Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Descriptive Essay
Students learn to use one-main-idea think-sheets when producing simple descriptive essays.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Picturing Parts of Speech
For this lesson students use digital cameras to take pictures which illustrate various parts of speech, then insert the pictures into a digital slideshow presentation and write sentences about the pictures.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Story Elements
During this lesson, students will analyze what distinguishes the stories they love. Reading and reviewing their favorite books will help students begin to identify elements of a story. Students have the opportunity to navigate the...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Sandwich Story Starters
These simple activities actively reinforce the importance of writing a story that is complete: one that has a good, solid beginning; a middle of substance, detail, and high interest; and a satisfying ending.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Let's Eat: An Expository Slideshow Presentation
Students will write a three-paragraph essay explaining the steps necessary to follow a recipe and then present and serve the recipe to their classmates.
PBS
Pbs: A World of Stories: The Hiroshima Children's Peace Memorial
Megan Hicks incorporates origami with storytelling to tell the true story behind the Children's Peace Memorial in Hiroshima, Japan.
PBS
Pbs: A World of Stories: The Monkey's Heart
Donna Washington tells the story of a clever monkey who outwits a crocodile.
PBS
Pbs: A World of Stories: The Tailor
Megan Hicks uses origami and storytelling to celebrate the ingenuity of a grandmother who reuses a piece of fabric in a number of beautiful ways.
University of Oregon
Pizzaz, Creative Writing & Storytelling: Storytelling Boxes
This PIZZAZ lesson allows students the opportunity to engage in the small group task of audio-storytelling or video storytelling, after being given a shoebox filled with symbols and unique items.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: A Word Game for Kids: The Idea Game for Kids
How can using your five senses help you tell a better story? Young writers brainstorm three sensory details about a personal topic before writing a story about it. If they need help with ideas, they can click the magic button for story...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: A Left Brained Writing Prompt: Mini Workshop: To Be Perfectly Honest
Think about a time you lied. You are going to write a description about a time when you were less than truthful. When you are ready to begin writing, get some scratch paper and a pencil, then click the button and follow the directions on...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: A 6 Trait Writing Lesson: Emotional Recipe Write Ups
The writer studies the format of well-written recipes, paying particular attention to the type of verbs used in the paragraph of instructions which always follow the list of needed ingredients. Next, the writer thinks up a story or...
Other
Fiction teachers.com: How to Write a Mini Mystery
Use the ideas on this page to help your students create mini-mysteries.
Quia
Quia: Parts of Speech Games
Four interactive games for reinforcing the eight parts of speech. Created by a 6th grade teacher.
TES Global
Blendspace: Narrative Writing
An eighteen-part learning module with links to images and websites to use while learning to write a narrative text.
TES Global
Blendspace: Parts of Speech
A nine-part learning module with links to videos and images with information about the eight parts of speech.
TES Global
Blendspace: Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?
An eleven-part learning module with links to websites, an image, and a video about using questioning skills to research and write about one's family history.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Can You Tell?
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart helps students to determine the difference between narrative and expository writing.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Cause and Effect
[Free Registration/Login Required] This elementary flipchart explains cause and effect within the context of literature discussion. Activotes provide student interaction and assessment.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Expository vs Narrative Intros
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart gives examples of expository and narrative introductions. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.2.a
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Is It Narrative or Is It Expository?
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart gives students the opportunity to practice with the differences between narrative and expository prompts.
Can Teach
Can Teach: Word by Word a Story Game
For grades 1 to 3, this game has learners write a story by focusing on the word choice.
Other
How to Study: Making an Oral Presentation
Ten useful ideas for making oral presentations more effective and interesting. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.4
Other
Cyberwriter: Narrative Writing
Cyberwriter gives narrative writing activities leveled for K-3rd grades and 4th-8th grades. A brief explanation about narrative writing is also on this page. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.3