This is a very cute booklet with directions and letter to parents to create at home a booklet you can display all year long in your reading center.... ByLauren Vila
A set of 10 project challenges to go with the book, "Crispin", by Avi. These projects give students a chance to research and write in a variety of... BySmart Chick
This 8-page unit focuses on an intriguing prompt that sparks plenty of debate among students: Which is the best era of life: infancy, childhood, ad... ByWriting Guy
In this creative writing assignment, students get to imagine themselves as President of the United States. With the upcoming Presidential election... ByB.rogers
Short research project for 3rd or 4th graders. Create a class informational book based on student research and writing about topics they are excit... ByBavarian Librarian
Conferring with students during Writing Workshop can be a very difficult task. Make life easier with this child friendly Conference Log. This log c... ByAmy Gordon
This product is an 8 page packet that guides the student through writing a compare/contrast writing piece about transportation. Simply print and gu... ByMeghan Feby
This handout gives the students a choice of two essay topics for Lord of the Flies. They can either write about the book as a Christian Allegory or... ByKatherine Sweeny
This item is for the student to look at a paragraph and analyze it from a variety of perspectives. Once the student copies the paragraph, they hav... ByLawrence Vincent
This is a powerpoint that gives step-by-step directions on how to write an essay that shows how Lord of the Flies supports the "Survival of the Fit... ByJennifer Hampton
During African American History month or at any other time of the year, use this research information including directions, outline template, timel... ByB.rogers
In this game, Name That Penguin!, students will write multiple choice questions encouraging their classmates to identify their penguin species. Th... ByKnightsteacher
Peer Edit Sheet for a description paper. This can also be used to create a rubric or style sheet. This can be edited for your specific requiremen... BySarah Ross-koves
This 31 page pack includes 150 writing prompts, five for each week of Units 1 -6 for Grade 3 Harcourt Houghton-Mifflin Journeys. It also includes ... ByMiss B, Busy Bee
This can be used for any student or classroom trying to improve organization in their essay writing. It is geared for my 11th grade NYS Regents ELA... ByRitasue29
Use this template to guide you through a unit on writing a biography with elementary students. It includes an exploration activity, paragraph orga... ByIlovetoteach
Five writing prompts that can be used in a variety of ways: as essay assignments, journal entries, in-class discussion "sponges," group projects, ... ByMrs. Smith
This worksheet is a "Novel Critique" designed in a "cloze" format for students to evaluate and write about a novel/book they have read. It invites... ByMonica Lukins
Help your students apply what they know about the three categories of persuasion, according to Aristotle, with the Persuasion: Logos, Pathos, and E... ByTeacher Tricks
Help your students make connections between Language Arts/English and Social Studies/History with the Persuasion: 25,000 Persuasion Vocab Pyramid T... ByTeacher Tricks
This 15-page booklet is a step-by-step guide to writing a research paper. It takes the student through each paragraph (5 paragraph essay), with cle... ByHeather Ohl
This assignment includes detailed directions and a rubric so that students can take a persuasive essay and present it as a slideshow presentation. ... ByPatricia Hutton
Students must analyze James Gatz/Jay Gatsby, and then connect their own feelings about what makes a person "great" to his character. Is he really g... ByJulie Rine
This 3-page handout gives a brief description for why students should differentiate between fact and opinion in their writing.
This handout includ... ByMrs. S
This worksheet discusses the difference between a verb and a vivid verb. It shows students that word choice plays an important role in good writing... ByAshlie Ayoung-chee
A set of 12 pages of writing sheets for a penguin report on any type of penguin. There is an outline with the sections in the report as well as qu... BySmart Chick
I love these projects because students cannot buy or copy papers from the Internet in their effort to complete the assignment. The key is to offer... ByConnie
A set of creative and expository writing and project challenges to go with the book, "Freak the Mighty", by Rodman Philbrick. A great way to diffe... BySmart Chick
This is a great, fun project for students completing the play, Our Town. It prompts them to focus and remember the little things in their life and ... ByRitasue29
Using internal documentation and citations is crucial to developing papers that "give credit where credit is due." This PowerPoint presentation is... ByPowerpoint Guru
This is a simple guide to help students write a paper about character. It includes a brainstorming activity, a definition of the term character, an... ByLisa Ray
Missouri History is a literacy-based lesson aligned with the Common Core Standards.
This 31-page lesson teaches about the state's first people, ... BySplash! Publications
This is a handout to help students write comparison and contrast paragraphs. Simple to understand, these steps to writing a comparison and contrast... ByHappyedugator
This is a folder containing nineteen essay rubrics. Each rubric is a one-page word document. You will be able to change point values to suit the ne... ByAdam Erickson
This document contains eleven mini-lessons that can be used for teaching persuasive and informative writing. Each lesson includes a "weak" writing... ByB. B. Productions
This Power Point takes students through the steps of developing a thesis statement, finding supporting evidence, and weaving analysis into a five p... ByBarbara Tollison
This handout contains three possible essay prompts for Camus' The Stranger. Following the essay prompts themselves are step-by-step directions on ... ByHeather Temple
Do you want your students to be better writers? Then Essential Tips to Great Writing can help you achieve your goal. These tips present to both t... ByBruce Wentzell
The narrative essay is often forgotten and ignored as students venture into high school. Instead they sometimes are force fed persuasive essays an... ByPowerpoint Guru
This unit includes worksheets that explain and illustrate THIRTEEN different kinds of topic sentences. Gives students a real advantage for exciting... ByTeresa Holmgren
This handout is a ready-to-print assignment which contains six possible essay topics involving literary analysis of a text. The topics are general ... ByDr. Broome
This file includes a detailed 4-point rubric that assesses three Core Standards:
W.7.1. (Write and support an argument or claim)
W.7.5. (Develop ... ByD. Amador
This essay assignment is for students once they have finished reading the novel, Catcher in the Rye. Students must choose whether Holden is a sane... ByEnglish/american Studies Goods
Help your students develop their personal narratives with this brainstorming page. Students will be able to focus their ideas and get a skeleton fo... ByMiss Klohn