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Jennifer G's No Frills Skills

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Text Structure, Five types of paragraphs nonfiction project

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In this project students create an informational poster using the five types of paragraphs. Students choose their own topic, and research areas that can be described in sequence, by comparing, by description, by explaining cause and effect, and by

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Expository, Informational Text

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Super fast test prep five paragraph essay for AIR, PARCC

By Jennifer G's No Frills Skills

Did you know your Ohio student needs to be able to pop out a five paragraph essay in record time? This is a color coding and organization system to train the five paragraph essay. After going through the process and learning the five paragraph

Subjects:

ELA Test Prep, Writing-Essays

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Printables, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

W.3.1, W.3.2, W.4.1, W.4.2, W.5.1, W.5.2, W.6.2

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Writing a thesis and support, 5 paragraph essay, opinion essay, PARCC Ohio AIR

By Jennifer G's No Frills Skills

This is a quick attempt to break down thinking up a thesis and supporting details into an isolated activity. I used this to try to get my children to think on their feet to organize and essay, since Ohio testing will require them to write a five

Subjects:

English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Worksheets

CCSS:

W.3.1, W.3.2, W.4.1, W.4.2, W.5.1, W.5.2, W.6.1

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No Nonsense Fictional Narrative

By Jennifer G's No Frills Skills

Organizational Sheets for the important elements of a fictional narrative. Revision Sheet to improve writing with Show, Don’t Tell. Use these sheets as a multi lesson prewriting activity set to plan out each important aspect of a fictional

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Projects, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

W.4.3, W.5.3, W.6.3

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Essay tips for PARCC or other standardized essay testing 5th Grade ELA

By Jennifer G's No Frills Skills

I looked at the possible prompts in PARCC's document, and these are tips for the 5th grade possible prompts. If you examine the PARCC testing guidelines, there are outlines of the possible questions the students may receive and need to write an

Subjects:

ELA Test Prep

Grades:

5^th

Types:

Handouts, Assessment

CCSS:

RL.5.1, RL.5.2, RL.5.3, RL.5.6

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Figures of Speech drawing and activity packet

By Jennifer G's No Frills Skills

Students can personalize their learning about figures of speech by illustrating each figure of speech and creating a booklet. The file provides sheets with room for illustration and some other essential thinking about each fos. Include hyperbole,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

CCSS:

L.3.5, L.4.5, L.5.5, L.6.5

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Finding Theme, expanded menu w/references to Notice and Note Signposts

By Jennifer G's No Frills Skills

This is an organizer I use to teach theme. I have added in hints about Beers and Probst's Notice and Note fiction signposts in this organizer.

Subjects:

Reading, Close Reading

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Printables

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Graphic organizer for finding theme

By Jennifer G's No Frills Skills

Use this organizer and note sheet to help students find theme. Theme is very difficult, and keeping these criteria in mind with this organizer will help students get closer to finding the theme. I have included two assessment questions that can be

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

RL.4.2, RL.5.2, RL.6.2

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Singular or plural possessive identification.

By Jennifer G's No Frills Skills

Simple worksheet to tell "how many" a possessive noun indicates.

Subjects:

Grammar

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Worksheets

FREE

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Starting a Fictional Narrative Powerfully, Beginnings

By Jennifer G's No Frills Skills

Students use this sheet to examine the beginnings of several books they randomly select, and then examine the technique the author used to start their piece of fiction. The teacher should discuss what each type of beginning looks like and involves.

Subjects:

Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Worksheets, Printables

CCSS:

W.4.3, W.5.3, W.6.3

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Write 3 leads to a story

By Jennifer G's No Frills Skills

A quick quiz to see if students can write three types of story leads.

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

5^th

Types:

Printables

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Nouns and Verbs can be the Same Word!

By Jennifer G's No Frills Skills

Students investigate words like "fish" that can be used as either a noun or verb. Have students think of and illustrate a word that can exist both ways, and share out with the class.

Subjects:

Grammar, Vocabulary

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

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Common/Proper Nouns

By Jennifer G's No Frills Skills

Quick printable to use as an activity to generate common vs. proper nouns.

Subjects:

Grammar

Grades:

4^th, 5^th

Types:

Worksheets

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

4th and 5th grade, NBCT, Masters in Reading

MY TEACHING STYLE

Hands on, let's get messy, make learning personal and individual.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

NBCT 2000-2010

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

BA Psychology, MEd Reading

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Vocabulary, ELA Test Prep, Literature, Writing, Writing-Essays, Informational Text, Close Reading