Teaching Is Easier with Our New Lesson Templates

            
        

   			            
              Teaching Is Easier with Our New Lesson Templates            
			            By Jonathan LeMaster on January 26, 2016        
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When we built our digital lesson planner, we wanted to give teachers a few standard-aligned templates so they had a place to start. The templates save time and make planning easier for teachers because they offer a lesson that is 75% complete. Over the years, the lesson templates have received great reviews, so we decided to expand our library of templates this year. Now, teachers grades 4-12 have reading and writing templates that they can use to get started teaching state literacy standards.
We have lesson templates for science, history (social studies), and English. If a template doesn't fit exactly what you need, "Add it to your lessons" and make changes. You can change the grade, subject, prompt, standards, and skills. The lesson is yours. Make it work for you and your students.
This is just a sampling of our 14 lesson templates. From reading and writing about main ideas to analyzing arguments, we have a template for you!
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Ms. Corbin 1/27/2016

I found something on understanding questions, where the student looks at the verbs in the questions. I cannot find that any longer. I want to use this in my class, looking and analyzing the verb in the question. Can you help me find it?

Mr. LeMaster 1/29/2016

Hi Ms. Corbin. I think you are referring to Analyzing Text-dependent Prompts. http://www.literacyta.com/literacy-skills/analyzing-text-dependent-prompts. On this page you will also find a handout called Verbs in Prompts. This helpful document defines verbs as they are used in writing tasks. I hope this helps. Learn more about our writing resources in the Writing Center. http://www.literacyta.com/literacy-skills/writing-center.

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