<p>Students writing narrative essays (stories) often struggle with how to successfully transition from one paragraph to another. Here is a list of transition words that may be useful. This meets the following Common Core Standards:</p> <p>English Language Arts Standards » Writing » Grade 4 » 3 » c<br /> ELA Standard • <br /> Use a variety of transitional words and phrases to manage the sequence of events.</p> <p>English Language Arts Standards » Writing » Grade 5 » 3 » c<br /> ELA Standard • <br /> Use a variety of transitional words, phrases, and clauses to manage the sequence of events.</p> <p>English Language Arts Standards » Writing » Grade 6 » 2 » c<br /> ELA Standard • <br /> Use appropriate transitions to clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.</p> <p>English Language Arts Standards » Writing » Grade 6 » 3 » c<br /> ELA Standard • <br /> Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence and…</p> <p>English Language Arts Standards » Writing » Grade 7 » 2 » c<br /> ELA Standard • <br /> Use appropriate transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and…</p> <p>English Language Arts Standards » Writing » Grade 7 » 3 » c<br /> ELA Standard • <br /> Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence and…</p> <p>English Language Arts Standards » Writing » Grade 8 » 2 » c<br /> ELA Standard • <br /> Use appropriate and varied transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas…</p> <p>English Language Arts Standards » Writing » Grade 8 » 3 » c<br /> ELA Standard • <br /> Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence, signal…</p> <p>English Language Arts Standards » Writing » Grade 9-10 » 2 » c<br /> ELA Standard • <br /> Use appropriate and varied transitions to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and…</p> <p>English Language Arts Standards » Writing » Grade 11-12 » 2 » c<br /> ELA Standard • <br /> Use appropriate and varied transitions and syntax to link the major sections of the text, create…</p>

<p>Students writing narrative essays (stories) often struggle with how to develop and deepen conflict. This is a simple step-by-step of how to achieve dynamic conflict, with a practice task at the end. This meets the following Common Core Standards:</p> <p>English Language Arts Standards » Reading: Literature » Grade 9-10 » 3</p> <p>Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.</p>

<p>This lesson is intended for 6th - 8th grades, but could be modified for high school. Courses for which you may find this useful are US History, Social Studies, Civics, and Government.</p> <p>This document provides a practical step by step series of question prompts and action tasks, getting students to think about and understand whether the Reconstruction Amendments accomplished their goals. This lesson includes a written assessment (analysis/evaluation) relating to the 14th Amendment and whether our good intentions matched the outcomes in that particular case.</p> <p>The intended duration of this lesson is 30 - 45 minutes, but could be extended based on quality and quantity of student discussion.</p> <p>Anywhere there is a star, the student is expected to do something.</p> <p>Learning objectives/targets include…</p> <ul> <li>CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.10<br /> By the end of grade 8, read and comprehend history/social studies texts in the grades 6-8 text complexity band independently and proficiently.</li> </ul>