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Blog Post
15 Awesome Persuasive Writing Prompts
English Language Arts:
Writing
21st Century Skills:
Writing Project
Blog Post
How to Improve Media Literacy
21st Century Skills:
Media Literacy
Blog Post
38 Ways Students Can Create Digital Content
21st Century Skills:
Creating
Web Project
Graphing Project
Audio-Visual Project
Writing Project
Blog Post
7 Steps to a Great Writing Workshop
English Language Arts:
Qualities of Writing
Ideas
Structure
Writing Process
Prewriting
Writing
Revising
Editing
Publishing
Blog Post
How to Engage Your Students with Shared Inquiry
English Language Arts:
Writing
Writing Process
Qualities of Writing
Ideas
Structure
Conventions
21st Century Skills:
Critical Thinking
Creative Thinking
Reading
Reading to Learn
Blog Post
Mapping Your Writing Process
English Language Arts:
Writing Process
Prewriting
Writing
Revising
Editing
Blog Post
Unifying Paragraphs
English Language Arts:
Writing Process
Revising
Paragraphs
Blog Post
Awaken Creativity—and Students
21st Century Skills:
Creative Thinking
Problem Solving
Blog Post
Solutions for Choppy Writing
English Language Arts:
Fluid Sentences
Sentences
Style
Revising
Blog Post
Teaching Revision Strategies
English Language Arts:
Revising
Elaboration
Writing Process
Blog Post
How to Scaffold Grammar Instruction
English Language Arts:
Grammar
Complex Sentences
Commas
Sentence Combining
Blog Post
Surveying Growth in Your Writing Classroom
Blog Post
6 Ways to Scaffold Writing for ELLs
English Language Arts:
Paragraphs
Sentences
Fluid Sentences
Prewriting
Writing
Blog Post
Inquire About Your Community
21st Century Skills:
Inquiry Process
Planning
Questioning
Researching
Creating
Improving
Visual Literacy
Web Project
Blog Post
5 Fun Thanksgiving Writing Prompts
English Language Arts:
Writing
Writing Process
Ideas
Prewriting
Blog Post
8 Mindful Writing Habits (and 16 Prompts!)
English Language Arts:
Writing Process
Writing
21st Century Skills:
Creative Thinking
Problem Solving
Critical Thinking
Questioning
Researching
Creating
Blog Post
Eyes on Editing
English Language Arts:
Editing
Proofreading
Grammar
Correct Conventions
Spelling
Punctuation
End Punctuation
Capitalization
Sentences
Blog Post
Sandwich Your Quotations
English Language Arts:
Quotation Marks
Writing
21st Century Skills:
Researching
Blog Post
Make a Reading-Writing Connection
English Language Arts:
Reading
Writing
Logical Organization
Writing Process
21st Century Skills:
Reading
Reading to Learn
Blog Post
Pitch Your Project!
English Language Arts:
Speaking
Listening
Prewriting
21st Century Skills:
Speaking
Listening
Researching
Student Writing Model
Grandpa, Chaz, and Me
Cody, a fourth grader, writes about his wish that his little brother could have known their grandfather.
Level:
Grade 4
Grade 5
Mode:
Narrative Writing
Form:
Personal Narrative
Theme:
Family
Love
Home
People
Personality
Student Writing Model
The Day I Took the Spotlight
Fifth-grader Kelli begins this personal narrative with a question that captures the reader’s interest.
Level:
Grade 4
Grade 5
Mode:
Narrative Writing
Form:
Personal Narrative
Theme:
Education
Goals
Life
Self
Student Writing Model
My Dad
Dylan, a second-grade writer, shares his very personal feelings in an honest, direct way. His first and last sentences tell the whole story; and the middle sentences give the reader important, heartfelt details about Dylan’s experience.
Level:
Grade 2
Mode:
Narrative Writing
Form:
Personal Narrative
Theme:
Family
Love
Life
Student Writing Model
The Horrible Day
This is a fun story with lots of details.
Level:
Grade 2
Mode:
Narrative Writing
Form:
Personal Narrative
Theme:
Family
Life
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