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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   3-2-1 Vocabulary: Learning Filmmaking Vocabulary by Making Films
   Bring the vocabulary of film to life through the processes of filmmaking. Students learn terminology and techniques simultaneously as they plan, film, and edit a short video.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Authentic Writing Experiences and Math Problem-Solving Using Shopping Lists
   Students use their emerging writing skills to write shopping lists. They work within a budget, use problem-solving skills to create lists, and buy their favorite treats at the class store.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Crossing Boundaries Through Bilingual, Spoken-Word Poetry
   Students explore the idea of "crossing boundaries" through bilingual, spoken-word poetry, culminating in a poetry slam at school or in the community.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Cut up, Cover up, and Come Away with Ideas for Writing!
   Students rework their forgotten/abandoned drafts by cutting and covering up selected words. By creatively manipulating text, they explore portal writing, a strategy for envisioning a new story or story direction.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Exchanging Ideas by Sharing Journals: Interactive Response in the Classroom
   Pairs of students respond to literature alternately in shared journals. Mini-lessons are presented on responding to prompts, creating dialogue, adding drawings, and asking and answering questions.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Family Message Journals Teach Many Purposes for Writing
   This lesson encourages children to explore authentic reasons for writing by writing messages to their family in a family message journal.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Launching Family Message Journals
   This lesson introduces Family Message Journals—a teacher-tested tool for encouraging family involvement and supporting writing to reflect and to learn.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Recurring Lesson
   Literature Response in Primary Classrooms
   This step-by-step literature response template for use with read-alouds asks students to use drawing and writing to respond to increasingly-complex prompts which address literary elements as well as personal connections.
9. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Nature Study Outdoor Treasure Hunts (with Spanish language option)
   Students take a walk on the wild side when they research an animal and create a scavenger hunt activity for their classmates.
10. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Recurring Lesson
    Note Writing in the Primary Classroom
    This lesson provides a wealth of ideas for using notes in the classroom to promote authentic writing among children.

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