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Students collect textual evidence into a graphic organizer (thesis, two reasons, and a counterargument, each with a quote and page citation), then use a sentence-template essay outline to draft an introduction, two body paragraphs, a counterargument/rebuttal paragraph, and a conclusion, following a timeline of due…
Select a First Lady character card; use a SWBST (Somebody-Wants-But-So-Then) graphic organizer or a fill-in-the-blank sentence-starter template to plan and write a creative story, illustrate it, and self- or teacher-assess it against an included rubric.
Fill in a story map template with the title/author and story elements such as characters, setting, problem/conflict, major events in sequence, climax, resolution, and theme; some templates instead ask '5 W' questions (who/what/where/when/why), a STORY-acronym structure (Setting, Talking characters, Oops problem…
Complete organizer templates identifying and analyzing a story's setting (place, time, environment, mood), comparing it to their own life, tracking how it changes, mapping it, and comparing it to a character.
Fill in one of several organizer formats about a book/movie of their choice: answer reflection questions about setting, character, omitted content, and adaptation quality; complete a Venn diagram of book vs. movie; fill in character/setting/conflict/resolution/favorite-scene charts for the book and movie separately…
Complete a Berlin Wall 'rise and fall' notes/graphic-organizer activity plus a map activity on the wall's boundaries; complete a Collapse of the Soviet Union notes activity (perestroika, glasnost, Gorbachev) with a map activity comparing Cold War-era and 1991 boundaries; read 13 primary/secondary source documents on…
Teach elementary students opinion-writing skills through a 5-stage 'Would You Rather' writing process centered on researching and comparing famous inventors.