How to Write a Book Report: Using Graphic Organizers for Prewriting
A chapter slice from a 'How to Write a Book Report' workbook that teaches students to organize their thoughts using graphic organizers before writing a book report.
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A chapter slice from a 'How to Write a Book Report' workbook that teaches students to organize their thoughts using graphic organizers before writing a book report.
A 10-day lesson-plan packet with supporting materials for teaching students to write a structured five-paragraph opinion essay.
Reading-comprehension teaching resource on classification and adaptation, focused on the sub-topic 'Invertebrates' (chapter 5 of 8 in the CCP4501 series), combining background reading, hands-on activities, and assessment pieces per the resource's table of contents.
Reproducible chapter excerpt ("Chapter Slice") from the workbook "How to Write a Paragraph" (CCP1100), covering the sub-topic "Proofreading Your Paragraph" (page 37 of the full 64-page workbook, per that workbook's table of contents) for teaching the paragraph-writing process.
Read a nonfiction passage on the topic, define and apply vocabulary, complete hands-on and writing activities, and complete a crossword, word search, and comprehension quiz.
A teacher-guide resource covering the background and causes of the Vietnam War (1955-1975), with reading comprehension passages, hands-on activities, and assessments for grades 5-8.
A multi-day lesson plan and materials packet for teaching students to write a 5-paragraph personal narrative essay, aligned to CCSS writing standards.
Reproducible chapter excerpt ("Chapter Slice") from the workbook "How to Write a Book Report" (CCP1101), covering the sub-topic "Proofreading Practice" for teaching students the elements and process of writing a book report.
A set of graphic organizers and writing scaffolds that guide students through choosing a classic fairy tale and rewriting it as their own 'fractured' (twisted) version.
Reading-comprehension teaching resource on classification and adaptation, focused on the sub-topic 'What Do We Classify?' (chapter 1 of 8 in the CCP4501 series), combining background reading, hands-on activities, and assessment pieces per the resource's table of contents.
A scaffolded packet guiding students through researching and writing a 5-paragraph MLA-style research essay on an Olympic athlete.
Walk a student step by step through the process of writing an informative research essay, from choosing a topic through sourcing, drafting each paragraph, and assembling/revising the final essay.
Reproducible chapter excerpt ("Chapter Slice") from the workbook "How to Write a Paragraph" (CCP1100), covering the sub-topic "Drafting Practice" (page 28 of the full 64-page workbook, per that workbook's table of contents) for teaching the paragraph-writing process.
Students read two differentiated 'Birthday Fun' passages (labeled 'Grades 2-3 Reading Passage' and 'Grades 4-5 Reading Passage') covering birthday party customs and vocabulary, answer 7 multiple-choice comprehension questions, 4 short-answer questions, unscramble 5 vocabulary words from their definitions, write a personal…
For each of 5 themed lessons, students read a Grades 2-3 passage and a Grades 4-5 passage, answer 7 multiple-choice comprehension questions, answer 4 short-answer questions, complete a scrambled-words vocabulary activity, write a personal narrative, solve a theme-linked math word problem, and write a 20-word-or-less summary…
Reading-comprehension teaching resource on classification and adaptation, focused on the sub-topic 'Evolution and the Fossil Record' (chapter 8 of 8 in the CCP4501 series), combining background reading, hands-on activities, and assessment pieces per the resource's table of contents.
Reproducible chapter excerpt ("Chapter Slice") from the workbook "How to Write a Book Report" (CCP1101), covering the sub-topic "What is a Book Report?" for teaching students the elements and process of writing a book report.
Read a nonfiction passage on the topic, define and apply vocabulary, complete hands-on and writing activities, and complete a crossword, word search, and comprehension quiz.
A Classroom Complete Press Literature Kit (Gr. 5-6) for the novel 'Among the Hidden' by Margaret Peterson Haddix, providing a full unit of chapter-by-chapter comprehension questions, vocabulary, writing tasks, a word search, a comprehension quiz, graphic organizers, and an answer key, organized around Bloom's Taxonomy…
Students read two differentiated passages ('Birthday Fun' - a simpler version and a more advanced version) that explain birthday party customs and vocabulary, then answer multiple-choice comprehension questions, short-answer questions, write a personal narrative about a favorite birthday moment, write a 20-words-or-less…
Reproducible chapter excerpt ("Chapter Slice") from the workbook "How to Write an Essay" (CCP1102), covering "Revising, Proofreading and Editing" (page 40 of the full 64-page workbook, per that workbook's table of contents), part of a resource built on a five-step writing model.
Assess third-grade narrative, opinion, and informative writing with rubrics and student checklists. Choose the narrative rubric for story writing.
Reading-comprehension teaching resource on classification and adaptation, focused on the sub-topic 'Formal Classification' (chapter 2 of 8 in the CCP4501 series), combining background reading, hands-on activities, and assessment pieces per the resource's table of contents.
Assess fifth-grade narrative, opinion, and informative writing with rubrics and student checklists. Choose the narrative rubric for story writing.