Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: The Writing Process: Proofreading / Editing

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
A nineteen-part learning module with links to videos, images, and websites to use while learning about the proofreading and editing steps of the writing process.
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Grammar Check

Grammar Check: Learn How to Write an Essay Like the Pros (Infographic)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An infographic is provided to help students with writing essays. Explicit information about essay writing steps are included. Essay mistakes relative to the content and style are articulated, along with features specific to essays.
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Grammar Check

Grammar Check: 20 Ways to Double Your Writing Productivity (Infographic)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This infographic is provided to help students with writing a novel. Tips from famous authors are included to help students write efficiently and confidently.
Rubric
Other

Allwritewithme: Rubrics & Checklists for Fourth Grade Informative Writing

For Teachers 4th Standards
This collection of rubrics and checklists can be used for formative and summative assessments. Students can use many of these to self-assess during various phases of the informative writing process, and teachers may use these to guide...
Unit Plan
Other

Oslis: Research Process

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Excellent site outlining each step for Internet research for grades 6-12. This site focuses on writing a research paper from selecting a topic through to the final paper. Click on Cite My Sources to get the electronic citation machines....
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Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: Free Graphic Organizers for Planning and Writing

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides 30+ graphic organizers to aid in planning and writing. Students will be able to write informational pieces and literary responses.
Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: 1st Grade Act. 24: Interactive Writing

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
In this instructional activity, students will listen to nonfiction books about items that sink and float. Students will participate in filling in words to fill in a teacher-created chart that is connected to the information. Students...
Lesson Plan
Success Link

Success Link: Descriptive Writing Mittens

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Use this lesson plan to teach descriptive writing. A checklist is provided so students can self-monitor their writing.
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Come Along Daisy

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Students will engage in discussions about story details and write an informational piece about the events in the story "Come Along Daisy".
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E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Narrative Essay Topics and Story Ideas

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A collection of 101 narrative essay topics, short story ideas, and narrative writing prompts are provided on this site. Links to related narrative topics are also provided. W.11-12.3 Narratives, W.11-12.3a Narratives
Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: The Power of Points of View

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Young scholars use alternate points of view to demonstrate their understanding of the Revolutionary War by writing one piece from the point of view of a Patriot, and another piece from the point of view of a Loyalist.
Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Writing for Math Class: Follow the Path of Five Dollars

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
In this lesson, Pat Brisson's book Benny's Pennies is used as a mentor text. Students will discover ways to spend money that meets specific criteria. Students must explain their process for their spending choices, and then they must...
Handout
University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin Madison: Writing Center: Peer Reviews

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Bulleted guidelines for conducting a peer review on a draft. Emphasizes knowing the intent of the writer, controlling the content of the review, and maintaining a polite, helpful tone.
Assessment
Quizlet

Quizlet: 4th Grade Q. 1: Main Ideas and Supporting Details: Test

For Students 4th Standards
This interactive assessment features 9 matching questions and eight multiple-choice questions over 17 terms having to do with main ideas and supporting details including types of writing and the writing process with their definitions.
Activity
Quizlet

Quizlet: 4th Grade Q. 1: Main Ideas and Supporting Details: Match

For Students 4th Standards
In this interactive game, students match 17 terms having to do with main ideas and supporting details including types of writing and the writing process with their definitions.
Activity
Quizlet

Quizlet: 4th Grade Q. 1: Main Ideas and Supporting Details: Flashcards

For Students 4th Standards
This set of interactive flashcards focuses on 17 terms having to do with main ideas and supporting details including types of writing and the writing process.
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Determining Your Audience

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
On this website you will find information, two presentations, and a practice worksheet explaining how to decide the audience of a written piece and how to appeal to an intended or general audience in an original text....
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Grammar Check

Grammar Check: Copywriting 101: How to Craft Compelling Copy (Infographic)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This infographic provides copyrighting tips. The author provides ways to optimize a copy.
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: The Life of a Monarch Butterfly

For Teachers K - 1st
Students love the magic of the metamorphosis that produces a butterfly. We will listen to the story and write about our favorite part and include a picture. Examples of the student's work are included.
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CPALMS

Cpalms: Home Is Where the Heart Is: Researching Habitats

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, young scholars will learn about different types of habitats as they gather information based on provided research questions. Students will summarize the information from their research...
Handout
Cambridge Rindge & Latin School

Cambridge Rindge & Latin School: Brainstorming Research Questions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An excellent tip sheet for using brainstorming techniques for writing research papers. It also gives great examples of factual and interpretive questions. It also provides links to very helpful tip sheets with examples and a worksheet...
Activity
Harold D. Underdown

The Purple Crayon: How to "Cook Up" a Great Picture Book

For Students 9th - 10th
An article outlining (in culinary form) the process of developing a successful picture book, from brainstorming to publication. Excellent tips and advice from a successful writer.
Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Curious: Cancer a New Treatment

For Students 9th - 10th
Short video from Curious in which Mark Davis is motivated to develop a new, less debilitating treatment for his wife's cancer. [4:49]
Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Wild Tv: City Horses Part Ii

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Wild TV short video in which riders discuss the benefits of coming to the Cedar Lane Stables in New York City. [2:59]

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