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    Writing Topic

    Our classroom pet

    Level: 
    Grade 2
    Grade 3
    Grade 4
    Mode: 
    Explanatory Writing
    Form: 
    Explanatory Paragraph
    Explanatory Essay
    Theme: 
    Animals
    Community

    Writing Topic

    Our clubhouse

    Level: 
    Grade 1
    Grade 2
    Grade 3
    Mode: 
    Explanatory Writing
    Narrative Writing
    Form: 
    Explanatory Paragraph
    Narrative Paragraph
    Personal Narrative
    Theme: 
    Play
    Friends
    Fun
    Environment

    Writing Topic

    Overcoming health problems

    Level: 
    Grade 6
    Grade 7
    Grade 8
    Mode: 
    Creative Writing
    Explanatory Writing
    Narrative Writing
    Form: 
    News Feature
    Narrative Paragraph
    Personal Narrative
    Story
    Play
    Poem
    Theme: 
    Health
    Medicine
    Life

    Writing Topic

    Overcoming health problems

    Level: 
    Grade 9
    Grade 10
    Grade 11
    Grade 12
    Mode: 
    Explanatory Writing
    Narrative Writing
    Persuasive Writing
    Research Writing
    Form: 
    News Feature
    Explanatory Essay
    Research Report
    Personal Narrative
    Comparison-Contrast
    Problem-Solution
    Theme: 
    Health
    Medicine
    Life
    Goals

    Student Writing Model

    Parrots

    First-grader Traci begins and ends her report with a main idea about parrots: they are pretty, colorful birds.

    Level: 
    Grade 1
    Mode: 
    Research Writing
    Form: 
    Report
    Theme: 
    Animals
    Science

    Minilesson

    Performing "Systems Checks" of Your Writing

    Help students self-evaluate their writing. 

    Pilots interacting in a plane cockpit

    Minilesson

    Performing a Stop 'n' Write

    Pause and reflect on your reading or learning.

    Stop Sign

    Writing Topic

    Picnic fun

    Level: 
    Grade 1
    Grade 2
    Grade 3
    Mode: 
    Narrative Writing
    Form: 
    Narrative Paragraph
    Personal Narrative
    Theme: 
    Environment
    Seasons
    Food
    Fun
    Recreation

    Blog Post

    Pitch Your Project!

    English Language Arts: 
    Speaking
    Listening
    Prewriting
    21st Century Skills: 
    Speaking
    Listening
    Researching

    Writing Topic

    Pizza is . . .

    Level: 
    Grade 4
    Grade 5
    Mode: 
    Explanatory Writing
    Form: 
    Explanatory Paragraph
    Explanatory Essay
    Theme: 
    Food
    Play

    Blog Post

    Plagiarism, Copyright, and the Information Age

    Blog Post

    Planning Less, Learning More

    21st Century Skills: 
    Inquiry Process
    Building Vocabulary

    Student Writing Model

    Plastic, Paper, or Cloth?

    This short persuasive paragraph is based on a model that third-grader Rachel submitted. She begins her writing in a way that makes the reader want to keep reading. The reader wants to find out what decision she is talking about.

    Level: 
    Grade 3
    Mode: 
    Persuasive Writing
    Form: 
    Persuasive Paragraph
    Theme: 
    Environment
    Science

    Writing Topic

    Playing a game with Grandma/Grandpa

    Level: 
    Grade 1
    Grade 2
    Grade 3
    Mode: 
    Narrative Writing
    Form: 
    Narrative Paragraph
    Personal Narrative
    Theme: 
    Family
    Love
    Life

    Writing Topic

    Playing with pets

    Level: 
    Grade 1
    Grade 2
    Grade 3
    Mode: 
    Narrative Writing
    Form: 
    Narrative Paragraph
    Personal Narrative
    Theme: 
    Family
    Love
    Life

    Video

    Preparing Students for College and Career

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