This is a collection of resources for writing instruction.
This site incorporates learning activities for Core French from grades 5-7.
Included on the site are themes for the classroom, art, card and board games, movement games, and a word reference French dictionary.
"Cows in the Parlor: A Visit to a Dairy Farm" is an expository article about the daily running of a dairy farm. Students learn about a day in the life of a cow, Maggie, including what she eats, how shes milked, and other interesting facts.
In this story, Coyote builds a ladder to the Heavens and moves the stars to make pictures of himself and his animal friends. After viewing the constellations, the animals decree that Coyote is the most clever and crafty of them all.
Students will analyze verse and explore meaning by creating a visual poem.
This resource includes assignments/hand outs on the following:
-Writing poetry
-Writing fiction
-Writing nonfiction
-Creative writing
-Peer editing hand out
This themed project 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. Content Authors: Beth Peddle, Comox Valley Schools, Learn71
This themed project from Comox Valley Schools (SD71) in B.C. is aimed at Grade 6 Core French students, but is suitable for younger grades and would be easily adaptable for older ones. Content Authors: Comox Valley Schools, Learn71
This themed project from Comox Valley Schools (SD71) in B.C. is aimed at Grade 5 Core French students, but is suitable for younger grades and would be easily adaptable for older ones. Content Authors: Noah Burdett, Comox Valley Schools, Learn71
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When reviewing curricula for Tier I instruction, it is essential to ensure they do not include instructional practices that are not aligned with the scientific evidence base of how children learn to read.
The Curriculum Evaluation Guidelines are designed to highlight any non-aligned practices, or “red flags,” that may be present in the areas of:
- Word Recognition
- Language Comprehension
- Reading Comprehension
- Writing
- Assessment
The purpose of the video lesson is to go over the steps of the writing process. The accompanying handout leads the writer through the stages of the writing process to write a surprise story.
The purpose of the video lesson is to review how to use a thesaurus.
The purpose of the video lesson is to review effective sentences techniques for mystery story writing. The accompanying handout provides a synopsis of these sentence techniques.
The purpose of the video lesson is to explore the components of a character profile, gives an example and then the opportunity for students to write a character profile of their own. The accompanying handout is a graphic organizer that can be used for developing a character profile.
The purpose of the video lesson is to review the components of a friendly letter. The accompanying handout includes a letter that students are asked to respond to in friendly letter format.
The purpose of the video lesson is to outline how to write a metaphor. The accompanying handout has students look at metaphors in their readings and then write some of their own.
The purpose of the video lesson is to outline how to write compare and contrast paragraphs. The accompanying handout provides a compare and contrast paragraph graphic organizer that students can use to complete a paragraph in which they compare and contrast the topic given or ones of their choice.
This graphic organizer helps grade one students plan a story with:
- A title or topic
- Beginning: Make it sound interesting!
- Middle: 3 details!
- Ending: Something for reader to remember!
The purpose of this lesson is to explore the characteristics of a good sentence.
Included:
-YouTube video to support DLC ELA Grade 2: Unit 1 Lesson 1 - What is a Sentence?
-Handouts:
HO-3 - Find the Sentence
HO-4 - Write a Sentence
The purpose of this lesson is to explore how to write a friendly letter.
Included:
-YouTube video to support DLC ELA Grade 2: Unit 1 Lesson 2 - How to Write a Friendly Letter
-Handouts:
HO-6 - Friendly Letter Draft
HO-7 - Friendly Letter Revision and Editing Questions
HO-8 - Good Copy Letter
The purpose of this lesson is to explore how and why we put words in alphabetical order.
Included:
-YouTube video to support DLC ELA Grade 2: Unit 1 Lesson 3 - Alphabetical Order
-Handouts:
HO-10 Alphabetical Order
HO-11 Alphabetical Order