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Minilesson
Keeping a Learning Log
Tips for starting and maintaining a learning log.
Blog Post
Empower Students with Choice
English Language Arts:
Writing to Learn
21st Century Skills:
Writing
Minilesson
Performing a Stop 'n' Write
Pause and reflect on your reading or learning.
Blog Post
12 Writing-to-Learn Activities
English Language Arts:
Writing to Learn
Writing
21st Century Skills:
Writing
Writing to Learn
Blog Post
Writing to Celebrate Women's History
English Language Arts:
Writing
Writing to Learn
Blog Post
Make Way for Writers' Notebooks
English Language Arts:
Writing
Writing to Learn
Prewriting
Blog Post
Create Classroom Discussions Online
English Language Arts:
Writing
Reading
Writing to Learn
Prewriting
Minilesson
Sequencing with a Time Line
Use time lines for critical thinking.
Student Writing Model
How to Make Boiled Eggs
This model of “How-To” writing is based on a model submitted by Dagmary. She has decided to list the steps in her recipe instead of putting them in paragraph form.
Level:
Grade 3
Mode:
Explanatory Writing
Form:
How-To
Theme:
Food
Writing Topic
How to make new friends
Level:
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Mode:
Explanatory Writing
Form:
Explanatory Paragraph
How-To
Theme:
Friends
Community
Writing Topic
How to make my favorite dessert
Level:
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Mode:
Explanatory Writing
Form:
Explanatory Paragraph
How-To
Theme:
Food
Writing Topic
How plants grow
Level:
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Mode:
Explanatory Writing
Form:
Explanatory Paragraph
How-To
Theme:
Environment
Life
Writing Topic
Making my favorite food
Level:
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Mode:
Explanatory Writing
Creative Writing
Form:
How-To
Poem
Story
Play
Theme:
Food
Blog Post
7 Graphic Organizers for Critical Thinking
English Language Arts:
Critical Thinking
Writing Process
Prewriting
Qualities of Writing
Ideas
Structure
21st Century Skills:
Critical Thinking
Researching
Creating
Writing
Writing to Learn
Studying
Visual Literacy
Writing Topic
Here's what a new student needs to know
Level:
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Mode:
Explanatory Writing
Form:
Explanatory Paragraph
Explanatory Essay
How-To
Theme:
Rules
Life
Education
Community
Writing Topic
Water balloons!
Level:
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Mode:
Explanatory Writing
Narrative Writing
Form:
Narrative Paragraph
Personal Narrative
How-To
Theme:
Play
Friends
Family
Writing Topic
Magic tricks I can do
Level:
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Mode:
Explanatory Writing
Form:
Explanatory Paragraph
Explanatory Essay
How-To
Theme:
Play
Friends
Family
Writing Topic
Instructions for a pet sitter of my pet
Level:
Grade 4
Grade 5
Mode:
Explanatory Writing
Form:
Explanatory Paragraph
Explanatory Essay
How-To
Theme:
Animals
Family
Rules
Writing Topic
Doing homework
Level:
Grade 4
Grade 5
Mode:
Explanatory Writing
Form:
Explanatory Paragraph
Explanatory Essay
How-To
Theme:
Education
Work
Books
Writing Topic
My chores
Level:
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Mode:
Explanatory Writing
Form:
Explanatory Paragraph
Explanatory Essay
How-To
Theme:
Rules
Work
Family
Home
Writing Topic
How to stop hiccups
Level:
Grade 4
Grade 5
Mode:
Explanatory Writing
Research Writing
Form:
Explanatory Paragraph
Explanatory Essay
How-To
Research Report
Theme:
Health
Life
Writing Topic
Learning to ride a bike
Level:
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Mode:
Explanatory Writing
Narrative Writing
Form:
Narrative Paragraph
Personal Narrative
Explanatory Paragraph
How-To
Theme:
Life
Education
Vehicles
Writing Topic
What it's like to use a wheelchair
Level:
Grade 4
Grade 5
Mode:
Explanatory Writing
Research Writing
Form:
Explanatory Paragraph
Explanatory Essay
How-To
Research Report
Theme:
Health
Life
Writing Topic
Summer games
Level:
Grade 4
Grade 5
Mode:
Creative Writing
Research Writing
Form:
Explanatory Paragraph
Explanatory Essay
How-To
Comparison-Contrast
Research Report
Theme:
Play
Exercise
Friends
Sports