Archive for February, 2008

Using the “Beyond ‘Once Upon a Time’” Lesson

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by Avi’s chapter book, Crispin: The Cross of Lead. Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources. If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear: 1)  What worked well for you with the lesson; or… 2)  [...]

Using “The Ultimate Survivor” lesson

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by Gary Paulsen’s chapter book, Hatchet. Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources. If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear: 1)  What worked well for you with the lesson; or… 2)  What adaptations did [...]

Using the “What’s in a Name?” Lesson

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by Jerry Spinelli’s chapter book, StarGirl. Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources. If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear: 1)  What worked well for you with the lesson; or… 2)  What adaptations did [...]

Using the “Gotta Go Back in Time” Lesson

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by Elvira Woodruff’s chapter book, George Washington’s Socks. Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources. If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear: 1)  What worked well for you with the lesson; or… 2)  What [...]

Using the “Writing about Life’s Lessons” lesson

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by Linda Sue Park’s chapter book, A Single Shard. Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources. If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear: 1)  What worked well for you with the lesson; or… 2)  [...]

Using the “Visualized Writing” Lesson

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by Michael Buckley and Peter Ferguson’s chapter book, The Sisters Grim2: The Unusual Suspects. Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources. If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear: 1)  What worked well for you [...]

Using the “Launch a Fantastic Voyage” Lesson

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by Madeleine L’Engle’s chapter book, A Wrinkle in Time. Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources. If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear: 1)  What worked well for you with the lesson; or… 2)  [...]

Using the “Rules for a ‘Funner’ Life” Lesson

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by Christopher Paul Curtis’s chapter book, Bud, Not Buddy. Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources. If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear: 1)  What worked well for you with the lesson; or… 2)  [...]

Using “The Skin You’re In” Lesson

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by Sharon G. Flake’s chapter book, The Skin I’m In. Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources. If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear: 1)  What worked well for you with the lesson; or… [...]

Using the “Launch a Murder Mystery” Prompt

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by Ellen Raskin’s chapter book, The Westing Game. Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources. If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear: 1)  What worked well for you with the lesson; or… 2)  What [...]

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