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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
Soggy Roads
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 Assessment Model
Something You Can Sink Your Teeth Into
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
Writing Assessment Model
Space Monster
Minilesson
Spell the Right Word
Practice spelling and usage.
Minilesson
Starting a Journal
Help students begin journal writing.
Minilesson
Starting Stories with Suspense
Inspire storytelling with original story starters.
Minilesson
Starting Stories: 5 Great Beginning Strategies
Practice five strategies for starting a story.
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
Blog Post
Stoopid is as Stoopid Does
21st Century Skills:
Technology Literacy
Blog Post
Strategies for Connecting Writing and Reading
21st Century Skills:
Reading
Writing
Reading to Learn
Writing to Learn