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Writing Mini Lesson #30- Jammin Conclusion of a Narrative Essay
Do you need help teaching your students how to revise the end of a narrative... Read More
Writing Mini Lesson #29- Variety of Sentences
Do your students use a monotonous tone in their writing? “He did…. He has…. He... Read More
Writing Mini Lesson #28- Million Dollar Words- WORD CHOICE
Do your students struggle using strong word choice in their writing? This post is geared... Read More
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***THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED!*** Can I get a woo woo? Upper Elementary Snapshots is on... Read More
Writing Mini Lesson #27- Revising a Narrative Essay- Exchange- Rockin Beginnings
Are you looking for ways to help your students write a good lead to their... Read More
Writing Mini Lesson #26- Revising a Narrative Essay- Rearrange
Are you looking for teaching ideas for revising in writer’s workshop? This lesson is one... Read More
Writing Mini Lesson #25- Revising a Narrative Essay- Add- Transition Words
Are you looking for ways to help your students revise their narrative essay? This post... Read More
Writing Mini Lesson #40- Narrative Writing Homework or Class work
Use a weekly writing guide for students to use when writing on their own. They... Read More
Writing Mini Lesson #24- Revising a Narrative Essay- Delete
Are you looking for ways to help your students revise a narrative essay? This lesson... Read More
Effective Ways to Teach Greek and Latin Roots AND Vocabulary
Did you know that students should encounter a word up to 70 times before is... Read More
Writing Mini Lesson #23- Revising a Narrative Essay
Students are finished with their rough drafts and what do they want to do? Immediately... Read More
Writing Mini Lesson #22- Writing a Rough Draft for a Narrative Essay
Did your students follow the other writer’s workshop lessons to organize a narrative essay? If... Read More
10 STEPS TO MAKING CHOCOLATE
10 STEPS TO MAKING CHOCOLATE Prep: Send out notice to parents for ingredients. I like... Read More
Writing Mini Lesson #21- Writing the Conclusion of a Narrative Essay
Do you need ideas for writing a conclusion for a narrative story? This post will... Read More
Writing Mini Lesson #20- Dialogue in a Narrative Essay
Are you looking for ideas to teach students how to write dialogue in a narrative... Read More
Writing Mini Lesson #18- Building Suspense and Climax in a Narrative Essay
Are your students writing stories that are blah? Show them how to build suspense and... Read More
Writing Mini Lesson #17- Writing the Body Section of a Narrative Essay
Do your students need help developing the body section of a narrative essay? This post... Read More
Writing Mini Lesson #16- Writing an Introduction for a Narrative Essay
If you are looking for ways to teach students how to write an introduction in... Read More
Writing Mini Lesson #15- Plot
Do you need ideas for teaching plot to a narrative story? A plot is the... Read More
