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What's the Story
Students create a narrative story from an image taken by a classmate. Each student takes and downloads a digital picture containing some sort of interesting action. They print and exchange photographs without discussing the photos....
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School Day
Learners participate in a lesson that involves writing a persuasive essay. They use the prompt of "extending the school day". The paper should contain correct elements of sentence structure with clear purpose that is supported with...
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Snowman in Winter Sequence Writing
Young scholars develop a creative snowman using step-by-step stickers. They write a short story about the snowman they have created, explaining the sequence they used to create their snowman. Students present their completed story in...
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Problem/solution
Young scholars examine presentations of problems and reaching solutions in literature. In this writing skills instructional activity, students read "The Three Little Pigs," and respond to several discussion questions about plot,...
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Writing the Mystery with a Purpose
Students present the outline of the mystery story they are writing while working in reciprocal teaching groups. They respond to group members writing before they continue to finish revisions.
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The Monster Match
In this creative writing worksheet, learners read the story starter and then use their imagination to craft their own middle and end to complete the story.
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Identifying Themes in Literature
If your language arts learners have a hard time determining the universal theme of a written work, use a straightforward worksheet to help them find it. After reviewing a list of common themes, kids note the title, character, plot, point...
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A Picture's Worth 500-700 Words
Students interpret and analyze a work of art and write a narrative for the piece of art. In this narrative art lesson, students analyze a work of art and then write a short story 500-700 words long to narrate the art.
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First Grade Writing Lesson #1/ Narrative Prompt
First graders write a descriptive paragraph about a friend.
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Let's Make a Snowman
In this literacy instructional activity, students practice writing their own story with the help of the picture dictionary and matching them to the new story.
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Dream Beach
In this language arts activity, students write a story about a dream beach. Students use the illustrated word banks provided for each story.
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Identify Narrative Perspective 3
In this point of view worksheet, students read passages and then write the narrator's point of view and how they know it is such. Students do this for 6 passages.
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Making a Candy House
In this writing worksheet, scholars use a word bank that includes naming, connecting, and describing words to write about how they would build a candy house.
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It's the 100th day of school!
In this 100th day of school worksheet, students write about if they could have 100 of anything, what would it be. Students also describe how the world will look in 100 years.
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Narrative Procedure
Students identify narrative procedure. In this narrative procedure lesson, students analyze a recipe and visit the website www.ehow.com. Students discuss narrative procedures and answer questions. students make a list of the procedures...
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The Planet Pollutonia
In this prompt writing worksheet, students use the prompt about a planet full of pollution. Students are elected president of the planet and must come up with several ways to solve the pollution problems.
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Time Machine
In this creative writing activity, students use the prompt about a time machine to write a creative short story about that prompt.
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Controlled Narrative Writing
Students examine a short story and add possible adjectives. They re-read the story and add adverbs. They also add other information to make the story interesting.
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The Door Guard
In this creative writing worksheet, students use the prompt about a noise behind a castle door to write a creative short story.
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Millions of Footprints
In this creative writing worksheet, students use the prompt about millions of footprints to write a short story. The objective is to enhance students' writing skills.
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Settlers on Mars
In this creative writing activity, learners use the prompt about living life on Mars. Students write about the problems they encounter and how they solve them.
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The Cave
For this creative writing worksheet, students write a short story about finding a cave with danger signs all around it. Students write about entering the cave.
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Shelling a Pecan
In this pecans worksheet, 3rd graders fill out a graphing organizer sequencing how someone shells a pecan. Students also draw someone shelling a pecan and write a story about it.
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Picture Prompt: Birds and Kite
A cute illustration of two birds looking at a kite from their nest helps students to think of a topic for their story, which they can title, begin, and end. A text box allows teachers to provide words from a spelling or vocabulary list...