Here's a great new twist on fairy tales. Students create a news report based on the events of a fairy tale! They act as anchor, field reporter, o... ByCarol Sanders
Here is a great revising activity. Students cut a paragraph into separate sentences, then have a peer order them glue them down. Writers will see... ByCarol Sanders
S.O.S. is a tool for students to examine their own sentences for length, variety, and other common problems. They can work alone or with a partner... ByCarol Sanders
Help your students to learn technical writing the sweet way. They love this! Each group creates a sculpture using gumdrops and toothpicks, then wr... ByCarol Sanders
Here is an excellent explanation of strategies for removing "you" from writing. We begin with a document suitable for an overhead transparency or ... ByCarol Sanders
Here is a model business letter with all the parts labeled and explained so that students can see every detail of a proper business letter: spacing... ByCarol Sanders
Help your students remove the pesky "it" and "there" in their sentences with this exercise. An explanation of strategies for revision is ready to ... ByCarol Sanders
Knowing WHEN to change a passive voice sentence to active voice is one thing; knowing HOW is quite another! Here is an exercise that explains exac... ByCarol Sanders
Here's a neat visual way to look at character! Students devise a shape for each character in any work of literature and then arrange the shapes ac... ByCarol Sanders
This writing activity encourages kids to stretch time using lots of detail. They must write 250+ words about something that lasts only about ten s... ByCarol Sanders
This is a great reading activity that is applicable to any text. Students create a three-dimensional project with elements from the work--setting,... ByCarol Sanders
At last here is material for Jon Hassler! You and your students can study Staggerford with introductory activities, vocabulary, study guide, quizz... ByCarol Sanders