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Five Paragraph Essays

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students can learn important writing skills, such as how to complete a five paragraph essay, with these lessons.
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"The Big Lie" Response Journal

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders utilize a variety of reading and writing skills in completing social studies activities on "The Big Lie." students express their understanding of right and wrong actions based on the characters through a personal response...
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Exploring the Galapagos

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Learners explore the species found in the Galapagos Islands and practice descriptive writing skills by creating a sample journal. They create a fictional journal that documents the places they visit and the species they encounter.
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Writing Skills: LETTERS HOME

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students compose a descriptive letter to their families. In this descriptive writing activity students write a letter as if they have left their family for a new country and will try to convince their families to join them. ...
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Student Writing Skills Checklist

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this literacy activity, students use the checklist in order to complete writing projects without the stress of not fixing the details required.
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Test Your Creative Writing Skills

For Students 7th - 12th
In this creative writing worksheet, students use a picture to get a story idea, and then include a list of five things that must be found in the story.
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Test Your Creative Writing Skills: The Great Alphabet Challenge!

For Students 5th - 12th
In this creative writing worksheet, students will take the great alphabet challenge. Students will write a sentence or group of sentences where the first letter of each word starts with successive letters of the alphabet.
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Write to Music

For Teachers 4th
Students improve their creative writing skills. In this writing skills lesson, students learn about picture captions, story writing, critiques, poems, reports, letter writing, creative writing, and a rap poem.
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Writing Check List

For Students 5th - 6th
In this writing skills worksheet, students check a piece of writing they've completed using the check list. The check list includes sixteen different items to check.
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Streamlining Your Writing

For Students 5th - 6th
In this writing skills worksheet, learners improve their writing by completing the three exercises. Students improve wordy phrases, add possessive nouns, and then write a description of a dramatic weather event.
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Writing a Masterpiece

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Learners analyze art and write about it to improve their writing skills. In this art and writing lesson, students analyze the Degas painting and discuss it. Learners review how to write a quality sentence and then write about the...
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Exercise for Writing a Summary Paragraph

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine how to write article summaries of abstracts. In this writing skills lesson, students edit the noted sections of an abstract that is already written on the Old Testament Abstracts.
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The Birthday Party

For Students 4th - 5th
In this writing skills instructional activity, students read the first part of a story titled 'The Birthday Party.' Students finish the story by writing the ending on the provided lines.
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The 4th of July

For Students 4th - 5th
In this writing skills worksheet, students read the first part of a story titled 'The 4th of July.' Students finish the story by writing the ending on the provided lines.
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Winter Fun

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this writing skills worksheet, students write 3 statements about the picture of winter fun. Students then write 3 questions about the picture.
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Scrambled Paragraphs

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the structure of paragraphs. In this writing skills lesson, students examine a scrambled paragraph with no formatting or punctuation. Students rearrange the text to create a well-developed paragraph.
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The Birthday Party of My Dreams

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this writing skills worksheet, students plan their own birthday party by filling in the invitation for their party and draw a picture of the party. Students write a short story about what would happen and who they would invite.
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Dragon

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this coloring page worksheet, students color the picture of the dragon. Students write a story to match the picture. Students enhance their fine motor and writing skills.
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Writing Postcards

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this writing skills worksheet, students imagine they are visiting Antarctica and write a postcard home about their experiences. Students use the picture for help.
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Silly Sally: Love Two Teach

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In these reading and writing skills worksheets, students complete a packet about a story titled 'Silly Sally.' Students create popsicle stick characters to retell the story, create their own alliteration name and draw themselves silly,...
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Image as Metaphor

For Teachers 6th - 12th
A Dorothea Lange photograph launches this study of metaphors. Using the questions provided, the class examines the image and the title to consider how Lange uses her photo as a metaphor. Class members then select an object they can use...
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How to Research and Write an Essay

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Research and write a 500-word essay. Pupils research a topic and write an essay based on their research. They use the given directions and examples to help them research, organize, format, and write their essay. There's a short chart...
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Writing Process-- Revision and Editing

For Teachers 8th - 12th
As guided practice, class members work together to revise a model persuasive paragraph. Then they practice independently with their own writing. The included rubric looks at prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, nonfiction text...
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Peer Editing / Revision

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Complete the steps of the writing process. Emerging writers present final drafts of essays that include thesis statements, appropriate paragraphing, elaboration, and style. They participate in a peer editing activity that requires them...

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