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Writing Topic
Staying at a friend's house
Writing Assessment Model
Stats Analysis
Minilesson
Starting Stories: 5 Great Beginning Strategies
Practice five strategies for starting a story.
Minilesson
Starting Stories with Suspense
Inspire storytelling with original story starters.
Minilesson
Starting a Journal
Help students begin journal writing.
Minilesson
Spell the Right Word
Practice spelling and usage.
Writing Topic
Sometimes, adults seem . . .
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Sometimes I wish . . .
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Something this school really needs is . . .
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Something I wish would happen
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Something I don't understand
Writing Topic
Something funny that happened to me
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Some things I like about the museum
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Some of my favorite books
Minilesson
Solving Problems Critically and Creatively
Help students improve problem solving.
Blog Post
Solutions for Choppy Writing
Student Writing Model
Snapshots
Before Facebook, Snapchat, and Pinterest allowed us to gather and store images digitally, students kept their memories in photo albums and even shoeboxes. In this historic model, Alita writes about her shoebox collection of memories. Vivid details recreate the feeling of thumbing through pictures.
Student Writing Model
Sloppy Joes
Molly, the fourth-grade author of this short poem, tells us something about her favorite food.
Writing Assessment Model
Sinking the Unsinkable
Infographic
Show or Tell
Blog Post
Show Me!
Minilesson
Sharing Fiction with a Partner
Use shared inquiry to read fiction.
Student Writing Model
Shadow Fort
This model is based on an essay submitted by fourth-grader Amy. She explains her favorite place by telling (1) how she built the fort and (2) a special time she spent there with a hurt friend.