Activity
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Write a Short Story: Practice 1

For Students 9th - 10th
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

Writing Fix: 5th Grade Narrative Practice Prompt: Relevant Setting Details

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
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

Writing Fix: 4th Grade Narrative Practice Prompt: Show Me Your Pride or Pleasure

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
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 our three designated fourth grade practice prompts. The prompt...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: 4th Grade Narrative Practice Prompt: Showing Amazement

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
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

Writing Fix: 4th Grade Narrative Practice Prompt: Awards for a Deserving Person

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
This exercise assists fourth grade Nevada learners 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 prompt...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: 5th Grade Narrative Prompt: School Scenes in "Slow Motion"

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
This exercise was designed to serve as a pre-writing activity for one of their three designated fifth grade practice prompts for the state writing exam. The prompt is: Think about a time when something special or unusual happened at...
Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Leads for a Most Embarrassing Moment Narrative

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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...