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Writing Poetry Like Pros: This set of four lesson plans from EDSITEment utilizes poetry to serve as the inspiration for some terrific writing. Using poems available through EDSITEment resources, educators can make poetry an exciting teaching and learning tool in the classroom. ... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); Provided by: EDSITEment

Writing a movie: Summarizing and rereading a film script: In this lesson from ReadWriteThink, students view a videotape or DVD of a film segment that has a great deal of action and little or no dialogue. After viewing the segment, students write a descriptive summary of the scene. They then have an opportunity... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

When I was young in... A literature to language experience: In this ReadWriteThink lesson, appropriate for English language learners, students read Cynthia Rylant's When I Was Young in the Mountains and learn about past tense through a writing activity. Prior to teaching this lesson,... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Readers theatre: In this ReadWriteThink lesson, students develop scripts, perform in groups, and practice using their voice to depict characters from texts. Through this activity, students have the opportunity to develop fluency and further enhance comprehension of what... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Poetry: A feast to form fluent readers: Students examine elements of fluent reading through oral poetry performance. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

Multipurpose poetry: Introducing science concepts and increasing fluency: Students discover information about insects as they work in cooperative groups to prepare choral poetry readings and present factual information on an assigned insect. The teacher begins the lesson by engaging students in a discussion about what they know... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

The connection between poetry and music: In this lesson, students acquire knowledge and appreciation for beat and meter in poetry by listening to poems that are read aloud. After the teacher reads the poem, students evaluate the rhythm and line breaks by clapping their hands or tapping their feet.... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Biographies: Creating timelines of a life: Students study biographies and create a timeline about the life of a person. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

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