enthusiasm and altruism generated an overwhelming response from the Fresno community and beyond, which allowed for much needed upkeep and improvements for the zoo and its animals.
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Material Type:
- Lesson
- Unit of Study
- Provider:
- Basal Alignment Project
- Provider Set:
- Los Angeles District
- Author:
- Gary Soto
- Date Added:
- 09/01/2013
This thematic unit from Comox Valley Schools (SD71) in B.C. is aimed at Grade 7 Core French students, but is suitable and/or adaptable for both younger and older grades. It is focused on oral practice and participation and would also be useful in French Immersion classes!
THIS UNIT'S THEME: High-Frequency Words (Mots de haute fréquence)
In addition to tips for incorporating French into daily routines, the unit includes:
-Vocabulary
-Pronunciation videos
-Kahoot/flash card games
-Word games
-Games and activities for oral practice
-An art & writing activity
The same page details other units and a Cultural Study: La Francophonie.
- Subject:
- French
- Language Education
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Diagram/Illustration
- Game
- Lesson
- Primary Source
- Unit of Study
- Author:
- Comox Valley Schools
- Learn71
- Beth Peddle
- Date Added:
- 03/06/2024
Unrestricted Use
CC BY
The following is a list of creative writing ideas and prompts for high school students.
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
- Material Type:
- Homework/Assignment
- Date Added:
- 10/03/2018
Conditional Remix & Share Permitted
CC BY-NC
This thematic unit from Comox Valley Schools (SD71) in B.C. is aimed at Grade 6 Core French students, but is suitable for older grades and would be easily adaptable for younger ones. It is focused on oral practice and participation and would also be useful in French Immersion classes!Content Authors: Comox Valley Schools, Learn71, Beth Peddle
- Subject:
- French
- Language Education
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Diagram/Illustration
- Game
- Lesson
- Primary Source
- Unit of Study
- Author:
- Inari Vaissi Nagy
- Date Added:
- 03/06/2024
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This nonfiction piece tells about Barbara del Colorado, a village in Costa Rica. People needed a way to make money; a scientist suggested that they grow butterflies. The town now sells 250 pupae a month, making enough money to buy what they need.
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Material Type:
- Lesson
- Unit of Study
- Provider:
- Basal Alignment Project
- Provider Set:
- Los Angeles District
- Author:
- Deborah Churchman
- Date Added:
- 09/01/2013
Unrestricted Use
CC BY
These tasks, rubrics and exemplars support high quality instruction and assessment. They have been adapted by Horizon School Division Grade 5 teachers.
- Subject:
- Creative Writing
- Education
- Elementary Education
- English Language Arts
- Material Type:
- Assessment
- Primary Source
- Author:
- Katherine Oviatt
- Date Added:
- 07/11/2022
Unrestricted Use
CC BY
This resource supports high quality instruction and assessment. It was created collaboratively by Horizon School Division teachers.
- Subject:
- Creative Writing
- Education
- English Language Arts
- Material Type:
- Assessment
- Primary Source
- Author:
- Katherine Oviatt
- Date Added:
- 07/11/2022
Only Sharing Permitted
CC BY-ND
The Horizon Writing Protocol document outlines the processes, modes, tasks, rubrics and exemplars for determining benchmark growth in writing. Grades 4, 7, 9 tasks, rubrics and exemplars with other grades added as they are created.
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
- Material Type:
- Assessment
- Teaching/Learning Strategy
- Unit of Study
- Author:
- Katherine Oviatt
- Date Added:
- 05/18/2022
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ŕHottest, Coldest, Highest, DeepestĚŇ takes the reader on a journey around the world to various continents found on Earth that contain unique natural features.
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Material Type:
- Lesson
- Unit of Study
- Provider:
- Basal Alignment Project
- Provider Set:
- West Virginia District
- Author:
- Steve Jenkins
- Date Added:
- 09/01/2013
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ŕHow Animals TalkĚŇ is an informational, nonfiction selection describing how various animals communicate or send messages. Animals communicate with each other to warn of danger, to share feelings, to attract a mate, and even prove dominance.
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Material Type:
- Lesson
- Unit of Study
- Provider:
- Basal Alignment Project
- Provider Set:
- Bogalusa District
- Author:
- Susan Mcgrath
- Date Added:
- 09/01/2013
A great professional development video introducing a mini-lesson on teaching comprehension.
- Subject:
- 21st Century Competencies
- Education
- Material Type:
- Teaching/Learning Strategy
- Date Added:
- 10/14/2021
Conditional Remix & Share Permitted
CC BY-NC
The following document suggests ways that students can "write more" or add more to their writing in a meaningful way by adding: descriptionproof/evidencevocabularlyvoice(s)explanationInportance/Persausion
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Primary Source
- Author:
- Melissa Lander
- Date Added:
- 10/12/2021
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This text explains the nuts and bolts of how different types of coins, bills, and checks; how they are connected; and how your dollars can earn money through the bank.
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Material Type:
- Lesson
- Unit of Study
- Provider:
- Basal Alignment Project
- Provider Set:
- Lincoln Parish District
- Author:
- David M. Shwartz
- Date Added:
- 09/01/2013
Students will create an infographic to share knowledge and data about an issue or science topic they are studying.
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
- Science
- Social Studies
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Assessment
- Homework/Assignment
- Lesson
- Author:
- Creative Educator
- Date Added:
- 04/29/2021
Only Sharing Permitted
CC BY-NC-ND
You're in a movie theater, watching the new horror flick. The audience knows something that the main character does not. The audience sees the character's actions are not in his best interest. What's that feeling -- the one that makes you want to shout at the screen? Christopher Warner identifies this storytelling device as dramatic irony.
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
- Material Type:
- Lesson
- Provider:
- TED
- Provider Set:
- TED-Ed
- Author:
- Christopher Warner
- Date Added:
- 10/11/2018
Pobble365 helps to keep students writing. Every day, Pobble365 provides a weird, wonderful, and/or thought provoking image to spark ideas for discussions and writing. It is free and along with a different idea-inspiring image every day, Pobble365 provides a story starter, discussion questions, as well as sentence challenges and “sick sentences” to build language skills. If students don’t have online access, images and writing supports can be printed and photocopied.
The activities include a prompt, sentences stems, vocabulary bank, questions, and challenges to help you scaffold your lesson.
You will need to sign up and make an account to access the resources, but it is free to do so and each day includes a free prompt. You can also create your own!
Get your students writing every single day!
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Homework/Assignment
- Lesson
- Author:
- Pobble365
- Date Added:
- 04/02/2020
Only Sharing Permitted
CC BY-NC-ND
The Ministry of Education’s Student Achievement and Supports branch has developed Instructional Supports for Diverse Writers to support the ESSP’s At Grade Level in Reading, Writing and Math priority. The document focuses on instructional considerations, practices and strategies for students to develop and improve their writing skills. The intended audience for the document is the middle level (grades 4-9) classroom teacher.
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
- Material Type:
- Primary Source
- Date Added:
- 05/30/2019
This site offers all kinds of printable worksheets (math, reading, writing), file folder games, coloring pages, mask making templates, and fun facts for kids (animals, geography and weather, bugs, plants, space and solar system, holidays).
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
- Math
- Science
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Homework/Assignment
- Author:
- Itsy Bitsy Fun
- Date Added:
- 05/13/2020