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Writing Resources: Everything You Need

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Story Starters

Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8

This interactive tool creates quick writing prompts to help young students delve into creative writing.

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Unit Plans

Exploring the Genre of Review Writing

Grades: 3–5, 6–8

In this unit, students will investigate three areas of the review genre: food, movies, and books. Ongoing formative assessment will guide the way in helping the teacher and students study, evaluate, and write their own reflections of literature and the world around them.

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Writing Resources

Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8

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Online Learning Activities, Writing Activities

Write It

Grades: 6–8, 9–12

The premiere site for kids' and teens' writing instruction and online publishing, Write It is packed with step-by-step workshops, tutorials, and...

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Online Learning Activities, Writing Activities, Lesson Plans and Unit Plans

From Brainstorm to Published Paper

Grades: 3–5

Students researh, observe, and experiment in relation to a chosen topic. They then prepare a short science report and publish it online.

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Writing Activities, Unit Plans

Launching a Writer's Workshop

Grades: 1–2, 3–5, 6–8

This unit gives ideas to get your Writer's Workshop started effectively. Ideas include interviewing writers, discovering where writers get their...

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Writing Activities, Lesson Plans

Writing an Autobiography

Grades: 6–8

The genre of autobiographical writing builds on the existing interest that middle school students already have in themselves and their lives while...

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Writing Activities

Writing for the Web

Grades: 3–5, 6–8

Motivating students to write is much easier when they are engaged in an authentic writing experience. Students get invested in the process, take...

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Computer Lab Activities, Online Learning Activities, Writing Activities, Book Resources, Lesson Plans

Book Reviews: Online and Beyond!

Grades: 3–5, 6–8

In this unit, students will investigate three areas of the review genre: food, movies, and books. Ongoing formative assessment will guide the way in...

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Lesson Plans

The Craft of Magazine Writing

Grades: 3–5, 6–8

Students will identify nonfiction features, discuss why those features are used, and apply some of these features in a class-created magazine.

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Writing Activities, Lesson Plans

Writing Movie Reviews: Lights, Camera, Publish!

Grades: 3–5, 6–8

Students will explore writing movie reviews as part of a larger unit of study on review writing. Ongoing formative assessment will guide the way in...

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Lesson Plans

Writing Food Reviews: Food for Thought

Grades: 3–5, 6–8

Students will explore writing food reviews as part of a larger unit of study on review writing. Ongoing formative assessment will guide the way in...

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Articles, Book Resources, Lesson Plans

Activities for Demonstrating the Traits of Writing

Grades: PreK–K, 1–2

Learn how to adapt the Six-Traits writing model for use in your classroom. Kechia Williams, a middle school teacher in South Carolina uses the...

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Book Resources, Lesson Plans

Teaching Writing to Young Children

Grades: 1–2

Teaching lessons within the Trait Crate series for Grades K-2 that use picture books, teaching guides, posters and more.

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Writing Activities, Articles

Teaching Beginning Writers

Grades: PreK–K

Teaching writing to young children takes a lot of preparation and patience. With the right resources in place, you can foster successful writers...

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Writing Activities, Lesson Plans

How-To Books

Grades: PreK–K, 1–2

Naomi and Alexandra use the creative non-fiction genre to support kindergartners language and vocabulary skills to write how-to books about topics...

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Teaching Guides

Writing With Scientists Teacher's Guide

Grades: 3–5, 6–8

Lesson plans and additional resources for using the "Writing With Scientists" student activity in the classroom

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Teaching Guides

Ann M. Martin's Writing Model

Grades: 3–5

Features a lesson plan in which students learn about author Ann M. Martin's writing process for the book, A Dog's Life. Students then use...

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Book Resources, Lesson Plans

Write Like David Shannon

Grades: PreK–K, 1–2

This lesson plan teaches students how to research author David Shannon and how to create a book that imitates his writing style.

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Writing Activities, Articles

Student-Created Poetry Slideshow in PowerPoint

Grades: 1–2

Teaching first graders poetry is great fun when you use Power Point as a teaching tool. One teacher uses her favorite, Five Senses Poem, to get...

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Book Resources, Lesson Plans

Acrostic Mother's Day Poems

Grades: 1–2

Mother's Day is a wonderful time to work on poetry writing in the form of acrostics. An acrostic poem uses the letters in a topic word to begin...

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Writing Activities, Lesson Plans

Pictures and Slogans Persuade an Audience!

Grades: 6–8

Shows a lesson plan for teaching students about the persuasive tactics used in advertising, including word choice and symbols, which students...

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Writing Activities, Book Resources, Lesson Plans

The Art of Persuasion

Grades: 1–2

Sharpen students' vocabulary, persuasive writing skills, and knowledge of the constitution with this lesson plan in which they write a mock letter...

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