TEACHING RESOURCE
In shared writing, the teacher and students compose text together, with both contributing their thoughts and ideas to…
Learn how to incorporate journaling in your classroom. Teachers can use journaling as a kind of window into how students…
ACTIVITIES
This summer enrichment packet is focused on helping secondary students build or freshen reading and writing skills…
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Five elements of a story's plot (introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution) provide the…
Definitions of words that help students write different types of essays.
Writing aloud, or modeled writing, is a strategy wherein teachers use a "think aloud" strategy to share their thinking…
An essential graphic organizer for all ELA classes! Students are asked to identify cause and effect of a story with…
A writing workshop is a block of time set aside in the school day to focus exclusively on the writing process.
WORKSHEETS
After reading and discussing the genre of historical fiction, students consider the life of immigrants and write a story…
Arrange a main idea and four supporting examples on a spider map. This printable is customizable. Tailor the PDF to your…
LESSON PLANS
In this project, students will research a notable African-American scientist and then create a social media account for…
In this scoot, students move around the room asking each other get-to-know-you questions. To promote listening skills,…
Help Students sort out ideas with this basic web or Concept Map. This printable is customizable. Tailor the PDF to your…
ASSESSMENT
The organization, elements of literary analysis/interpretation writing, grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling of a…
This lesson, to be completed after reading The Sun, the Wind, and the Rain, has students practice their journaling…
Help students to go beyond a spell check by using this in-depth checklist for grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling…
Extra credit project for the lesson Musical Roots.
Students learn how to cite sources from the Internet for their essays and papers.
Students recall an incident that proves life isn't always fair. They then write a short story about this event.
This customizable rubric will help you assess your students' writing performance across your curriculum. The ten-point…
The writing conference is a one-on-one strategy, that takes place between the student writer and the teacher.
LESSON
This goal setting themed packet is designed by TeacherVision Advisory board member and veteran high school teacher,…
Students can use this graphic organizer to keep track of their research. This will set them up for success as they work…
How to format citations for Web sources.
