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Getway to More Descriptive Writing

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners use more precise descriptive words in their writing.
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Reviewing Proper Writing Techniques

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students use proper writing techniques to write an effective description of the best or worst meal they have ever eaten.  For this proper writing techniques lesson, students review the parts of a composition and discuss was to...
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What Do I Write About?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders write as essay describing the cooperative group drawing they made or describing the process to draw a group picture.
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The Golden Rules of Story Writing

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this story writing skills worksheet, students consider 6 guidelines for authoring their own stories. Students use the guidelines as they write their own stories.
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Using Commas for Clear Writing

For Students 5th - 6th
In this commas instructional activity, students learn to use commas to help write more clearly. Students complete three exercises with commas.
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Creating Life Maps (Elementary, Reading/Writing)

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students create a personal life timeline to better explain how a historical timeline is effective in studying history. They also write a poem about themselves.
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THE WORD WEAVER WRITERS WORKSHOP - Character One Description

For Students 4th - 5th
In this character development worksheet, students write the characteristics of the first character in the story they are reading. They note the characters name, age, appearance, favorite things, and other important details.
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Write into Fantasy, Humor and Suspense

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discuss the characteristics of several different writing genres. They are given a prompt to and work in groups to continue writing in the style of a humorous, fantasy or suspense story. They share their stories with the class.
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Writing Lesson 9

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the writing process by responding to a writing prompt. They practice responding to a given writing prompt. Students write about a daydream. They write two or three paragraphs about the topic.
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Revision Lesson

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students, through a series of 4 lessons, explore what it means to revise their written work. They revise a bland story together and then practice revising their own papers by identifying the main action and "exploding" that moment into...
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Writing a Biography - Part Three

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students edit and revise a first draft of an essay which they are in the process of writing. They proofread for grammatical, spelling, and punctuation errors while using their word processing skills.
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Reading and Writing Program Using Core Knowledge Literature

For Teachers 4th
Students improve their reading and writing skills using Step Up to Writing and Six Traits of Writing techniques. Students complete a Robinson Crusoe vocabulary crossword, a Treasure Island character analysis web, reading comprehension...
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The Writing Process

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders analyze well written and poorly written essays and define the four steps in the writing process. In this writing lesson plan, 5th graders edit poorly written essays.
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Writing to Learn History: Annotations and Mini-Writes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers use their critical thinking skills to write about historical events. In this historical perspectives instructional activity, students read documents about historical events and make annotations and marginal notes. High...
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Technical Writing / Siddhartha

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders are introduced to and produce several types of technical writing. They watch a crime video and write a police report, explore websites and draft summary sentences, write a personal vision quest based on "Siddhartha" and...
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The Lost Art of Letter Writing

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discover the art of writing letters. In this writing lesson, students read letters written by President Harry Truman and then write a series of their own letters that would give insight into the times in which they live.
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Writing Example Paragraphs

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore language arts by writing basic paragraphs. In this writing techniques lesson, 6th graders define an "example" paragraph and discuss techniques to prove a point in one paragraph. Students practice writing their own...
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Informational Writing: Business Letter

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders write business letters. In this business letter lesson, 5th graders discuss the format and reasons for writing a business letter. They pick who they want to write to and create their own letter. 
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Alaska Animals Writing

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this writing prompt worksheet, students examine pictures of Alaskan animals and then use the space provided to write descriptive sentences about them.
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Continue the Writing Process: Drafting

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students draft . In this writing skills writing selections. In this writing process lesson, students plan and draft persuasive and expository pieces following the provided guidelines. 
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Writing a Reflective Paper

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students write about literature. In this writing skills activity, students discuss recurring literature themes and then write reflective essays that about the themes in pieces of literature they have read.
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Writing a Persuasive Essay

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students consider the attributes of persuasive essays. In this written communication lesson students examine sample persuasive essays and discuss their impressions of the essays by completing the provided post-reading strategy. 
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Identify and Write About Cause and Effect Relationships

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students write news reports about current issues. In this writing skills lesson, students report about the weight epidemic in the United States as they focus on fast food consumption and how it relates to poor health.
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Review Steps in the Writing Process and Explore a Poem

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students practice their persuasive writing skills. In this writing process lesson, students write essays that meet the requirements of the included text element worksheets and analyze poetry of their choosing.

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