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    Writing Topic

    What if I were someone else?

    Level: 
    Grade 1
    Grade 2
    Grade 3
    Mode: 
    Creative Writing
    Form: 
    Story
    Poem
    Play
    Fantasy
    Theme: 
    Imagination
    Environment
    People
    Personality
    Self

    Writing Topic

    What if I were the teacher?

    Level: 
    Grade 4
    Grade 5
    Mode: 
    Explanatory Writing
    Form: 
    Explanatory Paragraph
    Explanatory Essay
    Theme: 
    Education
    Rules

    Writing Topic

    What if school sports were dropped?

    Level: 
    Grade 9
    Grade 10
    Grade 11
    Grade 12
    Mode: 
    Explanatory Writing
    Persuasive Writing
    Form: 
    Persuasive Paragraph
    Persuasive Essay
    Editorial
    Letter to the Editor
    Opinion Essay
    Cause-Effect
    Theme: 
    Sports
    Education
    Exercise

    Writing Topic

    What if there were no electricity

    Level: 
    Grade 2
    Grade 3
    Grade 4
    Mode: 
    Creative Writing
    Form: 
    Story
    Poem
    Play
    Theme: 
    Energy
    Family
    Environment

    Writing Topic

    What if toys could talk?

    Level: 
    Grade 1
    Grade 2
    Grade 3
    Mode: 
    Creative Writing
    Form: 
    Story Paragraph
    Story
    Fantasy
    Poem
    Play
    Theme: 
    Imagination
    Play

    Writing Topic

    What if we suddenly had to move?

    Level: 
    Grade 4
    Grade 5
    Mode: 
    Creative Writing
    Form: 
    Story
    Play
    Poem
    Theme: 
    Travel
    Family
    Community

    Writing Topic

    What invention would I like to see in my lifetime?

    Level: 
    Grade 9
    Grade 10
    Grade 11
    Grade 12
    Mode: 
    Explanatory Writing
    Research Writing
    Form: 
    News Feature
    Explanatory Paragraph
    Explanatory Essay
    Research Report
    Theme: 
    Technology
    Science
    Energy

    Writing Topic

    What is important to me?

    Level: 
    Grade 4
    Grade 5
    Mode: 
    Explanatory Writing
    Persuasive Writing
    Form: 
    Explanatory Paragraph
    Explanatory Essay
    Opinion Essay
    Theme: 
    Life
    Family
    Friends
    Love

    FAQ Page

    What is inquiry?

    21st Century Skills: 
    Inquiry Process
    Questioning
    Planning
    Researching
    Creating
    Improving
    Presenting

    FAQ Page

    What is project-based learning?

    21st Century Skills: 
    Project-Based Learning
    Inquiry Process

    FAQ Page

    What is social and emotional intelligence?

    21st Century Skills: 
    Collaborating
    Social-Emotional Intelligence: 
    Social-Emotional Learning
    SEL
    Emotion
    Empathy

    Video

    What Is the Context of This Message?

    Video

    What Is the Inquiry Process?

    Video

    What Is the Message?

    Blog Post

    What is the purpose of school?

    Writing Topic

    What it's like to use a wheelchair

    Level: 
    Grade 4
    Grade 5
    Mode: 
    Explanatory Writing
    Research Writing
    Form: 
    Explanatory Paragraph
    Explanatory Essay
    How-To
    Research Report
    Theme: 
    Health
    Life

    Writing Topic

    What it's like where I work

    Level: 
    Grade 9
    Grade 10
    Grade 11
    Grade 12
    Mode: 
    Explanatory Writing
    Narrative Writing
    Form: 
    Personal Narrative
    Explanatory Essay
    Theme: 
    Family
    Work
    Money
    Friends

    FAQ Page

    What kinds of inquiry experiences can I use?

    21st Century Skills: 
    Inquiry Process
    Project-Based Learning

    Writing Topic

    What makes me laugh?

    Level: 
    Grade 1
    Grade 2
    Grade 3
    Mode: 
    Explanatory Writing
    Form: 
    Explanatory Paragraph
    Theme: 
    Family
    Friends
    Play
    Life

    Writing Topic

    What makes me special

    Level: 
    Grade 2
    Grade 3
    Grade 4
    Mode: 
    Explanatory Writing
    Form: 
    Explanatory Paragraph
    Explanatory Essay
    Theme: 
    Life
    Family
    Personality
    Self

    Video

    What Medium Should I Use?

    Writing Topic

    What most drives me crazy is . . .

    Level: 
    Grade 9
    Grade 10
    Grade 11
    Grade 12
    Mode: 
    Persuasive Writing
    Form: 
    Pet Peeve
    Theme: 
    Health
    Environment
    Animals
    Life

    Writing Topic

    What my dreams feel like

    Level: 
    Grade 4
    Grade 5
    Mode: 
    Creative Writing
    Explanatory Writing
    Narrative Writing
    Form: 
    Poem
    Story
    Play
    Narrative Paragraph
    Personal Narrative
    Explanatory Paragraph
    Explanatory Essay
    Theme: 
    Freedom
    Health
    Imagination

    Student Writing Model

    What Really Matters

    In this feature article, eighth grader Irené informs the reader about spina bifida as she highlights the achievements of a classmate who has the condition. Quotations from the classmate add a personal side to the writing.

    Level: 
    Grade 6
    Grade 7
    Grade 8
    Mode: 
    Explanatory Writing
    Form: 
    News Feature
    Theme: 
    Health
    Medicine
    Life

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