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    Writing Topic

    An excellent birthday party

    Level: 
    Grade 4
    Grade 5
    Mode: 
    Creative Writing
    Narrative Writing
    Form: 
    Narrative Paragraph
    Personal Narrative
    Story
    Play
    Poem
    Theme: 
    Family
    Friends
    Play

    Writing Topic

    An important person I know about

    Level: 
    Grade 1
    Grade 2
    Grade 3
    Mode: 
    Explanatory Writing
    Form: 
    Explanatory Paragraph
    Explanatory Essay
    Theme: 
    History
    Science
    People
    Art

    Writing Topic

    An important time in history

    Level: 
    Grade 4
    Grade 5
    Mode: 
    Explanatory Writing
    Creative Writing
    Narrative Writing
    Form: 
    Poem
    Story
    Play
    Narrative Paragraph
    Personal Narrative
    Explanatory Paragraph
    Explanatory Essay
    Theme: 
    Freedom
    Government
    History
    Rights

    Writing Topic

    An invention that transformed the world

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

    Writing Topic

    An unforgettable dream

    Level: 
    Grade 9
    Grade 10
    Grade 11
    Grade 12
    Mode: 
    Creative Writing
    Narrative Writing
    Personal Writing
    Form: 
    Poem
    Play
    Story
    Personal Essay
    Theme: 
    Imagination
    Health
    Life

    Minilesson

    Analyze the Communication Situation

    Think of the sender, message, medium, receiver, and context.

    Communication Situation

    Minilesson

    Analyzing Point of View in Media

    Review media for point of view.
     

    Minilesson

    Analyzing the Medium of a Message

    Improve students' media literacy.

    Minilesson

    Analyzing the Receiver of a Message

    Teach students to think about audience.

    Minilesson

    Analyzing the Sender of a Message

    Help students think about sources.

    Minilesson

    Analyzing with a Cause-Effect Chart

    Analyze causes and effects of any topic.

    Chemcial Cause Effect

    Minilesson

    Analyzing with a Line Diagram

    Analyze parts of a topic with a line diagram.

    US Gov Line Diagram

    Minilesson

    Analyzing Writing Prompts

    Practice studying the parts of a test prompt.

    Photo of a blue exam book

    Student Writing Model

    Ann

    Kendra, a fourth grader, submitted this model in which she shares a very personal experience.

    Level: 
    Grade 4
    Grade 5
    Mode: 
    Narrative Writing
    Form: 
    Personal Narrative
    Theme: 
    Friends
    Love
    Life
    Fun
    Play

    Minilesson

    Answering Objections

    Address opposing positions.

    Photo of a protestor with a "no" sign

    Minilesson

    Answering Objections in Arguments

    Answer key objections to an argument.

    Illustration of figure pulling rope

    Student Writing Model

    Ant Poem

    Second-grader Pheba wrote a small poem that tells in just a few words what her subject does and how she feels about it.

    Level: 
    Grade 2
    Mode: 
    Creative Writing
    Form: 
    Poem
    Theme: 
    Animals
    Science
    Nature

    Student Writing Model

    Anticipating the Dream

    Michelle (grade 11) develops this eyewitness account by answering the “5 W’s and H” about her parents becoming American citizens. The writer also shares her sensory impressions.

    Level: 
    Grade 9
    Grade 10
    Grade 11
    Grade 12
    Mode: 
    Narrative Writing
    Form: 
    Personal Narrative
    Theme: 
    Culture
    Family
    Community
    Rules
    History
    People
    Rights

    Minilesson

    Asking and Answering the 5 W's and H Questions

    Teach students to collect key details.

    Question Mark

    Video

    Asking Better Questions

    Minilesson

    Asking Bigger and Better Questions

    Teach students to form better questions.

    Writing Topic

    At the library

    Level: 
    Grade 1
    Grade 2
    Grade 3
    Mode: 
    Explanatory Writing
    Form: 
    Explanatory Paragraph
    Explanatory Essay
    Theme: 
    Education
    Books

    Blog Post

    Attention Span: The Long and the Short of It

    Minilesson

    Avoiding Double Subjects

    Help students avoid double subjects.

    twin sheep in a field

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