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Nicky Courneya

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Creating Children's Stories in the Classroom

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Portrait Paragraph: Descriptive Writing Lesson & Rubric

By Nicky Courneya

Your task: Choose one portrait from those displayed on our classroom wall. Write a detailed portrait paragraph (or more) describing the features of that person! Shhh....DON'T TELL anyone the portrait you chose; we'll see if your descriptive

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Creative Writing

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th

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Lesson

$3.00

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Greek/Latin Word Stems Unit with Lesson Activities & Assessments

By Nicky Courneya

Greek/Latin word stems have always been interesting to me but not my students. Until now. After a decade of teaching, my colleague and I have created a dynamic curriculum that gets kids excited, keeps us motivated, and has increased our summative

Subjects:

Spelling, Vocabulary, Latin

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th

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CCSS:

L.6.4b

$8.00

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Descriptive Writing Lesson & Rubric: Unlikely Travel Brochure

By Nicky Courneya

Let's imagine: Your boss just hired you to write a travel brochure....for a very UNLIKELY destination! It's time to put your descriptive writing talents to work! This lesson plan features: The task, two examples, a student checklist, and a rubric.

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

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Lesson

CCSS:

W.6.3d, W.6.10, CCRA.W.10

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Song of My Life Narrative Five Paragraph Essay Lesson & Rubrics

By Nicky Courneya

Students choose three songs that represent their life and explain the connection using a five paragraph essay and correct citation.This unit focuses on the Six Traits of Writing, especially organization, word choice, and sentence fluency. Students

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Writing-Essays

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

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Unit Plans

CCSS:

W.7.1b, CCRA.W.8

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Editing: Peer Editing Circles

By Nicky Courneya

Peer editing can be very ineffective! Try this new approach! After ten years of working with middle school students, I find this approach works better than all others that I've tried! With editing circles, students choose an editing area in

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Grammar, Spelling, Writing

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Printables, Task Cards

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ABC Sentences: Sentence Structure and Fluency Unit and Lesson Activities

By Nicky Courneya

When teaching sentence structure and sentence fluency, we wanted to create an authentic writing opportunity that would excite the kids, and we succeeded! ABC Sentences encourages students to vary the length of their sentences and start with a

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Grammar, Writing

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th

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Unit Plans

CCSS:

L.6.2a, L.6.3a

$7.50

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Main Idea and Writing Paragraphs: Laundry Sort

By Nicky Courneya

When introducing main idea and/or teaching students how to construct well-organized paragraphs, use this clever hook to grab their attention!

Subjects:

Writing, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

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Lesson

CCSS:

W.6.1a, W.6.4, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.5

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Complete Essay Unit: Charity Essay Step-by-Step & Distance Learning Adaptations

By Nicky Courneya

For one month every school year, my students bring all their writing and presentation skills together during this personalized and touching unit that encourages us all to show kindness. It's our favorite time of the year for teachers and students

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Unit Plans, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.5, CCRA.W.6, CCRA.W.7, CCRA.W.8, CCRA.SL.4, CCRA.SL.5, CCRA.SL.6, CCRA.L.1, CCRA.L.2

$25.00

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Google Docs™

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I Spy Quatrain Poetry Lesson/Rhyme Patterns with iPads

By Nicky Courneya

Inspired by the I Spy series written by Jean Marzollo, this lesson plan provides detailed lesson plans for use with or without iPads. A rubric is included based on the Six Traits of Writing. A sample project is also included as well as a student

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Graphic Arts, Instructional Technology, Poetry

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Rubrics, Lesson

$3.50

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Creating Children's Stories in the Classroom

By Nicky Courneya

Have your students create their own children’s stories! Try this unique unit that will entice your students AND cover over a dozen MN English/Language Arts standards! By having your students write children's stories, they can practice the writing

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Instructional Technology, Short Stories

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

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Unit Plans, Rubrics

$10.00

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Disney Vocabulary Unit, Activities, and Rubric

By Nicky Courneya

Based on the vocabulary beliefs of Robert Marzano, students will be excited to collect new, challenging words from songs they have grown up with! This unit includes six different vocabulary activities that will help students not only recognize but

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Vocabulary, Instructional Technology, Writing

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Unit Plans

$5.00

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Famous Person Quatrain Poem Involving Research and Bibliography

By Nicky Courneya

A unique way to introduce research, this project encourages students to choose a famous person and research his/her life. Then, students include facts they have learned into a quatrain poem along with a basic bibliography. This lesson includes the

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Poetry

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Research, Lesson

$2.00

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Descriptive Writing: Delicious, Descriptive Donuts

By Nicky Courneya

Encourage your students to vary their sentence starts, enhance their word choice, and incorporate commas correctly into their descriptive writing! This product includes a two day lesson plan that will take students from brainstorming, to drafting,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.W.5, CCRA.W.10, CCRA.L.2, CCRA.L.5

$4.00

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Sentence Stew: Sentence Structure & Fluency Lesson and Activity

By Nicky Courneya

Teaching sentence structure can be a drag. Learning it can be even worse! So, liven things up with this lesson! Bring sentences alive in this interactive lesson, and your students will never forget it!This lesson is also found within a unit

Subjects:

Grammar, Writing

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

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Lesson

CCSS:

L.6.2a, L.6.3a

$2.00

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Greek/Latin Word Stems Unit with Lesson Activities & Assessments Part 2

By Nicky Courneya

Subjects:

Spelling, Vocabulary, Latin

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th

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Assessment, Lesson

CCSS:

L.6.4b

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Two Voice Poem

By Nicky Courneya

Students practice the Sixth Trait of Writing: Voice by becoming two characters with opposite (yet somewhat similar) perspectives.

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Poetry

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, World Languages, Latin, Arts & Music, Graphic Arts, Instructional Technology, Short Stories, Writing, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Poetry