Standard 2.2

2.2 Articulate his or her own thoughts and ideas and those of others objectively through speaking and writing.

Grade(s): 6, 7, 8

Year: 2011

Autumn Acrostics : "Fall" Into Writing Poetry!

Lesson

Acrostic poetry is a form that is fun, relaxing, and understandable to most age groups who are readers and writers. Acrostic "name poems" are composed as early as 2nd grade in ELA classes; but that...

Raccoon Study with Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe

Lesson

In Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe, the main character Cricket decides to live in a treehouse in the woods. She returns one afternoon to find her father’s book and her food supply destroyed by...