In this lesson, students read the book I Was Walking Down The Road by Sarah E. Barchas and Jack Kent and study the predictable rhythm and rhyme pattern. Then, students write their own sentences to mimic those patterns.

Learners will learn how to combine sentences by utilizing participial phrases

In this lesson learners will use the sentence structure from Wallace Stevens' "13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird."

Inspired by "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)," this lesson asks students to think about memorable writing--writing that has, in some way, touched them personally. Students will make multiple drafts of simple advice in order to make...

In this lesson, learners will create 4 original poems within a particular rhythm and rhyme scheme.

In this instructional activity students learn how to paint a setting with their descriptive choice of words.

In this lesson the students will use the conditional "if" in order to guide their reader to become someone or something.

In this lesson learners will learn the meter and rhyme of a sonnet and they will write one of their own using specific word choice.

In this lesson, students will use transition words and phrases to shift from one idea to another within a story.

Based on Northern Nevada's 6-traits of writing, teachers can use a post-it note as a template for learners to check their work throughout the writing process. Links to the 6-traits are included.

In this lesson plan students will create a poem from the viewpoint of a lost toy.