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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
Writing Assessment Model
Art Every Day
Minilesson
Asking and Answering the 5 W's and H Questions
Teach students to collect key details.

Video
Asking Better Questions
Minilesson
Asking Bigger and Better Questions
Teach students to form better questions.
Assessing with a Rubric
Assessing with an Explanatory Rubric
Assessing with Rubrics
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.

Avoiding Fragments
Avoiding Pronoun Errors
Avoiding Pronoun Shifts
Avoiding Pronoun Shifts
Avoiding Run-Ons
Avoiding Run-Ons
Avoiding Sentence Fragments
Avoiding Sentence Fragments
Avoiding Shifts in Mood
Avoiding Shifts in Verb Tense
Avoiding Shifts in Verb Tense
Blog Post
Awaken Creativity—and Students
21st Century Skills:
Creative Thinking
Problem Solving