http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12.aspxenhttp://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/53856.aspxWed, 28 Oct 2009 03:20:12 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:53856ksosaYour child may not remember everything they did in school that made you proud, but they will remember becoming an author for the first time and when they received their own published book in their hands. At the same time, publishing student writing can be just as rewarding for teachers, too. Planning for Publishing The first step an organizer of a ...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/21365.aspxFri, 25 Sep 2009 11:34:26 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:21365maryharlinLearning to use correct grammar and punctuation is a vital part of a student's education. Help them learn to apply the correct grammar and punctuation rules without assigning the dreaded task of copying and correcting sentence after sentence. Teaching Grammar A battle most English teachers fight regularly involves convincing their students that...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/9733.aspxWed, 23 Sep 2009 18:54:25 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:9733bcroninDuring this third part of a six part lesson on fairytales students will begin meeting in groups. Each group will have selected three favorite fairytales they wish to further explore. Students will read various versions of their selected fairytales. Book Report Project Ideas - Discovering Fairytales with a Twist: Procedures Begin class by review...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/10468.aspxWed, 23 Sep 2009 18:51:49 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:10468bcroninThis is the final part of a six part lesson on fairytales. This creative book report lesson enables students to become active participants in the fairytales they've created. Students will perform skits or puppet shows. Students will make predictions about what their classmates skits will be like. Creative Book Report: Skit Rehearsal Begin c...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/9769.aspxWed, 23 Sep 2009 18:46:17 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:9769bcroninThis is the fourth part of a six part series on fairytales. Students, in groups, will create their own version of a fairytale. Let Your Imagination Go: Creating a Fairytale/Folktale of Your Own Be sure to review the elements of folktales and fairytales before you begin the lesson. Groups should discuss the fairy tales read for the last assi...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/9664.aspxWed, 23 Sep 2009 18:45:33 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:9664bcroninThis is the second part of a six part lesson plan on fairytales and folktales. During this lesson students learn that there are different versions of the same stories. Students read various versions of classic fairytales. Dive In to Fairytales and Folktales Review the common elements of fairytales from the last lesson. Discuss setting, characters (...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/19463.aspxWed, 23 Sep 2009 18:40:24 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:19463ericagreenWhile most work is done in the pre-writing stages, students pull together their resources to construct memorable memoirs. To do this, students can access the characteristics of a memoir as a guide to write noteworthy memoirs. Characteristics of a Memoir The characteristics of a memoir come into play as students begin to put pen to paper. These feat...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/19419.aspxWed, 23 Sep 2009 18:39:19 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:19419ericagreenAfter selecting a topic, developing ideas and details comes next for students. To help in this process, students create an outline or plan for a memoir. Memoir outlining and planning makes the writing process easier. Memoir Outlining Motivate students with these memoir lesson plan ideas. The first is memoir outlining. Creating a memoir outline is d...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/18821.aspxWed, 23 Sep 2009 18:37:25 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:18821ericagreenGetting middle schoolers to write is like pulling teeth. I can’t tell you the excuses I’ve heard, “Nothing interesting happened to me” or “I don’t like writing.” However, middle School is formative in developing good writing habits and maintaining high student standards. Brainstorm Ideas For years, teachers...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/17790.aspxWed, 23 Sep 2009 18:12:57 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:17790gomavs1310Help students take the step from using quotes in their writing to incorporating quotes in smooth prose. Robert Frost's "Nothing Gold Can Stay" provides the perfect apparatus. Getting Started Knowing how to use quotes will improve the quality of your students' writing. This Robert Frost lesson plan will accomplish the task. Find a short ...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/8886.aspxSun, 20 Sep 2009 16:57:46 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:8886JuliaBodeebWhiteHelp spark students' creativity with a writing prompt to get them thinking of ways to start their story. 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 sentence to a story it prompts their creativity and it becomes much easier to start to craf...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/10861.aspxTue, 15 Sep 2009 19:33:58 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:10861JuliaBodeebWhiteHelp students master the art of writing dialogue via creating a comedic skit. Tips to Make Writing Fun! Help students build writing and team work skills by presenting a lesson about writing a comedic skit. Even students who don’t normally like to write may enjoy this activity as it does generate a lot of laughter. Talk to the class about how to...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/7898.aspxMon, 07 Sep 2009 18:55:29 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:7898JuliaBodeebWhiteCollege essays are a crucial part of the college admission process. Help students create an essay that depicts who they are and what they want from college and their career. What Makes a Great Essay? A great college essay tells a story about an event that shaped a student’s life. It is not simply a factual accounting of a student’s accomplishme...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/8879.aspxMon, 31 Aug 2009 09:18:15 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:8879JuliaBodeebWhiteBuild holiday spirit and writing skills via creating Halloween poems. Too often students find writing poetry intimidating. This lesson helps students have fun with writing poems and develop their creativity. This project will help students learn there are many different genres of poems by writing Halloween poems. Let students pick the theme and ton...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/2974.aspxSun, 30 Aug 2009 13:47:43 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:2974cjclarkGetting some students to write can be like pulling teeth on the best of days, and for those students, once the writing is done it's very flat and, well, boring. To combat this it may be helpful, especially for older students, to write a reader profile. It will help them to have a more clear direction in the writing and hopefully give them the o...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/6259.aspxTue, 04 Aug 2009 21:32:20 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:6259ElizabethWistromHelp your primary students spell correctly by displaying a monthly word bank in your room. The monthly word bank is great for teaching high-frequency spelling topics. The Monthly Word Bank Student-generated stories, journal entries - even daily homework assignments - often center around themes or words related to current events. These current event...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/43223.aspxSat, 25 Jul 2009 22:22:16 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:43223Hawk1030This article offers two methods that students can use to outline their essay. A solid outline makes the writing process go more smoothly and helps students organize their ideas. Why Outline Your Essay? It is important for writers to outline their essays. Outlines help students organize their ideas. Outlining should only take place after complet...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/42282.aspxThu, 16 Jul 2009 04:37:16 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:42282Hawk1030This article suggests two effective prewriting activities for a comparison/contrast essay. It suggests that students use a Venn diagram or a chart to plan their comparison/contrast essay. What is Prewriting? Prewriting is the first step of any writing assignment, and prewriting may take the form of a chart, graph, cluster, table, etc. T...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/10469.aspxFri, 10 Jul 2009 17:26:07 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:10469bcroninThis is the fifth part of a six part lesson plan on fairytales. Students will now create a skit or puppet show based on the new version of a fairytale that they've created. Students have learned common story elements for fairytales, read various versions of classic fairytales and created their own Story Finalizing and Skit Planning Begin class ...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/8273.aspxTue, 30 Jun 2009 01:27:36 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:8273tstylesA great way to bring real writing into the classroom is by making the audience the pupils' parents. I've talked a lot in this series about how to create an environment where children actually want to write. This is not going to be an environment where the children are bogged down by heavy handed lessons about technical skills. What fun is that?...