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Write a Paragraph
This writing lesson uses teacher guidance and support to help students write a paragraph that is appropriate to the task and purpose. In this lesson, students will review a topic, write a topic sentence, add details, and a concluding idea in a graphic organizer. Then, they will write a paragraph.
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Revise Writing
This writing lesson focuses on students revising written work to make it better. In this lesson, students will read a text with the main idea identified. Then, they will add or delete sentences that support or don't support the main idea.
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Use Technology to Produce and Publish Writing
In this writing lesson, students will practice using technology to produce and publish the text. In this lesson, students will format text on a computer (such as center, bold, font size, indent, double space) and then use a publishing checklist to review formatting before printing. The teacher will need to provide students with the practice texts in a document on their own computer.
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Prepare for a Discussion
This speaking and listening lesson helps students prepare for discussions. In this lesson, students will read a text, take notes on the text, and consider questions to ask about the text for a later discussion.
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Follow Agreed-upon Rules for Discussions
This speaking and listening lesson helps students practice participating in collaborative discussions. In this lesson, students will learn specific rules for discussion, examine certain discussion situations, and then determine which agreed-upon rule is being used or not used (such as the active listener, one speaker, focus, gain the floor, and golden rule). (Also aligns with 3.SL.6.) In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after the Common Core assessment items.
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Write Sentences with Reciprocal Pronouns
This language lesson covers the use of reciprocal pronouns (each other and one another). The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students will learn when to use "each other" versus when to use "one another".
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Use Abstract Nouns
This language lesson covers the use of abstract nouns in a sentence or paragraph. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. The nouns are grade-specific, and cover general, academic, and domain-specific words and phrases. Students should be reminded that abstract nouns cannot be experienced using the five senses (sight, sound, touch, smell, taste).
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Use Regular and Irregular Verbs
This language lesson covers regular and irregular verbs. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students will learn to form and use regular and irregular verbs.
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Ensure Subject-Verb Agreement
This language lesson covers the subject-verb agreement. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students will learn to identify and ensure correct subject-verb agreement in sentences and paragraphs.
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Use Coordinating Conjunctions
This language lesson covers coordinating conjunctions. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students will practice using conjunctions to join words based on the relationship between words. It will be helpful if students are already familiar with complete simple and compound sentences prior to this lesson.
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Use Subordinating Conjunctions
This language lesson covers subordinating conjunctions. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students will practice using subordinating conjunctions in sentences and paragraphs. It will be helpful if students are already familiar with complete simple and compound sentences prior to this lesson.
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Use Commas and Quotation Marks in Dialogue
This language lesson covers the proper use of commas and quotation marks. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students will practice the correct placement of quotation marks and commas with dialogue.
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Form and Use Possessive Nouns
This language lesson covers the formation and use of possessive nouns. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students will practice forming and using possessive nouns. It will be helpful if students are already familiar with common, proper, possessive, collective and irregular plural nouns.
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Spoken and Written English
This language lesson requires students to distinguish between language that is written and spoken. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students will practice and compare the formal and informal uses of spoken and written English.
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Identify Connections Between Words and Their Use
This language lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students will identify and use appropriate words and vocabulary based on subject matter and context.