English language arts
Two Views of a Tide Pool: Comparing an Article and a Journal
Students compare an original science article and a personal journal entry about tide pools, analyzing purpose, tone and shared ideas.
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English language arts
Warm Up Before You Play: Author’s Purpose
Students read an original sports article, decide why the author wrote it, and match short samples to the four common author’s purposes.
English language arts
Weak, Better, Best: Sorting and Revising Thesis Statements
Students sort eight sample statements into announcements, facts, vague claims and strong theses, then revise weak ones and write their own.
English language arts
What They Say vs. What They Mean: Dialogue and Subtext
Students analyze an original dialogue where a character hides her feelings, then write a short scene with subtext of their own.
English language arts
Who Can You Trust? Evaluating Bias and Credibility in Three Sources
Students compare three original sources about a made-up study gummy, chart each source’s author, purpose and evidence, and rate credibility.
English language arts
Word Builders: Prefixes and Suffixes
Students use a prefix and suffix chart to match words with meanings, build new words, and invent two words of their own.
English language arts
Write the Quiz: Question Levels for Any Reading
Students classify question types on a short passage, then write and swap their own reading quiz for their class text.
English language arts
Zoom In on One Moment: Personal Narrative Workshop
Students practice showing instead of telling, collect sensory details for one small moment, and write the opening of a personal narrative.