Students will brainstorm adjectives to describe the American Flag and will write two descriptive sentences for homework. Students will also create star art to accompany their writing to show the relationship between words and pictures...

Editing is a step that can often be overlooked in Kindergarten; however, it is crucial that our students understand how and why to go back and fix their writing! In this instructional activity, students will take suggestions from the...

Lesson in which students engage in an entire-group revising process, using a story which has already been written by the group. An excellent follow-up lesson plan to the "prewriting and drafting" lesson plan.

After reading the book Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst, learners have the chance to express the way they feel when they have a bad day. They will make personal connections as well as develop...

A literacy specialist shares three effective strategies for teaching students revising techniques. These include providing students with specific criteria and peer revision. Examples of resources used in a classroom lesson are pictured.