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: English Language Arts Standards » Writing » Grade 4 » 3 » c ELA Standard • Use a variety of transitional words and phrases to manage the sequence of events. English Language Arts Standards » Writing » Grade 5 » 3 » c ELA Standard • Use a variety of transitional words, phrases, and clauses to manage the sequence of events. English Language Arts Standards » Writing » Grade 6 » 2 » c ELA Standard • Use appropriate transitions to clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts. English Language Arts Standards » Writing » Grade 6 » 3 » c ELA Standard • Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence and… English Language Arts Standards » Writing » Grade 7 » 2 » c ELA Standard • Use appropriate transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and… English Language Arts Standards » Writing » Grade 7 » 3 » c ELA Standard • Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence and… English Language Arts Standards » Writing » Grade 8 » 2 » c ELA Standard • Use appropriate and varied transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas… English Language Arts Standards » Writing » Grade 8 » 3 » c ELA Standard • Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence, signal… English Language Arts Standards » Writing » Grade 9-10 » 2 » c ELA Standard • Use appropriate and varied transitions to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and… English Language Arts Standards » Writing » Grade 11-12 » 2 » c ELA Standard • Use appropriate and varied transitions and syntax to link the major sections of the text, create…

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: English Language Arts Standards » Reading: Literature » Grade 9-10 » 3 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.

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. 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. The intended duration of this lesson is 30 - 45 minutes, but could be extended based on quality and quantity of student discussion. Anywhere there is a star, the student is expected to do something. Learning objectives/targets include… CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.10 By the end of grade 8, read and comprehend history/social studies texts in the grades 6-8 text complexity band independently and proficiently.