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Writing a flashback and flash-forward story using movies and texts as models

In this lesson from ReadWriteThink, students are introduced to examples of flashbacks and flash-forwards through the film The Sandlot and/or illustrated books. Students learn to incorporate details, description, characterization,... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts)

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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)

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Writing ABC books to enhance reading comprehension

After reading a piece of literature, students explore the text, searching for literary elements such as characters, setting, figures of speech, and themes. They use the alphabet to organize their findings and publish their work in ABC books, using the Alphabet... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts)

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Writing about writing: An extended metaphor assignment

In this writing assignment, students have the opportunity to reflect on their writing process, and the teacher learns more about their habits and techniques as writers. Students use Richard Wilbur’s poem “The Writer” as an inspiration as they... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 English Language Arts)

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Writing alternative plots for Robert C. O'Brien's “Z for Zachariah”

In this lesson that concludes a class reading of Robert C. O'Brien's Z for Zachariah, students pick a part of the story where Ann makes a critical decision, and they rewrite the remaining portion of the plot. After reading... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts)

Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Writing and assessing an autobiographical incident

In this lesson from ReadWriteThink, students will build upon their knowledge of biographies to write their own autobiographical incident. Students will be given a rubric and shown several examples. They will then complete the writing process and share their... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts)

Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Writing free verse in the "voice" of Cesar Chavez

In this ReadWriteThink lesson, students familiarize themselves with the characteristics of free verse and write a free verse poem using written material about labor activist Cesar Chavez. Students take notes about experiences that helped shape the life... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts)

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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 poetry with rebus and rhyme

This ReadWriteThink lesson uses Jean Marzollo's book I Love You: A Rebus Poem (Scholastic, 2000) as a model to use rebus writing to create wonderful poetry; however, any of the rebus books included on the accompanying book list would be appropriate... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 English Language Arts)

Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Writing workshop: Helping writers choose and focus on a topic

This lesson from ReadWriteThink helps young writers bring greater focus to their writing. Students use a timeline to break a larger topic into several events or moments. They then select an event to write about from the timeline. Students first work with... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts)

Provided by: ReadWriteThink

The year I was born: An autobiographical research project

Students write autobiographies in this lesson that challenges them to research the events that occured in the world the year they were born. After discussing the research strategies that will be used, the teacher engages students in a brainstorming activity... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts)

Provided by: ReadWriteThink

You can't spell the word "prefix" without a prefix

In this ReadWriteThink lesson, students learn in a cooperative setting to identify, define, and construct words with prefixes. First, students guess at initial meanings and spellings of words. They then correct misspellings using spelling strategies developed... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts)

Provided by: ReadWriteThink

You know the movie is coming—Now what?

In this lesson, students study cinematic terms and determine how the film version of the book would be created. This lesson uses Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl as an example; however, the activities can be... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts)

Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Zoom School

An on-line school room with facts and images about geographic, scientific, and language-related themes. Pages of information and activities including printouts and quizzes for each topic. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Enchanted Learning