Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Launching Young Readers: Episode 12: Growing Writers
Find video excerpts from this program on how to build students' writing skills. Includes links to recommended resources and transcripts for the videos.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Launching Young Readers: Episode 4: Writing and Spelling
Hosted by Vivica A. Fox, Writing and Spelling examines the connection between reading and writing and between spelling and composition. The program features successful methods for encouraging children to write and build their...
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English & Fun!: Strip Cartoons & Stories
This is a collection of printable cartoon and reading activities teachers can use with their younger ELL/ESL students. Materials include writing prompts, role and finger plays, limericks, and an activity on superlatives and comparatives.
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Mr Behm: Claim, Reason, & Evidence
Improve your writing skills by learning about claim (argument), reason (logical support), and evidence (proof). CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.9 Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
Austin Independent School District
Austin Independent School District: Fourth Grade Conventions Checklists [Pdf]
A series of three checklists for the first three nine-weeks, designed to help fourth graders focus on usage and mechanics in their writing.
Austin Independent School District
Austin Independent School District: Grading Rubric for the Biography [Pdf]
A rubric to use with a biographical writing assignment. Students can receive up to four points in eight different areas including a creative title, a clear organizational plan, interesting graphic elements, voice, usage and mechanics,...
Austin Independent School District
Austin Independent School District: 3rd Grade Conventions Checklists [Pdf]
A series of four checklists, one for each nine weeks, designed to track third graders' focus on usage and mechanics in their writing.
Austin Independent School District
Austin Independent School District: 3rd Grade Conventions Checklists [Pdf]
A series of four checklists, one for each nine weeks, designed to track third graders' focus on usage and mechanics in their written work in Spanish.
Austin Independent School District
Austin Independent School District: 5th Grade Conventions Checklists [Pdf]
A series of three checklists for sets of nine weeks, designed to track fifth graders' focus on usage and mechanics in their writing.
Austin Independent School District
Austin Independent School District: Tools of Persuasion [Pdf]
A slide presentation giving an explanation and example of nine different persuasive techniques including appeal to emotion, appeal to authority, urgency, and more.
English Zone
English Zone: Basic Possessives 1
This site offers a 10 question quiz in with fill-in-the blank statements and three choices of possessive noun spellings. Make your choice and find out the correct answer.
Other
School Journalism: Basic Interviewing and Reporting
Need a way to start off your journalism class for the year? This class period unit for High School Journalism can start you off on the right foot.
TES Global
Tes: Englicious
[Free Registration/Login Required] This site provides a preview for free website, Englicious.org, a resource that can help students with English and writing skills.
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Communication in Math Activities for Grades K 2
Early learners can build their math communication skills with these "Real-world," writing and problem solving activities. Students focus on developing strategies for using math vocabulary and writing about math.
Beacon Learning Center
Beacon Learning Center: Web Lesson: Get the Idea
Read through a lesson about main ideas and supporting details to understand their importance. Practice choosing the main idea of three nonfiction paragraphs. Features practice activities to enhance learning.
English Zone
English Zone: Main Page
This site lists links to an assortment of reading-related activities.
Other
Using English: Content Analysis Tool
How are your English writing skills coming along? This online text analyzer will help you assess word usage, sentence complexity, and other writing features. Copy and paste your text into the box and click to view statistics. This is...
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Web Worksheet Wizard: Narrative and Descriptive Prompts
Come and check out this list of narrative and descriptive writing prompts. These can be used as springboards for your writing.