236 words to use instead of "said."
List compiled from novels read by elementary students.
List is alphabetical.
Can be used enlarged... ByLaura Hurley
Gives practical ideas for teaching writing to ESL students with a very limited English vocabulary. This resource is a must for ESL teachers and co... BySharon Cortez
This is a complete 4-week unit for S.E. Hinton's THE OUTSIDERS, emphasizing the writing and revision process and close analysis of the text. The pr... ByWriting Guy
This book uses student examples, reproducible forms, models, and posters to inspire and create a class where revision is an important and exciting ... ByRobin James
Do your students have a hard time putting a comma after a sentence opener or dependent clause. Are you not sure how to teach it in the context of w... ByLuria Learning
This document contains a writing prompt to accompany study of Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s Chronicle of a Death Foretold. This prompt based on the co... ByWriting Guy
This activity is a great wrap up after teaching the various essay genres to your students. I started doing this activity about fifteen years ago wi... ByMary Ciccone-cook
This is a great activity for the first day of school or any day. It gives students a chance to be creative as they reflect on their learning and w... ByKay Honeyman
These forms allow students to recommend books to their classmates. Students can fill out the information on the card, write why the liked the book... ByRsmythe
My school has summer required reading. This is one in-class essay I periodically use to assess my students' writing at the beginning of the year. T... ByMary Ciccone-cook
Use this terrific KWL organizer to see how much students know about a particular sport. It can be used prior to doing research in the lab. YOU CA... ByB.rogers
A set of 12 different project ideas to use with the book, "The Viper's Nest", by Peter Lerangis. It is the 7th book in The 39 Clues series. These ... BySmart Chick
Students brainstorm the fantasy and reality elements of the book and record them on the graphic organizer. Next, they use the information to explai... ByK Tastinger
This is a four page overhead note, with brief class activities as you go through the note. This note introduces students to the definition and for... ByRelentless Innovation
This report outline assists young learners in preparing a report about a favorite animal. It asks questions which can be answered by students who a... ByMs. Stacy
These posters teach students about the 6 Traits of Writing by breaking down the meaning of each trait, using helpful acronyms and pictures. For ex... ByLiteracy Across The Curriculum
In this project, students translate a monologue, dialogue or soliloquy from Othello into contemporary language and syntax without losing the meanin... ByConnie
I teach in New York, where we give the infamous Regent's exams. Task IV, or the critical lens, is a literary analysis essay requiring students to r... ByAsa Suriano
This fun project also includes an expository writing project focusing on sequencing. Students will make a Valentine holder and write out direction... ByMrs. G
This worksheet is for recording student results during an investigation of the properties of rocks.
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The word wall I offer here is the one I used in my second grade classroom for many years. 215 words are included. They range from the phone... ByP. Jane Jones
This activity consists of a pattern to create a 2 dimensional “ballot box” pocket folder that will be used to store index cards, as well as a s... ByRebecca Bettis
This download contains a pair of college entrance essays or personal statements, each effectively illustrating quality exposition, detailed experie... ByWriting Guy
At the end of Monster, my students write a five paragraph essay about their perspective on the innocence of Steve Harmon. We generally debate this... BySharon Aiuvalasit
I have titled this graphic organizer "Building up to the Big Problem". My 3rd graders have used this organizer in their realistic fiction writing ... ByIlovetoteach
I first used this project with gifted eighth graders. They loved it. Not only did they enjoy the discussion but they loved doing art work in Englis... ByMary Ciccone-cook
This is a power point presentation modeling exemplary and poor examples of paragraphs in a movie review. First I give the information they need in ... ByRitasue29
Creative Writing stimulus and starters. Each page can be photocopied and/or laminated -self contained worksheets for use in the English classroom,... ByAngie Barillaro- Radiant Heart
This essay grading rubric is the result of many great rubrics all smooshed and morphed into one. This rubric works best for literary analysis essay... ByGreta Barron
Students can prepare for the 7th grade Writing CST by thinking and writing about the following practice prompts. Attached is one prompt and 3-colu... ByMonica Lukins
A chart with 11 RAFT topics for the book, "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon", by Grace Lin. There is also a blank chart for students to write the... BySmart Chick
The academic essay is a brief, formal, objective piece of non-fiction prose. Students learn to focus, organize, support, and package their answers ... BySandy Chambers
This is the rubric that I use for the Persuasive Essay at the end of the unit Monster by Walter Dean Myers. I give two grades for the essay one on... BySharon Aiuvalasit
Motivating prompts and easy activities that develop the essentials of strong writing. Some topics include: writing focused paragraphs, supporting g... ByRobin James
Bring in the new year with the new 2011 Read Aloud Response worksheets! Students can trace basic heading statements like "My name is..." and "Today... ByJ.d. Vila
This is a great tool for students as they begin to learn how to research and write note cards. The students begin by write down what they already k... ByCrockett's Classroom
A set of writing sheets designed to go with the FREE monster exchange on-line writing project. These sheets will take your students step by step t... BySmart Chick
Describes in simple kid-friendly language different techniques students can use when writing or analyzing persuasive essays. Includes a persuasive... BySharon Cortez
Story mapping promises to increase the reading comprehension and writing skills of English language learners. This presentation demonstrates how st... ByScott N. Forrest, Ed.d.
This document includes two assignments: one for novels that have become a movie and one for novels that students become the "scriptwriter" because ... ByMary Ciccone-cook
This document can be used as a series of in-class activities or as a guide/worksheet for students when preparing for comparison-contrast analysis. ... ByHttp://www.learning-centered.c
This is a click-and-replace template for writing a basic rough draft of an essay. In this case it is for Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Tw... ByBrandon Juhl