Scholastic
Scholastic: Writing Workshop: Oral History
Great online lesson that takes students through the entire writing process- from prompt to publishing. Online or printable versions of each step are available. The prompt asks students to interview people and write about their oral...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Can You Convince Me?: Developing Persuasive Writing
This effective tool for teaching persuasive writing contains thorough lesson plans which encourage students to take a stance and create arguments to support their position. Contains printable worksheets, rubrics, a PowerPoint...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Drawing and Writing Stories
Online instructional activity which allows elementary young scholars to us the technique of drawing as a tool to create meaningful writing skills in fiction.
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Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory: 6+1 Traits
This site focuses on the 6+1 TraitTM Writing framework.
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Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory: 6+1 Traits
This site focuses on the 6+1 TraitTM Writing framework.
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Jefferson County Schools: Print a Prompt
Check out this resourceful site featuring "Print a prompt." Students can choose from several different titles and prompts and they are provided with a printed copy.
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Lesson Plan: Reading Comprehension Booklets
Use this online lesson plan for creating reading comprehension booklets. Teachers can use this lesson plan as a spring board for other reading comprehension activities.
Can Teach
Can Teach: Word Race
In this activity for grades 1 and 2, students practice examining, copying out, and reading words that are written in the classroom.
Can Teach
Can Teach: Abbreviations and Acronyms
Students can find and analyze different abbreviations and acronyms using newspapers. An online abbreviation and acronym dictionary is linked to this lesson plan for 4th grade.
Can Teach
Can Teach: Tabloid Science Fiction
In this lesson plan students will write science fiction stories based on stories brought up in the tabloids. Lesson plan indicated for 5th grade and above.
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Can Teach: Dear Character
In this lesson plan students will demonstrate reading comprehension and writing skills by writing a letter to a character in a story. Lesson plan indicated for 3rd grade and above, but could be adapted for younger grades.
Can Teach
Can Teach: Writing Prompts and Journal Topics
This site has hundreds of writing prompts/journal topics to get students started writing. Topics like "what is" and "what if" will get students thinking about what they could write.
Can Teach
Can Teach: Class Book Ideas: Story Frames
This site discusses how story frames are a great way to support emergent writers in the classroom. Lots of story prompts and writing frames to use in a K-2 classroom.
NC State University
North Carolina State University: The Earth's Interior
Improve understanding of word processing and knowledge of the layers of Earth's interior. Links to North Carolina State Standards.
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Web Worksheet Wizard: Narrative and Descriptive Prompts
Come and check out this list of narrative and descriptive writing prompts. These can be used as springboards for your writing.