WritingFix: Community for Writing Teachers » Chapter Book Lessons http://writingfix2.edublogs.org Teachers Sharing Writing Lessons. Teachers Adapting Writing Lessons. Teachers Sharing Adaptations. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:03:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Using the “Turning Point Poems” Lesson http://writingfix2.edublogs.org/2009/07/03/using-the-turning-point-poems-lesson/ http://writingfix2.edublogs.org/2009/07/03/using-the-turning-point-poems-lesson/#comments Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:52:47 +0000 writingfix2 http://writingfix2.edublogs.org/?p=401

WritingFix has an enjoyable (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by Ellen Hopkins’ chapter book, Crank. 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 you make to have success with your students; or…
3)  Anything else you think other teachers would benefit from hearing.

Share your ideas and adaptations by posting your thoughts in the “comment” box below.   Thank you in advance for participating in this community.

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WritingFix has an enjoyable (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by Markus Zusak’s chapter book, The Book Thief. 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 you make to have success with your students; or…
3)  Anything else you think other teachers would benefit from hearing.

Share your ideas and adaptations by posting your thoughts in the “comment” box below.   Thank you in advance for participating in this community.

]]> http://writingfix2.edublogs.org/2009/04/20/400/feed/ 0 “The Sum of Its Parts” Lesson http://writingfix2.edublogs.org/2008/08/12/the-sum-of-its-parts-lesson/ http://writingfix2.edublogs.org/2008/08/12/the-sum-of-its-parts-lesson/#comments Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:01:19 +0000 writingfix2 http://writingfix2.edublogs.org/?p=357

WritingFix has an enjoyable (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by Wendelin Van Draanen’s chapter book, Flipped. 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 you make to have success with your students; or…
3)  Anything else you think other teachers would benefit from hearing.

Share your ideas and adaptations by posting your thoughts in the “comment” box below.   Thank you in advance for participating in this community.

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WritingFix has a writing across the curriculum (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by Ella Cara Deloria’s chapter book, Waterlily. 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 you make to have success with your students; or…
3)  Anything else you think other teachers would benefit from hearing.

Share your ideas and adaptations by posting your thoughts in the “comment” box below.   Thank you in advance for participating in this community.

]]> http://writingfix2.edublogs.org/2008/08/12/native-american-oral-storytelling-lesson/feed/ 0 Using the “Magical Animal Encounter” Lesson http://writingfix2.edublogs.org/2008/08/09/using-the-magical-animal-encounter-lesson/ http://writingfix2.edublogs.org/2008/08/09/using-the-magical-animal-encounter-lesson/#comments Sat, 09 Aug 2008 21:47:20 +0000 writingfix2 http://writingfix2.edublogs.org/?p=353

WritingFix has an enjoyable (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by J. K. Rowling’s chapter book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. 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 you make to have success with your students; or…
3)  Anything else you think other teachers would benefit from hearing.

Share your ideas and adaptations by posting your thoughts in the “comment” box below.   Thank you in advance for participating in this community.

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WritingFix has a challenging (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by Philip Pullman’s chapter book, The Subtle Knife. 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 you make to have success with your students; or…
3)  Anything else you think other teachers would benefit from hearing.

Share your ideas and adaptations by posting your thoughts in the “comment” box below.   Thank you in advance for participating in this community.

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WritingFix has a great (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by Sharon Creech’s chapter book, Walk Two Moons. 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 you make to have success with your students; or…
3)  Anything else you think other teachers would benefit from hearing.

Share your ideas and adaptations by posting your thoughts in the “comment” box below.   Thank you in advance for participating in this community.

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WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by Gary Soto’s chapter book, The Afterlife. 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 you make to have success with your students; or…
3)  Anything else you think other teachers would benefit from hearing.

Share your ideas and adaptations by posting your thoughts in the “comment” box below.   Thank you in advance for participating in this community.

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WritingFix has a notebook-friendly (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by David Lubar’s chapter book, Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie. 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 you make to have success with your students; or…
3)  Anything else you think other teachers would benefit from hearing.

Share your ideas and adaptations by posting your thoughts in the “comment” box below.   Thank you in advance for participating in this community.

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WritingFix has an enjoyable (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by Robert McCloskey’s chapter book, Homer Price. 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 you make to have success with your students; or…
3)  Anything else you think other teachers would benefit from hearing.

Share your ideas and adaptations by posting your thoughts in the “comment” box below.   Thank you in advance for participating in this community.

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