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    Infographic

    Show or Tell

    Level: 
    Grade 6
    Grade 7
    Grade 8
    Grade 9
    Grade 10
    Grade 11
    Grade 12
    Theme: 
    Education
    Show or Tell Inforgraphic

    Student Writing Model

    Sloppy Joes

    Molly, the fourth-grade author of this short poem, tells us something about her favorite food.

    Level: 
    Grade 4
    Grade 5
    Mode: 
    Creative Writing
    Form: 
    Poem
    Theme: 
    Food

    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.

    Level: 
    Grade 9
    Grade 10
    Grade 11
    Grade 12
    Mode: 
    Narrative Writing
    Form: 
    Personal Narrative
    Theme: 
    Family
    Friends
    Love
    People

    Writing Assessment Model

    Snowflake Bentley

    Blog Post

    Solutions for Choppy Writing

    English Language Arts: 
    Fluid Sentences
    Sentences
    Style
    Revising

    Minilesson

    Solving Problems Critically and Creatively

    Help students improve problem solving.

    Writing Topic

    Some of my favorite books

    Level: 
    Grade 1
    Grade 2
    Grade 3
    Mode: 
    Response to Literature
    Form: 
    Book Report
    Theme: 
    Books
    Education
    Literature

    Writing Topic

    Some things I like about the museum

    Level: 
    Grade 2
    Grade 3
    Grade 4
    Mode: 
    Explanatory Writing
    Form: 
    Explanatory Paragraph
    Explanatory Essay
    Theme: 
    Travel
    Education

    Writing Topic

    Something funny that happened to me

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

    Writing Topic

    Something I don't understand

    Level: 
    Grade 1
    Grade 2
    Grade 3
    Mode: 
    Research Writing
    Form: 
    Report
    Theme: 
    Education
    Animals
    Science
    Environment
    Vehicles
    Food
    Holidays
    History
    Community
    Culture
    Books

    Writing Topic

    Something I wish would happen

    Level: 
    Grade 2
    Grade 3
    Grade 4
    Mode: 
    Creative Writing
    Form: 
    Story
    Poem
    Play
    Theme: 
    Life
    Family
    Friends

    Writing Topic

    Something this school really needs is . . .

    Level: 
    Grade 9
    Grade 10
    Grade 11
    Grade 12
    Mode: 
    Explanatory Writing
    Persuasive Writing
    Form: 
    Persuasive Paragraph
    Persuasive Essay
    Editorial
    Letter to the Editor
    Problem-Solution
    Cause-Effect
    Theme: 
    Education
    Technology
    Rules

    Writing Topic

    Sometimes I wish . . .

    Level: 
    Grade 1
    Grade 2
    Grade 3
    Mode: 
    Creative Writing
    Form: 
    Story
    Poem
    Play
    Theme: 
    Life
    Future
    Imagination

    Writing Topic

    Sometimes, adults seem . . .

    Level: 
    Grade 9
    Grade 10
    Grade 11
    Grade 12
    Mode: 
    Creative Writing
    Explanatory Writing
    Narrative Writing
    Form: 
    Narrative Paragraph
    Personal Narrative
    Personal Essay
    Story
    Poem
    Play
    Theme: 
    Life
    Personality
    People

    Minilesson

    Spell the Right Word

    Practice spelling and usage.

    Using the Right Word

    Minilesson

    Starting a Journal

    Help students begin journal writing.

    Journal Writing

    Minilesson

    Starting Stories with Suspense

    Inspire storytelling with original story starters. 

    Starting Stories with Suspense

    Minilesson

    Starting Stories: 5 Great Beginning Strategies

    Practice five strategies for starting a story.

    Photo of a runner crouching at the starting line of a track

    Writing Topic

    Staying at a friend's house

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

    Video

    Step 5 of the Inquiry Process: Improving

    Blog Post

    Stepping It Up

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