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Grade 1

• Strand 1

  • 1.1.A
  • 1.1.B
  • 1.1.C
  • 1.1.D
  • 1.1.E

• Strand 2

  • 1.2.A
  • 1.2.A.i
  • 1.2.A.ii
  • 1.2.A.iii
  • 1.2.A.iv
  • 1.2.A.v
  • 1.2.A.vi
  • 1.2.A.vii
  • 1.2.B
  • 1.2.B.i
  • 1.2.B.ii
  • 1.2.B.iii
  • 1.2.B.iv
  • 1.2.B.v
  • 1.2.B.vi
  • 1.2.C
  • 1.2.C.i
  • 1.2.C.ii
  • 1.2.C.iii
  • 1.2.C.iv
  • 1.2.D
  • 1.2.E
  • 1.2.F

• Strand 3

  • 1.3.A
  • 1.3.B
  • 1.3.C
  • 1.3.D

• Strand 4

  • 1.4

• Strand 5

  • 1.5

• Strand 6

  • 1.6.A
  • 1.6.B
  • 1.6.C
  • 1.6.D
  • 1.6.E
  • 1.6.F
  • 1.6.G
  • 1.6.H
  • 1.6.I

• Strand 7

  • 1.7.A
  • 1.7.B
  • 1.7.C
  • 1.7.D
  • 1.7.E
  • 1.7.F

• Strand 8

  • 1.8.A
  • 1.8.B
  • 1.8.C
  • 1.8.D

• Strand 9

  • 1.9.A
  • 1.9.B
  • 1.9.C
  • 1.9.D
  • 1.9.D.i
  • 1.9.D.ii
  • 1.9.D.iii
  • 1.9.E
  • 1.9.F

• Strand 10

  • 1.10.A
  • 1.10.B
  • 1.10.C
  • 1.10.D
  • 1.10.E

• Strand 11

  • 1.11.A
  • 1.11.B
  • 1.11.B.i
  • 1.11.B.ii
  • 1.11.C
  • 1.11.D
  • 1.11.D.i
  • 1.11.D.ii
  • 1.11.D.iii
  • 1.11.D.iv
  • 1.11.D.v
  • 1.11.D.vi
  • 1.11.D.vii
  • 1.11.D.viii
  • 1.11.D.ix
  • 1.11.D.x
  • 1.11.E

• Strand 12

  • 1.12.A
  • 1.12.B
  • 1.12.C

• Strand 13

  • 1.13.A
  • 1.13.B
  • 1.13.C
  • 1.13.D
  • 1.13.E

TEKS ELA Standard: 1.10.B

discuss how the use of text structure contributes to the author’s purpose

OK Go Music Video on 64 Phones

A music video filmed on 64 phones and then displayed on 64 phones. What?

Great Sloths – Mixed Up Paragraph

Can you use the context clues to get these sentences about great sloths back into the correct order?

Gr 1-8

The Moon – Mixed Up Paragraph

Can you use the context clues to get these sentences about The Moon back into the correct order?

Gr 1-8

The Great Sphinx – Mixed Up Paragraph

Can you use the context clues to get these sentences about The Great Sphinx back into the correct order?

Gr 2-8

Coral Reef – Mixed Up Paragraph

Can you use the context clues to get these sentences about the coral reef back into the correct order?

Gr 2, 3, 6, 8

Think Like An Author: Hemingway vs Dickens

What if your students rewrote Dickens in the style of Hemingway and vice versa?

Gr 1-8

Automobiles – Mixed Up Paragraph

Can you use the context clues to get these sentences about automobiles back into the correct order?

Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8

Washington, DC – Mixed Up Paragraph

These sentences about Washington, DC got scrambled. Can you put them back in order using nothing but context clues?

Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8

Trains – Mixed Up Paragraph

Can you use the context clues to get these sentences about trains back into the correct order?

Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8

Earthquakes – Mixed Up Paragraph

Can you use the context clues to get these sentences about earthquakes back into the correct order?

Gr 2, 3, 4, 6, 8

Analyze Paragraphs: Baseball

Three paragraphs about baseball. They all cover the same topic — so what makes each one different? Now combine them into one super-paragraph.

Gr 1-8

Analyze Paragraphs: Cucumbers

Three paragraphs about cucumbers. They all cover the same topic — so what makes each one different? Now combine them into one super-paragraph.

Gr 1-8

Analyze Paragraphs: Empire State Building

Three paragraphs about the Empire State Building. They all cover the same topic — so what makes each one different? Now combine them into one super-paragraph.

Gr 1-8

Analyze Paragraphs: Tomatoes

Three paragraphs about tomatoes. They all cover the same topic — so what makes each one different? Now combine them into one super-paragraph.

Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8

Writing Sample: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Falling)

A passage from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to use as a mentor text, discussion starter, or writing prompt.

Gr 1-8

Writing Sample: The Velveteen Rabbit (The Toys)

A passage from The Velveteen Rabbit to use as a mentor text, discussion starter, or writing prompt.

Gr 1-8

Writing Sample: The Jungle Book (Bagheera)

A passage from The Jungle Book to use as a mentor text, discussion starter, or writing prompt.

Gr 1-8

Paragraphs: Systems of Sentences

Blow up a paragraph into individual sentences. Now reassemble it. The clues hiding in each sentence will surprise you.

Gr 1-8

Writing Sample: The Wind in the Willows

A passage from The Wind in the Willows to use as a mentor text, discussion starter, or writing prompt.

Gr 1-8

Writing Sample: Moby Dick

A passage from Moby Dick to use as a mentor text, discussion starter, or writing prompt.

Gr 1-8

Writing Sample: Peter Pan

A passage from “Peter Pan” to use as a mentor text, discussion starter, or writing prompt.

Gr 1-8

Writing Sample: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

A passage from “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” to use as a mentor text, discussion starter, or writing prompt.

Gr 1-8

Writing Sample: The Fall of the House of Usher

A passage from “The Fall of the House of Usher” to use as a mentor text, discussion starter, or writing prompt.

Gr 1-8

Studying and Remixing “The Raven”

Ready to push kids beyond the boring, old ABAB rhyme scheme and into something a bit more complex?

Gr 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Persuasion and Packaging: Ethos, Pathos, and Logos

How does a drink’s packaging affect us emotionally and logically?

Gr 4-8

Reduce Anxiety: Square Breathing (Tool 1)

Reduce anxiety by breathing in a square pattern.

Gr 1-8

Teach Non-Fiction Writing Structure With Fractals

Did you ever notice that the structure of an essay is very similar to the structure of a paragraph? Hmm…

Gr 1-8

Better Stories Part 5: Plot Structure

Ever read a student’s story that was just event after event after event and then a very sudden ending? They lack an understanding of a plot’s structure. With the help of Finding Nemo, I break down how to set up a well-structured plot.

Gr 1-8

Better Stories Part 1: The Big Idea

We open our unit on narrative writing with a big idea: “structure increases creativity.” I show how this is true by bringing in examples from across all disciplines.

Gr 1-8