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A passage from “Peter Pan” to use as a mentor text, discussion starter, or writing prompt.
An intriguing passage from Anne of Green Gables to use as a mentor text, discussion starter, or writing prompt.
A passage from The Wind in the Willows to use as a mentor text, discussion starter, or writing prompt.
These sentences about Washington, DC got scrambled. Can you put them back in order using nothing but context clues?
Three paragraphs about wolverines. They all cover the same topic — so what makes each one different? Now combine them into one super-paragraph.
Can you use the context clues to get these sentences about The Great Sphinx back into the correct order?
Three paragraphs about cucumbers. They all cover the same topic — so what makes each one different? Now combine them into one super-paragraph.
Read three pieces of writing from three different robots about the same beautiful painting of a volcano. Who wrote it best?
Can you use the context clues to get these sentences about trains back into the correct order?
Three paragraphs about baseball. They all cover the same topic — so what makes each one different? Now combine them into one super-paragraph.
A passage from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to use as a mentor text, discussion starter, or writing prompt.
A passage from White Fang to use as a mentor text, discussion starter, or writing prompt.
One painting of ruins. Three robots. Three pieces of writing. Who wrote it best?
Can you use the context clues to get these sentences about The Moon back into the correct order?
A passage from “The Fall of the House of Usher” to use as a mentor text, discussion starter, or writing prompt.
Read three pieces of writing from three different robots based on a beautiful painting and decide who wins!
Three paragraphs about tomatoes. They all cover the same topic — so what makes each one different? Now combine them into one super-paragraph.
A passage from “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” to use as a mentor text, discussion starter, or writing prompt.
A passage from Moby Dick to use as a mentor text, discussion starter, or writing prompt.
Can you use the context clues to get these sentences about rain clouds back into the correct order?
A passage from The Velveteen Rabbit to use as a mentor text, discussion starter, or writing prompt.
Can you use the context clues to get these sentences about earthquakes back into the correct order?
What if your students rewrote Dickens in the style of Hemingway and vice versa?
Can you use the context clues to get these sentences about the coral reef back into the correct order?
Can you use the context clues to get these sentences about great sloths back into the correct order?
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.
Can you use the context clues to get these sentences about Pluto back into the correct order?
Blow up a paragraph into individual sentences. Now reassemble it. The clues hiding in each sentence will surprise you.
Can you use the context clues to get these sentences about automobiles back into the correct order?
One painting of a bridge. Three robots. Who wrote it best?
A passage from The Jungle Book to use as a mentor text, discussion starter, or writing prompt.
