Curated OER
Dear Diary
In this narrative learning exercise, students compose a diary entry that includes different facets of writing. Students then respond to different narratives in the class by answering 11 different questions.
Curated OER
Block the Sun, Not the Fun
Students discover ways to protect themselves from the sun. They identify diseases that are caused by too much sun exposure. They take a quiz and measure their progress throughout the year.
Curated OER
Newsletter Requirements Sheet
In this newsletter activity worksheet, students read a book and complete a newsletter activity as a novel analysis project. Students include a newsletter title, advertisements, news story, and obituary.
Curated OER
All About Me
Young scholars explore autobiographical stories. They write about a personal experience that is significant and memorable. Students specifically explain the chosen events. They define autobiography and share their stories.
Curated OER
Adventure Stories
Young scholars write an adventure story that contains a title, as many sentences as possible, and a conclusion. On the peer and teacher assessment sheets, the number of sentences required are left blank so that the teacher may determine...
Curated OER
Alphabet Poem
Students create an alphabetized list about their favorite topic using the Alphabet Poem Brainstorming worksheet or creating a list on the board with the class. They think of a word that starts with their letters that relates to the...
Curated OER
Diamante
Students read the word on their diamond and locate the student who has the diamond with the opposite of their diamond word. Once they have located their partner they will complete the diamond worksheet, following the directions in the...
TES Global
Tes: Writing Bootcamp #1: Extended Free Write
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will write for an extended period of time. Students will engage in this silent writing activity to building their stamina and to increase their creativity.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: The Writing Process: Outlines, Notes, Graphic Organizers, Lists
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] You will learn how to use outlines, notes, graphic organizers, and lists to help you evaluate and organize your ideas.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Writing Process: Use Outlines, Notes, Graphic Organizers, Lists
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] Use outlines, notes, graphic organizers, and lists to help you evaluate and organize your ideas.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Thinking Maps Multi Flow Map
[Free Registration/Login Required] Teach your students to visualize the writing process using this graphic organizer as a tool.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Thinking Maps the Bubble Map
[Free Registration/Login Required] Teach your students to visualize the writing process using this graphic organizer as a tool.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Thinking Maps the Circle Map
[Free Registration/Login Required] Teach your students to visualize the writing process using this graphic organizer as a tool.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Thinking Maps the Double Bubble
[Free Registration/Login Required] Teach your students to visualize the writing process using this graphic organizer as a tool.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Thinking Maps the Flow Map
[Free Registration/Login Required] Teach your students to visualize the writing process using this graphic organizer as a tool.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Thinking Maps the Tree Map
[Free Registration/Login Required] Teach your students to visualize the writing process using this graphic organizer as a tool.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Writing Process Intro
[Free Registration/Login Required] Subtitled, You are what you eat, this flipchart correlates the steps in the writing process to the steps involved in baking a cake emphasizing the importance of not leaving anything out. You may even...
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: Project Narration
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides graphic organizers for narrative writing. Students will be able to prewrite and draft their narrative writings more efficiently by using these tools.
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: Customizable Graphic Organizers
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides a series of customizable graphic organizers. Students will be able to engage in "during reading" strategies and writing process graphic organizers.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: How to Write a Personal Narrative (English 7 Writing)
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] Learn prewriting strategies in order to write with a clearly defined focus for your narrative.