Students create descriptive writing pieces using Anna's Art Adventure as the basis for discussion. They learn to use descriptive adjectives to describe color, shape, line, and mood in various pieces of artwork. Then they create their own...

Learners write free-verse acrostic poems about themselves using the letters of their names to begin each line. They then write an additional poem about something important to them. Then they recopy and illustrate them.

Students first read the nonfiction book Wolves by Seymour Simon. They then work in pairs to create a multimedia report on wolves after doing more research.

Young scholars read and analyze shared elements in a group of fairy tales. In groups, students brainstorm ideas for writing their own narratives. Young scholars write individual, original pieces and publish them together as a group book.

Young scholars and the teacher produce a class book through a group-writing activity, focusing on a basic before-during-after sequence of events. In this case, the book focuses on the carving of the class jack-o'-lantern.

Middle schoolers investigate connections between the life and writings of Edgar Allan Poe in this lesson plan, which begins with an in-depth exploration of The Raven. Students move from a full-class reading of the poem to readings of...

Students write and publish autobiographies based on photographs. They work at home to select and record relevant information from photos, and then, independently and in small groups, create the autobiography.

Students select vocabulary words and terms based on a unit of study from their content area. They discover the meanings of the words and create an appropriate context for each word within their books. They illustrate their words and...

Young scholars create the first half of a draft for a comparison-and-contrast essay. During the modeling, students observe what writers do when revising a draft as they reread and write.

Students build upon their knowledge of biographies to write their own autobiographical incident. At the beginning, students will be given a rubric so they know the targets for the assignment. Students share their stories with the class.

Students discover the power of writing to serve their needs. They engage in daily family journal writing. When children recognize what writing can do for them, they are motivated to write and to work at making their messages clearer and...