Poetry Writing Handbook: Definitions, Examples, Lessons
The Poetry Writing Handbook: Definitions, Examples, Lessons is an invaluable asset for teachers on a mission to unravel the beauty of poetry for students in grades 4 through 6.
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The Poetry Writing Handbook: Definitions, Examples, Lessons is an invaluable asset for teachers on a mission to unravel the beauty of poetry for students in grades 4 through 6.
A set of print-and-pass poetry writing lessons designed to be run by a substitute teacher, each giving students a concept definition, drafting time, a peer-review step, and a rubric-scored final poem.
Poetry: A Crash Course - An Effective Teaching Resource Poetry: A Crash Course is a powerful, adaptable teaching resource, beneficial for educators in diverse educational environments ranging from public school classrooms to homeschooling…
Point of View (Fiction) Notes + PowerPoint is a teaching resource that helps 6th-8th grade educators guide students to recognize point of view in fictional texts.
A differentiated digital lesson teaching point of view in fiction using scaffolded interactive 'Pixanotes' (Google Slides notes at 4 support levels), an embedded narrated video, and a self-checking Google Quiz.
Provide a 5-day homeschool/co-op novel study unit for "Magic Tree House #12: Polar Bears Past Bedtime" combining videos, chapter reading, quizzes, and vocabulary/activities.
A digital slide-deck book study/companion for the picture book 'Pout Pout Fish Goes to School', building reading comprehension and story-elements skills.
A 120-minute Valentine's Day-themed high school English lesson using selected scenes from the 2005 'Pride & Prejudice' film to teach theme, character development, social class, and film adaptation analysis.
This resource will give you everything you need to complete a full, comprehensive reading lesson plan for Raymond’s Run text by Toni Cade Bambara. Files are offered as PDFs and Word documents. Included: -Raymond’s Run Lesson Plan -Raymond’s Run Worksheet -Raymond’s Run Answer Key Graphic Organizers: Author’s Purpose Characterization…
A family/classroom companion lesson to the book 'Heartwood Hotel: A True Home' by Kellie George, guiding discussion, a nature walk, and a S.T.E.M. shelter-building project connected to the story.
Reader's Theatre: Native Legends Gr. 4-6 The Reader's Theatre: Native Legends for students in grades 4 to 6 is a well-crafted teaching resource, loaded with content around the legends of native people from around the world.
A PowerPoint lesson presentation teaching the basic elements of drama (plays) and Readers Theatre, aligned to standard 3.RL.2.5.
A no-prep PowerPoint reading comprehension lesson built around the Senegalese folk story 'The Discontented Fish,' structured using New Bloom's Taxonomy levels and aligned to Common Core RL.6-8 standards.
A no-prep PowerPoint reading comprehension lesson built around an extract of 'The Song of Hiawatha' by H. W. Longfellow, structured using New Bloom's Taxonomy levels and aligned to Common Core RL.6-8 standards.
Reading with Beverly Cleary (Author Study) for Grades 2-4 In education, the Reading with Beverly Cleary (Author Study), designed specifically for Grades 2 to 4, can be a remarkable resource to enhance your Language Arts curriculum .
Reading with Gordon Korman (Author Study) Gr. 3-6 Targeted explicitly for 3rd through 6th grade students, "Reading with Gordon Korman" is an authoritative teaching resource meticulously crafted to improve students' comprehension skills and…
Reading with Jan Brett (Author Study) Gr. 1-2 A comprehensive tool for introducing Grade 1 & 2 Language Arts students to the literature world of Jan Brett About the Course: This resource provides educators with a flexible tool focused on…
A multiple-choice/true-or-false reading-comprehension novel-study unit covering five Laura Ingalls Wilder 'Little House' titles, for high-interest/low-vocabulary reading practice.
Reading with Leo Lionni (Author Study) Gr. 1-2 This is an awe-inspiring teaching resource for grade 1 and grade 2 students that focuses on the literature of renowned author Leo Lionni.
A multiple-choice reading-comprehension novel-study unit covering five Martyn Godfrey titles (the 'Ms. Teeny-Wonderful' series and related books), for high-interest/low-vocabulary reading practice.
Reading with Mercer Mayer (Author Study) Gr. 1-2 The Reading with Mercer Mayer (Author Study) Gr. 1-2 is a specially formulated teaching tool crafted for educators handling language arts for Grade 1 and Grade 2 pupils.
Reading with Robert Munsch (Author Study) Gr. 1-2 This product is designed as an educational tool for Grade 1 and Grade 2 students. It focuses on reinforcing language arts comprehension through literature study, using the renowned stories…
A packet that introduces students to Renaissance poetry themes (pastoral, carpe diem) and Shakespearean sonnet structure as preparation for reading Shakespeare's Macbeth, using close reading and graphic organizers.
This resource provides your students with the opportunity to independently research and write about the life of the renowned modernist author Ernest Hemingway with this engaging research planner and essay assignment.