LESSON PLANS
Encourage students to follow the step-by-step directions for writing an essay.
Teach your students how to write a narrative poem based on a prose realistic fiction selection using this detailed…
REFERENCE
This selection of Emily Dickinson's poems gives students the opportunity to experience one of America's outstanding…
TEACHING RESOURCE
Suggestions for revising the first draft of an essay.
ASSESSMENT
The organization, elements of definition/classification, grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling of a written piece are…
WORKSHEETS
Description of the navigational instruments used by Columbus and a creative writing activity.
Give children practice in identifying verbs.
Students consider the impact of the world's social issues on artists, writers, and musicians. Then, they express their…
Caring for a sick loved one can be a difficult task. Pupils use the questions provided to write about how they might…
Assign writing prompts about the 1970s, and/or books that were written in the 1970s.
Explore an activity that asks students to think about transformations and the ways in which their lives would be changed…
Assign writing prompts about the 1900s, and/or books that were written in the 1900s.
Print out and give pupils this writing activity to teach them more about World War I, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, and…
In this writing assignment, students use the 5 Ws and 1 H (who, what, when, where, why and how) to write about their day…
Practice identifying possessive pronouns with this worksheet.
Students write a Fall poem and explore rhyming patterns.
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Follow these rules to encourage successful brainstorming.
Week 10: Word analogies to sharpen students' thinking skills and prepare them for standardized tests.
Students write fall-themed haikus, then decorate paper with beautiful autumn scenes on which to write their poetry. …
EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS
These prompts and activities will help improve your students' writing skills while unleashing their imagination! All of…
Focus peer conferencing and make it a valuable tool with this set of questions.
The organization, elements of expressive writing, grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling of a written piece are scored…
The organization, elements of description, grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling of a written piece are scored in this…
The organization, elements of how-to/process explanation writing, grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling of a written…
