This product is a powerpoint presentation that introduces the expository compare/contrast essay, using Nancy Sakamoto's short story, "Conversationa... ByMolly Metaphor
This lesson features a San Diego Union Tribune article about a father and child's reaction to the end of summer. The questions that follow address... ByPaulina Nelson
25 short read aloud stories and lessnt that motivate students to use literacy elements in their writing. Models: Foreshadowing, flashback, surpris... BySelma School-stuff
Two for one! Students were assigned to write a persuasive essay arguing for a monument dedicated to a historical person or event. The topics are se... ByKristi Jacobsen
A project about drunk driving for use with the book, "A Sudden Silence", by Eve Bunting. There are directions, a page and a half for research note... BySmart Chick
This file contains a Smart Notebook presentation designed to review the four narrative perspectives: first, second, third limited, and third omnisc... ByAlexander Clarkson
Encourage your students to use better word choice in their writing as they discover how to correctly apply connotation to enhance the tone of their... ByHeather Picolotti
This project contains directions and a fully customizable template for students to create a Maycomb newspaper. This project is designed for groups ... ByDr. Broome
Included are five different essay prompts for analyzing the writing style of early American literature (nonfiction). Links to all text are given—... ByMary Ciccone-cook
This is an easy formula to help students construct effective introductions. It breaks the introduction into 3 parts, allowing students to "plug" i... ByMikelib
This 2-page writing rubric/peer evaluation form relates directly to my own FREE Odyssey essay prompt and the Fagles translation of Homer's Odyssey.... ByWriting Guy
This is a descriptive listing of the most common -isms applied to literature (or life in general, actually). A term such as "relativism," for examp... ByPatricia R. Thompson
Planning for writing is an important part of any writing instruction. It is the start of any writing process, and it is the place where ideas are ... ByPowerpoint Guru
This file contains five reproducible pages that can be used individually or as a packet. It is intended as a reference tool for middle school stud... ByEducators' Friend
A set of 8 project challenges to go with the book, "The 39 Clues: Beyond the Grave (Book 4)", by Jude Watson. These challenges give students the o... BySmart Chick
Whenever you notice something different, or whenever you are reminded of one thing by another, you have caught yourself in the act of comparing and... ByJordan Barenburg
This is a very popular activity with students of all levels.
Students must argue their choice for who is MOST responsible for the baroness' death... ByJcferguson
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This checklist is designed for use in a peer critique or writing workshop at the high school level. It includes instructions for students and a det... BySarah Canney
A set of 20 poetry prompts based on some popular and some not so popular November holidays, like: write your own epitaph day, election day, chicken... BySmart Chick
A set of 8 project challenges to go with the book, "The young Man and the Sea", by Rodman Philbrick. These challenges give students the opportunit... BySmart Chick
These checklists help the Grade 5 teacher to calculate a mark for writing, editing and speeches (for the speaker and for the listener). It gives t... BySusan Grigor
The RAFT strategy employs writing-to-learn activities to enhance understanding of informational text. Instead of writing a traditional essay explai... ByDi Teacher
This standards-based essay topic has students writing a synthesis essay analyzing the concept of "coming-of-age" with the novels "A Tree Grows in B... ByThe English Guy
A set of 10 RAFT topics for the book, "The Puzzling World of Winston Breen", by Eric Berlin. There is also a blank chart for students to use to cr... BySmart Chick
Students work best when they have clear examples, so this series of handouts (or transparencies) shows successively improving conclusions. The fir... ByRyan Love
Writing and trying to get your students to write quality sentences start as early as kindergarten. Students use this visual to draft as well as wri... ByKrista Milewski
This handout is designed to go in a Writer's Notebook after or during a mini lesson. It is a resource that can be revisited anytime the skill is d... ByKelly Arendt
Students develop skills in persuasive writing through developing a petition on an issue on their choice. They brainstorm ideas for issues from the ... ByTerry-lynn Mcleod
A 12 page packet of writing sheets for students to use when writing informational reports about different types of frogs. There is an outline of t... BySmart Chick
While reading World at Her Fingertips by Joan Dash, students are able to learn about Helen Keller's life by using a graphic organizer worksheet. I... ByDuckangie
In Grade 4 students use models and templates for writing. This unit is about reading word problems and writing solutions. It explains the differen... BySusan Grigor
This week-long unit includes lesson plans, correlations to the Florida Sunshine State Standards, Literacy Centers and rotation schedule, vocabulary... ByK Tastinger
This PowerPoint uses the short story "The Fourth Little Pig" to demonstrate the writing of a thesis statement, concrete detail. and commentary for... ByNancy Joly-cause
This is a cumulating activity for an equality unit -- great for a social studies, English, or humanities classroom. The assignment asks students t... ByLindsay Terragna
This free graphic ordanize, entitled COMFORT COLLECTIONS, is based on the community's policy of giving comfort objects to Newchildren and our tende... ByMargaret Whisnant
This document contains 2 sheets - one with how to peer edit a google doc and another to compete while practicing a revising a google doc!... ByKelly Shewmake
here's a step by step explanation of how to set up your compare and contrast writing with your students. also included is a color-coded chart for ... BySusan Millan
This graphic organizer will provide students with a very detailed outline of what should be included in a paragraph. The graphic organizer also in... ByAnneda
This 9th grade package includes over 50 unique writing exercises. Also included are teacher instructions and helps. There are more than enough exer... ByMoosetracts Lp
Writing: To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter I - III, Six Plus One Traits, Economy of Words (4 pages):
The preview document is valuable itself as a f... ByEugene Wohlsdorf
Here's the perfect resource for your students' writing portfolios. Keep this list of 100 transitional on hand for any type of writing. The transi... ByB.rogers
This is a complete photo essay on the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. The location is not important as it is a model for your students. It is in p... ByCarol Irvin
This interactive app provides additional practice in adding capital letter at the beginning of sentences and ending punctuation marks indicating a ... ByBarbara Kruger
This complete InspirEd Educators 98 page e-book unit includes 21 single-class lessons to teach expository and persuasive writing. Topics include o... ByInspired Educators