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How to Write the Best Book Report - With Examples
Specific tips for writing effective book reports. Write better book reports using the tips, examples, and outlines…Subjects:Writing Research PapersLanguage Arts and WritingReading and Literature -
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'Twas the Night Before Christmas: Full Text of the Classic Poem
By Clement Clarke Moore 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was…Subjects:Reading and LiteraturePoetryLanguage Arts and Writing -
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Questions Before, During, and After Reading
To encourage critical reading, teachers should ask students questions about the text before, during, and after they…Subjects:ReadingReading ComprehensionGrammar -
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Shared Writing
In shared writing, the teacher and students compose text together, with both contributing their thoughts and ideas to…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingWriting -
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Reflective Journals
Reflection is a critical 21st Century and social-emotional skill Use our guidelines to teach Reflective Journals which…Subjects:Language Arts and Writing -
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Using "KWL" In Your Classroom Strategy
With this teaching strategy resource, we show you how to make the most out of KWL charts in your classroom. K-W-L stands…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureLanguage Arts and Writing -
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Double-Entry Journals
Use a double-entry journal, a graphic organizer included with this article, to encourage students to organize their…Subjects:Language Arts and Writing -
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Summarizing
Learn and apply this key writing technique Summarizing is more than retelling; it involves analyzing information,…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingWriting -
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Journaling
Learn how to incorporate journaling in your classroom. Teachers can use journaling as a kind of window into how students…Subjects:Journaling Tips, Strategies & TopicsLetters, Journals and DiariesWriting -
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Building Vocabulary
Vocabulary development is critical to success in reading To develop students' vocabulary, teachers must encourage a…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingVocabularyReading -
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The IEP Cycle: The General Educator's Role
The general educator's role in the IEP process is an extremely important one from beginning to end.Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryLanguage Arts and WritingScience -
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Essay Keywords
Definitions of words that help students write different types of essays.Subjects:VocabularyWriting Research PapersLanguage Arts and Writing -
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Basic Journalism
The foundations of journalistic writing are examined here, including a focus on the "5 W's and 1 H" and the difference…Subjects:JournalismWritingComposition -
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Writing Aloud
Writing aloud, or modeled writing, is a strategy wherein teachers use a "think aloud" strategy to share their thinking…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingWriting -
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Research Paper: Write a First Draft
How to write the first draft of a research paper.Subjects:Reading and LiteratureLanguage Arts and WritingWriting Research Papers -
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Writing Workshop
A writing workshop is a block of time set aside in the school day to focus exclusively on the writing process.Subjects:Language Arts and WritingWriting -
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Dialogue Journals
A dialogue journal is an informal written conversation between two or more people (student-student or student-teacher)…Subjects:Language Arts and Writing -
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Author's Chair
Author's Chair (where students are encouraged to share their work with the class) is the final step in the writing…Subjects:WritingLanguage Arts and Writing -
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Teaching Tips for Using Audio Cassettes or CDs
Enhance understanding with a teaching guide for using audio cassettes or CDs includes suggested teaching tips that…Subjects:LiteratureLanguage Arts and WritingReading and Literature -
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Literacy Glossary
A list of terms pertaining to literacy and reading.Subjects:VocabularyLanguage Arts and Writing -
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World Geography Glossary
A glossary of global geographic terms, including definitions of "longitude," "latitude," and other mapping words.Subjects:Language Arts and WritingVocabularyGeography -
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25 Ways to Motivate Young Writers
Improve students' writing skills with these 25 ways to motivate young writers.Subjects:WritingLanguage Arts and Writing -
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Establishing the Main Idea
An important task of reading comprehension is to determine the importance and meanings of individual words, sentences,…Subjects:ReadingReading ComprehensionMain Idea and Supporting Details -
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Literature Circles
In literature circles, students come together to discuss and respond to a book that they are reading at the same time.…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureLanguage Arts and Writing
