Information about the process of writing a rough draft including three steps to keep in mind: start with your thesis, stick to it, write the body and then the introduction and conclusion. Check the links on the right for more information...

This site has a great unit that leads students all the way through the writing process while composing a persuasive paper. Includes a teacher guide, mini-lessons, assessment rubric, and worksheets to help out at each step of the way.

This is an open textbook created to assist students in their writing efforts. Topics covered include critical reading, rhetorical analysis, writing arguments, steps in the writing process, rhetorical modes, using credible sources, citing...

Workshop 8 takes viewers into the classrooms of three language arts teachers-Velvet McReynolds, Mary Cathryn Ricker, and Jack Wilde-as their students tackle the ongoing task of revision. Throughout the workshop, we hear reflections on...

If you are a teacher OR a student looking for a well-informed website on elements of the writing process, you are in luck! This site from the Capital Community College is very comprehensive and easy-to-navigate. From grammar basics to...

This site examines all aspects of the rewriting process. Includes advice on how to use computers during the process, comments on peer editing, links to related topics, and an editing checklist.

This lesson focuses on drafting including making an outline and writing a draft from it, the crappy first draft, writing, revising, rewriting, and time management. W.9-10.5 Writing Process

Superbly written explanation of thesis development. Use the links on the right to work through the writing process.

Walk your students through the writing process with this revision checklist. Students review their idea development, organization, sentence fluency and word choice. Click on appropriate grade-levels to get the desired checklists....

This lesson focuses on the organization of your paper including how to write a thesis statement, the elements of an effective paragraph, patterns of organization, transitions, and conclusions. It also provides a video of the Toulmin...

This lesson focuses on selecting a writing topic including your approach to the assignment, understanding the assignment, purpose of the assignment, strategies for finding a topic, and how to narrow a topic to fit the scope and purpose...

Contains plans for five lessons that teach the difference between revision and editing using fractured fairy tales. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as...

Lesson in which learners engage in an entire-group revising process, using a story which has already been written by the group. An excellent follow-up lesson to the "prewriting and drafting" lesson.

This is a self-guided learning unit on the topic of poetry. Included are lessons, self-assessments, background information, learning activities, and related literature. Learn how to analyze poetry, appreciate figurative language, and...

An in-depth analysis of the works of Edgar Allan Poe, including "The Raven," "The Masque of the Red Death," "The Fall of the House of Usher," and more! Excellent and detailed lesson plans!

Based on Northern Nevada's 6-traits of writing, this lesson focuses on teaching students how to revise a rough draft. Links to the 6-traits are included.

This helpful resource details the process of writing, including how to plan, write, and revise. Content also includes the different types or genres of writing, and exercises in grammar and mechanics.

Students begin this lesson by discussing what makes a good, vivid story and creating a working checklist of the criteria for a good story. They explore background information about the Mercury Theatre production of the "War of the...

In this lesson, students will experience different types of publishing in order to strengthen their motivation and cultivate pride in their work. After utilizing the writing process, students will type out their writing on a computer....

An explanation of how to involve students in the grading process by working together to create a rubric and evaluate the papers of classmates according to that rubric.

The big idea of this lesson plan is to have young scholars write their own word problems to help them have a better understanding of mathematical operations, as they relate to real-world scenarios. Pictures and videos of the lesson plan...

Learning to follow directions is an essential skill needed for success in school as well as in life. Through participation in this lesson, kindergartners will learn the importance of following directions in a specified sequence. Included...

In this lesson, teachers will guide the young scholars, as a group, through the process of writing a meaningful story using a story map. First the teacher will review the parts that make up a successful story. Then, the students will be...

This very detailed lesson plan includes readings, discussion questions, handouts, interactives and a rubric, all aimed at helping students construct a themed memoir while documenting the artistic process they used to create it.