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Writing a Cooperative Class Story (3+)

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students write a beginning of a story, or as much as they can in 5 minutes. They pass their papers in a given order, then read the other student story and continue it for another 5 minutes.
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Descriptive Essay

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners review previously written essays, draw pictures of shapes, and write descriptive essays.
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Curator's Report

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students write a curator's report in order to persuade a board of directors to purchase an artwork for a museum.
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Presenting Your Case

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils research a famous person of their choice in this lesson. They research the person's life, feelings, and character through a series of written activities. They compile their research into a creative project called a character's...
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Our Monster Travels...

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students write emails to their parents and locate specific places on a map. In this email lesson, students email their parents from the teacher's account and map locations of their parents.
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The Time I Got Lost

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders go through the writing process but substitute paper and pencil with the computer to create a story about "The Time I Got Lost".
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Facing Obstacles with Creativity and Humor

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore how to overcome obstacles. In this perseverance lesson, students discuss effective strategies that could be used when faced with an obstacle. Middle schoolers discuss why having a plan, teamwork and perseverance...
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The Verbal Sketch

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Learners use perspective observation sketches to understand verbal description. In this subjective writing lesson, students practice writing subjective conversations using the cartoon worksheets.
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Language Conventions: Elements of a Good Log Entry

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners use writing logs to achieve clear and creative thinking about the story they are reading. They then describe changes in mood that happened in the story consider why such changes usually occur.
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Cinderella Stories

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students explore their creative writing skills. In this Cinderella writing lesson, students compare perspective as they read and discuss 2 versions of the "Three Little Pigs." Students then watch "Cinderella" and use their creative...
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Studying Anchor Papers

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars examine the Florida Writes! Rubric and discuss the basic elements of the scoring system. In small groups, they use the rubric to discuss and score several student essays.
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Luscious Language Boxes

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students experience a writing activity aimed at spicing up their writing. They use the classroom Luscious Language Box to add creative parts of speech to their writing.
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Developing Student Web Pages for Showcasing Research

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students employ information literacy skills to research topics. They develop topics using a graphic organizer. They draft, revise and edit research projects. They write an expository essay. They create a web page in Microsoft Publisher.
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Writing - Combining Ideas to Write Descriptive Paragraphs

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Pupils develop a strategy for combining various ideas into well formed sentences which then combine to produce effective descriptive paragraphs.
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The Diary of Anne Frank

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders read and discuss the book, The Diary of A Young Girl, by Anne Frank, analyzing the autobiographical writing style of journal writing. They write their personal thoughts, feelings, and experiences of their own daily...
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Easy Essays Step 1

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore how to write the five-paragraph essay.

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