Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Write a Short Story: Practice 1
A learning module that gives students practice writing a short story in four lessons: Introduction; Before Writing-Brainstorm, Brainstorm, Brainstorm; Writing Prompts; Point of View; and Quick Tips for Writing a Timed Response.
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Writing Fix: 5th Grade Narrative Practice Prompt: Relevant Setting Details
This exercise was designed to serve as a pre-writing activity for one of their three designated fifth grade practice prompts. The prompt is: Remember a time when you did something that made you feel proud of yourself. Think about what...
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Writing Fix: 4th Grade Narrative Practice Prompt: Showing Amazement
This exercise assists fourth grade Nevada students in preparing for their fifth grade Writing Exam. This exercise was designed to serve as a pre-writing activity for one of their three designated fourth grade practice prompts. The...
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Writing Fix: A Revision Lesson: Introductory Prepositions and Series of Three
After giving students the writing topic "A Special Day that I Remember, give students ten to fifteen minutes to write on the topic. Then tell them they will be revising their "Special Day" prompt writing, but first they will listen to...
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Writing Fix: Leads for a Most Embarrassing Moment Narrative
Inspired by the embarrassing situation Byron finds himself in during chapter 1 of Christopher Paul Curtis's The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963, students will think of their own embarrassing moments they might write about. Using the...