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This lesson is a part of the narrative writing series. It focuses on the element of conflict and gives students a fun and clear understanding of what it is.

This lesson is a part of expository writing skills. Being able to fully explain a problem and present a viable solution is a key skill for students to master. This introductory lesson gets students engaged right away and show them the why the problem-solution essay is so important.

This comprehension passage I wrote, is entertaining, as well as inferential. It could be used to teach characterization, inferences, or problem & solution, among many others. It is easy reading and has comprehension questions at the end to test students understanding of character traits.

This lesson is to teach students to be environmentally friendly. It serves as an introduction to build awareness for energy conservation and energy efficiency. It was created as part of an energy saving course that the OAS provided as a part of sustainability education.

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This is a basic lesson which should be done while teaching expository writing. Depending on the type of exposition you are teaching (explain a process; cause and effect etc.) the transitional words used may vary but the overall concept of the importance of their use remains the same.

Do you need short passages along with questions to teach Inferences or drawing conclusions. This Quirky Series follows a little boy named Tony and his mom. They see the world quite differently. What mom sees as a threat, Tony sees as adventure, and so is the case with INSECTS. Their divergent views create the best stories. Enjoy!

This lesson narrows down specific techniques that can be used to enhance various elements in a narrative. Although the lesson mainly focuses on setting, the activities can easily be manipulated to use characterization examples (as both use the same techniques of effective development.) Students are able to see first hand how to incorporate each techniques, to make their writing effective and interesting.

This lesson is a must! It uses the short story Maternal Instinct from Miguel Street.

This lesson was created as a way to enhance students skills in writing characterizations. Students should be aware of techniques such as imagery and other figurative devices. This lesson uses all of these techniques to encourage students to be more effective in creating characterizations.

Making Inferences and drawing conclusions can be challenging and fun at the same time, even a bit weird. That is why this Quirky Series about bugs is sure to interest your students. The stories are about Tony, a boy who only sees adventure in the most unusual of ways. In this series, he follows the creepiest insects and learn many lessons along the way (in his own way of course). This series has 4 stories: Part 1- What good could become of a fly? Part 2 - What good could become of a roach? Part 3 - What good could become of a mosquito? Part 4 - What good could become of soldier ants? Each story has study questions in it, either throughout, or at the beginning and end.

This resource is a play providing education about three trees found in the Caribbean. In collaboration with my students, we researched and brought each character tree to life, to gain knowledge of the trees. It is also great for group project activities and calls for research and inferential thinking. This is a great environmentally friendly resource.

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