Top Five Writing Prompts for Students in Fiction Writing
Students often have a hard time thinking of an idea to create a short story; thus they find writing prompts very helpful. If you give them a starting …
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English Lesson Plans for Middle School
Showing guides and explainers filed under English Lesson Plans for Middle School.
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Set Up a Hot Seat in Your Classroom for Understanding Character Motivation
Have students role play to help understand character motivation. This fun activity gives students a chance to practice public speaking and character …
Continue ReadingTeaching Shakespeare in the Classroom: Help Students Learn to read Shakespeare Aloud.
How will you know how to direct a Shakespearean play? The key, of course, is in the punctuation. Take a look at these lines from Romeo and Juliet, and …
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Reading Comprehension Strategies: Understanding How Writers Organize
I used to lose my car keys a lot. One day my wife, while trying to hammer my skull to the wall, hammered a nail into the wood cabinet above my head. …
Continue ReadingElements of the Writing Process: How to Write a Rough Draft
After students have completed their pre-writes, they are ready to begin writing the rough drafts.
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How to Edit the Rough Draft, the Fourth Step of the Writing Process
After students have revised, they are now ready for the fourth step in the writing process, editing.
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Lesson Plan: A Guided Reading Plan to Motivate and Excite Students
Get students fired up to answer discussion questions with this outstanding lesson plan.
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Revising Rough Drafts, the Third Step of the Writing Process
After the rough drafts are complete, students should begin the process of revising their essays.
Continue ReadingCivil War Creative Writing Activity -- Writing a Position Paper
The focus of this lesson is writing to take stand for the North or the South and to write a position paper. This American Civil War lesson can be an …
Continue ReadingHelp Students Improve Reading and Thinking Skills
Begin your reading skill instruction with helping students identify main ideas and supporting details.
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