Empty Layer.
Empty Layer.
Empty Layer.
Empty Layer.
Empty Layer.
Empty Layer.
Empty Layer.
Empty Layer.
Empty Layer.
Empty Layer.
BetterLesson
Home
Professional Learning
Professional Learning
BetterLesson helps teachers and leaders make growth towards professional goals.
See what we offer
Learn more about
Coaching »
Workshops »
Learning Domains »
Instructional Strategies
Lesson Plans
Sign Up
Log In
BetterLesson
Math
English Language Arts
Science
Blended
Math
English Language Arts
Science
Blended Learning
English Language Arts
Kindergarten
Reading: Literature
Reading: Informational Text
Reading: Foundational Skills
Writing
Speaking & Listening
Language
First Grade
Reading: Literature
Reading: Informational Text
Reading: Foundational Skills
Writing
Speaking & Listening
Language
Second Grade
Reading: Literature
Reading: Informational Text
Reading: Foundational Skills
Writing
Speaking & Listening
Language
Third Grade
Reading: Literature
Reading: Informational Text
Reading: Foundational Skills
Writing
Speaking & Listening
Language
Fourth Grade
Reading: Literature
Reading: Informational Text
Reading: Foundational Skills
Writing
Speaking & Listening
Language
Fifth Grade
Reading: Literature
Reading: Informational Text
Reading: Foundational Skills
Writing
Speaking & Listening
Language
Sixth Grade
Reading: Literature
Reading: Informational Text
Writing
Speaking & Listening
Language
Reading: History/Social Studies
Reading: Science & Technical Subjects
Writing: History/Social Studies, Science, & Technical Subjects
Seventh Grade
Reading: Literature
Reading: Informational Text
Writing
Speaking & Listening
Language
Reading: History/Social Studies
Reading: Science & Technical Subjects
Writing: History/Social Studies, Science, & Technical Subjects
Eighth Grade
Reading: Literature
Reading: Informational Text
Writing
Speaking & Listening
Language
Reading: History/Social Studies
Reading: Science & Technical Subjects
Writing: History/Social Studies, Science, & Technical Subjects
Ninth and Tenth Grade
Reading: Literature
Reading: Informational Text
Writing
Speaking & Listening
Language
Reading: History/Social Studies
Reading: Science & Technical Subjects
Writing: History/Social Studies, Science, & Technical Subjects
Eleventh and Twelfth Grade
Reading: Literature
Reading: Informational Text
Writing
Speaking & Listening
Language
Reading: History/Social Studies
Reading: Science & Technical Subjects
Writing: History/Social Studies, Science, & Technical Subjects
Back
Writing: History/Social Studies, Science, & Technical Subjects
Middle School
Writing: History/Social Studies, Science, & Technical Subjects
Reading: History/Social Studies
Reading: Science & Technical Subjects
Writing: History/Social Studies, Science, & Technical Subjects
Text Types and Purposes:
WHST.6-8.1
Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content.
39 Lessons
WHST.6-8.2
Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/ experiments, or technical processes.
53 Lessons
Production and Distribution of Writing:
WHST.6-8.4
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
19 Lessons
WHST.6-8.5
With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.
1 Lessons
WHST.6-8.6
Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas clearly and efficiently.
4 Lessons
Research to Build and Present Knowledge:
WHST.6-8.7
Conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration.
6 Lessons
WHST.6-8.8
Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.
4 Lessons
WHST.6-8.9
Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
11 Lessons
Range of Writing:
WHST.6-8.10
Write routinely over extended time frames (time for reflection and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
8 Lessons