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\nKindergarten Writing Rubrics\n

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\nHere is a set of three kindergarten writing rubrics designed to meet the Common Core writing standards for opinion, informative, and narrative writing pieces. They each include four levels of performance—beginning, developing,...\n
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\nBorrowing Narrative Skills from Mr. Fletcher: Using a \"Prompts in Reverse\" Technique to Inspire Your Writers\n

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\nHelp your class find their writing voices with this lesson which uses the work of Ralph Fletcher to guide a \"Prompt in Reverse\" activity. Using the chapter \"First Pen\" from Fletcher's Marshfield Dreams, learners decipher what they...\n
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\nShakespeare and Poe Teach Six-Trait Writing\n

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\nA Six-Trait Writing instructional activity helps your middle schoolers liven up their word choice and shows them how to evaluate their own writing. Class members take a close look at the language used in poems by Shakespeare, Kipling,...\n
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\nThe \"Write\" Stuff: Strategies and Conventions for Imaginative Writing\n

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\nA comprehensive and immersive series of lessons that examines various aspects of story development leads learners into writing a narrative of their own. Writers develop an understanding of the writing process as they use the learning...\n
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\nDear Diary\n

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\nWork on narrative writing with this lesson, in which middle schoolers analyze the characters from a selected piece of literature and write narrative diary pieces as the character. They work to understand the point of view of the...\n
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\nWriting the Essay\n

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\nRelate the structure of the essay to the structure of a building. The class compares an essay to a building, with the writer being the architect, the introduction being the foundation, and so on. They use the visual representation of a...\n
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\nConvey Ideas in Writing\n

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\nUse the platforms of the 2004 presidential candidates to bring persuasive writing to your class. Young voters identify the three issues most important to them in the election and research the issues and candidates' positions. They write...\n
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\nWriting and Presenting a Fable Using Research\n

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\nElementary and middle schoolers research animal facts and use them in a fable. First, they pair-share to find animal traits to use in writing a fable. They then complete a prewriting worksheet. After going through the writing process,...\n
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\nThe Personal Narrative\n

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\nAfter writing a personal narrative, learners edit their work and that of their classmates. Using the imbedded link, pupils edit their paper. They form small groups and check each other's papers for spelling, grammar usage, sentence...\n
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\nWriting and Autobiography\n

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\nAre you working on an autobiographical or narrative writing unit? Bring this lesson to your class, as it takes young writers through the process of drafting and sequencing an autobiography. After observing and demonstrating steps of the...\n
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\nPersuasive Practice: A Mt. Rushmore Addition\n

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\nBudding authors research a US President and persuade the National Park Service to add him to Mt. Rushmore. In addition to the persuasive essay, individuals are required to develop a visual presentation using a web-based software that...\n
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\nPersuasive Writing\n

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\nUse a quick bell-ringer to interest your class in the art of persuasion. They brainstorm where they find examples of persuasion in their lives and identify who is trying to persuade them. Then they either fish through magazines or look...\n
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\nScrambled Stories II\n

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\nReview story elements with your class. They will use examples from a story to develop critical-thinking questions. Then they use a graphic organizer to describe the setting, character, and plot of the story, focusing on how they...\n
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\nTeacher of the Year\n

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\nNow is the time to identify the great teachers in your school! Discuss the characteristics of persuasive writing and analyze an example. Then, each pupil chooses a teacher who they feel should be named teacher of the year. They plan and...\n
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\nAround the Room Short Story\n

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\nCollective story writing is a great way to reinforce the concept of story elements and collaborative learning. Young writers discuss story elements such as, setting, character, action, climax, conclusion, foreshadowing, dialogue, and...\n
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\nTelling Our Stories of Giving - Writing to Persuade\n

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\nAfter identifying the parts of a persuasive piece of writing, young writers explore different prewriting activities for the persuasive essay. They have the option to write a news article, personal narrative, or persuasive essay to...\n
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\nVaried Beginnings: Research Process / Narrative Writing Techniques\n

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\nWhat's the best way to start a story? Learners write a memoir using effective openings. They research the process and work through a list of hooks to use in their writing. They use at least two hooks to begin their personal memoir. A...\n
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\nThe World Around Me\n

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\nCombining visual and language arts, here is a resource that prompts middle schoolers to write stories based on pictures of their surroundings. They use digital cameras to take pictures of favorite areas in the school. Next, they choose...\n
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\nThe Personal Narrative - Part Two\n

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\nDoes your langauge arts class journal frequently? Extend one of your journaling activities by having your writers choose a journal entry and take it through the five stages of writing. They will use the attached graphic organizer to...\n
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\nScrambled Stories\n

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\nCharacter development, setting, and plot? Sounds like the makings of a good narrative story. Young authors read and analyze several narrative examples, and then they use what they know to pen an original composition. They work both in...\n
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\nA Creative Presentation\n

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\nBring writing to life with this lesson in which elementary and middle schoolers create a display of the imagery they identify in a series of Gary Paulsen books. They read the suggested materials, identify imagery and descriptive...\n
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\nCause and effect, problem and solution, compare and contrast, illustration and example -- your class has undoubtedly seen these essay structures before. But how are they related? Watch a reading video about the ways relationships between...\n
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\nI Went Walking Lesson Plan\n

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\nLearners study writing structure and patterns in repetitive texts. For this writing structure lesson, students read portions of a story and predict what will come next based on the repetitive text. Learners create their own repetitive...\n
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\nWriting Structure and Paragraph Lesson\n

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\nStudents review the correct form for writing paragraphs.  In this paragraph writing instructional activity, students rewrite a poorly written opening sentence. Students make changes to a closing paragraph.  Students write a...\n
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